Sir Ian Athfield | |
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Born | Christchurch, New Zealand | 15 July 1940
Died | 16 January 2015 Wellington, New Zealand | (aged 74)
Alma mater | University of Auckland |
Occupation | Architect |
Practice | Athfield Architects |
Sir Ian Charles Athfield KNZM (15 July 1940 – 16 January 2015) was a New Zealand architect. He was born in Christchurch and graduated from the University of Auckland in 1963 with a Diploma of Architecture. That same year he joined Structon Group Architects, and he became a partner in 1965. In 1968 he was a principal partner in setting up Athfield Architects with Ian Dickson and Graeme John Boucher. Athfield died in 2015 due to complications from a routine procedure which resulted in pneumonia, at the Wellington Hospital, where he was being treated for prostate cancer.[1]
Complications from a routine procedure at Wellington Hospital resulted in pneumonia. He was being treated for prostate cancer.