Elain Harwood dies aged 64
By Ben Flatman2023-04-21T07:00:00
Influential and widely respected architectural historian and advocate for 20th century architecture dies
The highly regarded architectural historian and campaigner for the preservation of modernist architecture, Elain Harwood, has died at the age of 64.
Harwood was born in Beeston, Nottinghamshire in June 1958 and studied history at the University of Bristol. She began her career in architectural conservation at English Heritage in 1984, where she initially took a temporary position. It was to become her principal workplace for the rest of her career.