Robert John Lansdown (2 January, 1929 Cardiff, Wales - 17 February, 1999) was a computer graphics pioneer, polymath and Professor Emeritus at Middlesex University Lansdown Centre for Electronic Arts, which was re-named in his honour in 2000. As early as 1960, Lansdown, a very successful architect with offices in Russell Square, was a believer in the potential for computers for architecture and other creative activities. Wikipedia
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being especially saddened by the recent passing of close friends and professional colleagues like Steve Coons, Dave Evans and John Lansdown. old.siggraph.org/publications/newsletter/v33n2/columns/ma...
John Lansdown, who has died aged 70, was a computer graphics pioneer, polymath and professor emeritus at Middlesex University's centre for electronic arts. www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,313424,00.html
