Dawson Stelfox
James Dawson Stelfox MBE is an architect from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He is the former chairman of Consarc Design Group and in May 2008, he was elected President of the Royal Society of Ulster Architects.
Education and career
He was born in Belfast in 1958,[1] attended Rosetta Primary school, then Royal Belfast Academical Institution, and in 1976 began to read architecture at Queen’s University, Belfast. His first job was with the conservation architects, Consarc, which after a brief period of self-employment he rejoined in 1995. He came Chairman in 2002.[2]
Among the many projects on which he has worked are Parliament Buildings, Stormont;[3] Belfast's Christ Church; the Odyssey Arena; and the Ormeau Gas Works. Several of these projects have been premiated by the RIBA and the Belfast Civic Trust.
Mountaineering
In 1993 he led the Irish Everest expedition which contained climbers from both jurisdictions on the island, was supported by both Sports Council as well as private companies. When he reached the peak of Everest via the North Ridge on 27 May 1993 he became the first person from Ireland to do so.[4]
He is past President and current Board Member of Mountaineering Ireland.
References
- "Dawson Stelfox - Director Information (UK)". site2corp.co.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- "Adventurous Dawson reaching new heights". The News Letter. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- Brankin, Una (2 May 2013). "Belfast architect Dawson Stelfox: the first Irish man to climb Everest 20 years ago". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- "2013 News". Mountaineering Ireland. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
| Preceded by Trevor Leaker |
RSUA President 2008–2010 |
Succeeded by Norman Hutchinson |