Charles Knevitt, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Knevitt

British journalist

Date of Birth: 10-Aug-1952

Date of Death: 14-Mar-2016

Profession: writer, journalist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Charles Knevitt (10 August 1952 in Dayton, Ohio, USA – 14 March 2016) was a British journalist (parents from the UK), author, broadcaster, curator and playwright, and former Architecture Correspondent of the Sunday Telegraph (1980–84) and The Times (1984–91).
In 2016 he was made an Honorary Fellow of the RIBA for his contribution to architecture.In 1975 he coined the term 'community architecture' in an article in Building Design, and later wrote the definitive book on the subject for Penguin, with co-author Nick Wates (1987); it was reissued in the Routledge Revivals series (2013). As Director of the RIBA Trust (2004–11) he was responsible for bringing the first major exhibition on Le Corbusier in a generation to Liverpool and London; and loaned original work by Palladio in the RIBA Drawings Collection to touring exhibitions in Europe and the US. In 2012–13 he performed his one-man show, 'Le Corbusier's Women', in London and New York.
In 2008 Knevitt was named by Design Week as one of the 'Hot 50' making a difference in design.