Charles Knevitt

Charles Knevitt (10 August 1952 in Dayton, Ohio, USA – 14 March 2016)[1] 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).

[4] In 1975 he coined the term 'community architecture'[5][6] in an article in Building Design, and later wrote the definitive book on the subject for Penguin, with co-author Nick Wates (1987);[2] it was reissued in the Routledge Revivals series (2013).

Between 2004 and 2011 he was Director of the RIBA Trust, managing the cultural assets and delivering the public outreach programme of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

He curated several exhibitions in London, most recently 'Lifelines' at the European Commission's 12 Star Gallery (2012), with Emma Flynn and Cassandra Tsolakis;[16] and in Malta, 'Richard England – Architect and Artist' for the Bank of Valletta (2013).

[7] It is currently in development as a musical with Peter Manning, Concertmaster at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and will be premiered at the Edinburgh International Festival Fringe (2014).