John Darbourne

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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.

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,{{cite news|last1=Harwood|first1=Elain|title=Geoffrey Darke obituary|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/dec/20/geoffrey-darke|accessdate=20 August 2015|work=The Guardian|date=26 May 2020}} his later work including designing a stand for Chelsea Football Club at Stamford Bridge and the landscaping of Heathrow Airport.[https://www.themodernhouse.com/directory-of-architects-and-designers/darbourne-darke/ Themodernhouse.com. Directory: Darbourne & Darke] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526064647/https://www.themodernhouse.com/directory-of-architects-and-designers/darbourne-darke/|date=26 May 2020}} (Access date 26 May 2020) In October 1987 the Darbourne & Darke partnership was dissolved and Darbourne set up his own company known as Darbourne & Partners Ltd, based in Richmond, London.{{London Gazette|issue=51107|page=13472|date=30 October 1987}}

Darbourne was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1977 New Years Honours for his services to architecture.{{London Gazette|issue=47102|page=8|date=30 December 1976|supp=y}}

Darbourne died on 29 September 1991, aged 56.