Roger Walters

{{Short description|British architect}}

{{distinguish|Roger Waters}}

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{{Infobox architect

|name = Sir Roger Walters

|nationality = British

|birth_date = {{Birth date|1917|3|31|df=yes}}

|birth_place = Chorleywood, Hertfordshire

|death_date = {{Death date and age|2010|9|11|df=yes|1917|3|31}}

|death_place = London

|alma_mater = Architectural Association School of Architecture, Liverpool School of Architecture

|practice = London County Council Architects Department

|significant_buildings = Thames Barrier, London
Covent Garden redevelopment
Perronet House, London

|significant_design =

|awards = Good Design in Housing Awards (1971){{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.perronethouse.com/history/|accessdate=20 January 2015}}

}}

Sir Roger Talbot Walters, CBE, FRIBA, FI Struct E,{{cite book|title=International Who's Who 2004|isbn = 9781857432176|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SK-81iI6NJQC&q=sir+roger+walters+architecture&pg=PA1768|last1 = Publications|first1 = Europa|year = 2003| publisher=Psychology Press }} (1917-2010) was a British architect noted for his role in a number of major post-war projects in London from the Thames Barrier to the redevelopment of Covent Garden. He also worked on a number of housing developments across London, including the Palace Road Estate{{cite web|title=Palace Road Estate Residents Association|url=http://www.prera.org.uk/?page_id=14|accessdate=27 November 2017}} in Tulse Hill, and Brentford Dock and Marina.{{cite web|title=About Brentford Dock|url=http://www.brentforddock.com/about|accessdate=27 November 2017}} As Chief Architect of the Greater London Council he developed a more low key style, in contrast to the high rise ethic of the 1970s and pioneered the use of public consultation in architecture.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/sir-roger-walters-architect-whose-projects-included-the-thames-barrier-and-who-pioneered-the-concept-of-public-consultation-2123441.html|work=The Independent|title=Sir Roger Walters: Architect whose projects included the Thames Barrier and who pioneered the concept of public consultation|date=3 November 2010 |accessdate=20 January 2015}}

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