Wayland Tunley (1937-2012) was a British

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, known for his designs for several developments in

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for

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Career

Tunley became a chartered architect and member of the

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in 1962. Tunley joined Milton Keynes Development Corporation in 1972 and worked on several projects in the northern side including

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, Coffridge Close in

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and the Agora in

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. After leaving the development corporation, he formed a new practice with MKDC colleague Trevor Denton in the early 1980s. In 1993 Tunley formed the architecture practice Wayland Tunley & Associates Limited.

Personal life

Tunley was born in the Sudan and schooled at

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in Khartoum from 1947. Tunley died at University Hospital Coventry on 30 October 2012, following an accident at an airfield in

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. He is survived by his wife Kiera, and two children: Justin and Hilary. He was cremated at Crownhill Crematorium in Milton Keynes on 19 November 2012.

References

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