Peter Hodson

Peter was a legend and I am so gratful to have been a student whilst he taught at Portsmouth. I initially met him whilst studying at the Prince Of Wale's Institute of Architecture in 1993. He was briming with enthusiasm. He convinced me that the ONLY place to study for my architecture degree was Portsmouth, and I cant thank him enough. He was a great supporter of Classical design and encouraged everyone to open their eyes and minds to the historical precedent. Most will know him for...

I met Peter in 1959. His father had remarried and relocated to El Porto CA which was unincorporated LA County territory. His father was from Sheffield Yorkshire in the metallurgy business I recall and grandfather had a hand in the invention of stainless steel. Students were assigned to El Segundo High the adjacent Beach Town to the north. Graduated in '61 and remaining in contact, our paths crossed again in the late summer of '67. I was about to start studies in Late Roman Imperial...

16 years ago when Peter was in Richmond for the summer, he (and some of his students) designed the facades of our home. We really enjoyed our time with him and love what he did for us.