Geoffrey Broadbent

Geoffrey Broadbent (11 June 1929 – 2020) was an English architect, academic and professor emeritus, and a prolific author in architectural theory, especially semiotics. He was head of the School of Architecture at Portsmouth Polytechnic (from 1992 University of Portsmouth), England, from 1967 until 1994, when he became professor emeritus. Among his best known works are the books ''Design in Architecture: Architecture and the Human Sciences'' (1973) and ''Emerging Concepts in Urban Space Design'' (1990). He was born in Huddersfield. Provided by Wikipedia