Roger Cunliffe, 3rd Baron Cunliffe
Roger Cunliffe, 3rd Baron Cunliffe (born 12 January 1932), is a retired architect and project manager. A crossbench hereditary peer, he sat in the House of Lords from 1963 until 1999, when hereditary peers’ seats were removed.
The title of Baron Cunliffe was created in 1914 for his grandfather, who had been Governor of the Bank of England during World War I. Roger was born in Furneux Pelham, Hertfordshire, the eldest son of Rolf and Joan Cunliffe. He had two older sisters and a younger brother. His father was a banker and a wartime RAF wing commander who collected Chinese art and helped run the Fitzwilliam Museum’s Far Eastern collections.
Roger studied at Eton, then switched from engineering to architecture at Trinity College, Cambridge. He trained at the Architectural Association and the Open University. In 1960 he moved with his family to Chicago to work with architect Harry Weese, returning to England in 1963. He later became Director of the Architectural Association (1969–1971) and worked for RMJM and Exhibition Consultants Ltd.
He built a career in project strategy for office buildings, museums, and city planning, working both in the UK and abroad. He designed several museums and office buildings and was the job architect for the Commonwealth Institute in Holland Park, London. He also owns a small farm and woodlands in Suffolk.
Cunliffe has held many professional roles and honors, including fellowships and board positions at colleges and arts organizations. He married Clemency Ann Hoare in 1957, and they had three children; Clemency died in 2025. He has written for national and professional press and co-authored two books: Office Buildings (1962) and Tomorrow's Office (1995).
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