MJ Long
MJ Long | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mary Jane Long July 31, 1939 |
| Died | (aged 79) |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Sir Sandy Wilson |
| Children | 2 |
| Practice | Long & Kentish |
| Buildings | British Library
National Maritime Museum Cornwall Pallant House Gallery |
| Website | http://www.longkentish.com/practice.php |
Mary Jane Long, Lady Wilson, OBE (July 31, 1939 – September 3, 2018), known as MJ Long, was an American architect, lecturer and author, best known for her work as a principal architect partner on the British Library in London with her husband Sir Sandy Wilson.[1] She created a series of purpose-built studios for the artists Peter Blake, RB Kitaj, Paul Huxley and Frank Auerbach, later documenting these in a book.[2][3] In partnership with Rolfe Kentish as the practice Long & Kentish, she focused on designing museums, libraries and galleries, including the National Maritime Museum Cornwall, the Jewish Museum London in Camden Town and an extension to Pallant House Gallery.[4][5] With Wilson, she also co-designed Spring House/Cornford House (1965) in Cambridge, for Christopher Cornford.[6]
Early life and education
Long was born in Summit, New Jersey. She moved to Montreal, where she attended Westmount High School, graduating first in class in 1956. She studied at Smith College before enrolling on a four-year architecture course at Yale School of Architecture, studying under Paul Rudolph.
Notable works
MJ Long was commissioned by RIBA to design the National Maritime Museum, Cornwall.
Personal life
It was at Yale that she met Colin St John Wilson (Sandy), and in 1965 joined his newly formed architecture practice in London. The couple married in 1972.[1] She had two children.[7]
See also
Long & Kentish website (external link) http://www.longkentish.com/practice.php
Bibliography
- Long, MJ (2003). The architects' story: National Maritime Museum Cornwall. London: Long & Kentish architects.ISBN 9780954389505.
- Long, MJ (2009). Artists' studios. London: Black Dog. ISBN 9781906155728
- Wilson, Colin St John and MJ Long (2008). Kitaj: the architects. London: Black Dog. ISBN 9781906155445
References
- ^ a b Peter Carolin (18 September 2018). "MJ Long obituary". Guardian. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ Richard Waite (5 September 2018). "'Inspirational' British Library architect MJ Long dies, aged 79". Architects' Journal. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ Long, MJ (2009). Artists' studios. London: Black Dog. ISBN 9781906155728.
- ^ Edwin Heathcote (21 September 2018). "MJ Long, architect, 1939-2018". Financial Times. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ Hopkirk, Elizabeth. "MJ Long (1939-2018)". Building Design. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ Ewan Harrison (May 2020). "Building of the month: May 2020 – Cornford House, Cambridge". Twentieth Century Society. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ Deborah Saunt (17 September 2018). "M J Long, 1939-2018". Riba Journal. Retrieved 24 October 2018.