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Rod Hackney
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<p>Roderick Peter Hackney (born 3 March 1942), better known as Rod Hackney, is a British architect and past president of the <a href="/facts/Royal_Institute_of_British_Architects/grdupR5D">Royal Institute of British Architects</a> and <a href="/facts/International_Union_of_Architects/tRTNWcoP">International Union of Architects</a>. </p><p>Hackney is considered the pioneer of "Community Architecture" in 1974, when he fought slum clearances in Macclesfield and help local people improve their own surroundings. </p>