Ian Nairn, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Ian Nairn

Architectural writer and broadcaster

Date of Birth: 09-Nov-1930

Date of Death: 15-Aug-1983

Profession: television presenter, journalist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Ian Douglas Nairn (24 August 1930 – 14 August 1983) was a British architectural critic who coined the word "Subtopia" to indicate drab suburbs that look identical through unimaginative town-planning.
He published two strongly personalised critiques of London and Paris, and collaborated with Sir Nikolaus Pevsner, who considered his reports to be too subjective, but acknowledged him as the better writer.