John Darbourne

John William Charles Darbourne CBE (11 January 1935 – 29 September 1991) was a British architect, who together with fellow architect Geoffrey Darke, founded Darbourne & Darke in 1961.

[1] He attended Battersea Grammar School in Streatham, South London.

In 1961 Darbourne won a housing competition for his plans for the Lillington Gardens estate in Westminster, London,[2] his later work including designing a stand for Chelsea Football Club at Stamford Bridge and the landscaping of Heathrow Airport.

[3] Darbourne was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1977 New Years Honours for his services to architecture.

[4] Darbourne died on 29 September 1991, aged 56.