Șerban Cantacuzino,

CBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

(6 September 1928, in Paris – 22 February 2018 in LondonPrințul Șerban Cantacuzino a murit. Reputatul om de cultură s-a stins la 90 de ani
libertatea.ro, 22 February 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-22) was a Romanian architect and the founder and president of Pro Patrimonio foundation.Mihai Goțiu

realitatea.net, 22 May 2010. Retrieved 2018-02-22 Cantacuzino was the son of architect, painter and essayist Prince

George Matei Cantacuzino George Matei Cantacuzino (–November 1, 1960) was a Romanian architect, painter and essayist. Biography Origins and early career A scion of two noble families, Cantacuzino family, Cantacuzino and Bibescu, he was born in Vienna to Nicolae B. C ...

, of the noble Cantacuzino family. His grandmother descended from the Wallachian ruler

Gheorghe Bibescu Gheorghe Bibescu (;April 26th 1804 – 1 June 1873) was a ''hospodar'' (Prince) of Wallachia between 1843 and 1848. His rule coincided with the revolutionary tide that culminated in the 1848 Wallachian revolution. Early political career Born in ...

and his mother Sanda was the daughter of Barbu Dimitrie Știrbei, also of a family of Romanian aristocrats. Following his parents' separation and his mother settling in England with her children in 1939, Cantacuzino was educated at

Winchester College Winchester College is a public school (fee-charging independent day and boarding school) in Winchester, Hampshire, England. It was founded by William of Wykeham in 1382 and has existed in its present location ever since. It is the oldest of ...

and Magdalene College, Cambridge. He was elected a Fellow of the

Royal Institute of British Architects The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally, founded for the advancement of architecture under its royal charter granted in 1837, three supp ...

and was the secretary of the

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for more than a decade. He was made a

Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

(CBE) in the

1988 New Year Honours The New Year Honours 1988 were appointments by most of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries, and honorary ones to citizens of other countries ...

. Cantacuzino was survived by his widow, Anne, and their daughters Ilinca and Marina.

Selected publications

*''Modern houses of the world''.

Studio Vista Studio Vista was a British publishing company founded in 1961 that specialised in leisure and design topics. In the 1960s, the firm published works by a number of authors that went on to be noted designers. History Studio Vista was founded by Cec ...

, London, 1966. *''Great modern architecture''. Studio Vista, Dutton, 1966. *''New uses for old buildings''. Architectural Press, London, 1975. *''

Wells Coates Wells Wintemute Coates OBE (December 17, 1895 – June 17, 1958) was an architect, designer and writer. He was, for most of his life, an expatriate Canadian who is best known for his work in England, the most notable of which is the Modernist ...

:A Monograph''. Gordon Fraser, London, 1978. *''Saving old buildings''. Architectural Press, London, 1980.

References

1928 births 2018 deaths Romanian architects Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Fellows of the Royal Institute of British Architects People educated at Winchester College Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge Romanian people of Greek descent Romanian expatriates in France Romanian emigrants to the United Kingdom Serban {{Romania-architect-stub