Max Fordham: Photos of Max

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Max holding RIBA London Sustainability Award certificate surrounded by people congratulating him

Max Fordham, the acclaimed engineer, pioneer of sustainable building design, and much-loved and admired founder of our practice, passed away in early 2022.

On this page, we have put together a selection of photos to represent Max at work, at home, and everywhere in-between.

Max’s creativity and passion will be sorely missed. The legacy of his vision will continue to inspire.

 

Close-up portrait shot of Max Fordham as an elderly man, looking over the top of his reading glasses and slightly smiling at the viewer.
1980s colour photograph of Max and his wife Taddy in their garden, standing together and smiling at the camera.

Max and his wife Taddy

Max Fordham speaking on the stage

Max captivating the over 500 guests at the practices 50th Anniversary celebration at Tate Modern in September 2016

Max holding RIBA London Sustainability Award certificate surrounded by people congratulating him

Max celebrating his house winning the RIBA London Sustainability Award 2019

A man sitting by the window in a hallway

Max in his new home

© Lydia Goldblatt 2019

Colour photo of Max sat at home in his study, wearing a jumper and shirt, looking away from the viewer.
Max talking to Prince Philip at an event, both wearing suits and discussing an Architect's model in front of them.

Max receiving the Prince Philip Designers Prize 2008

A black and white polaroid photo of max as a teenager on a bike
1960s black and white photo of Max cycling past a building site.
Black and white photo of Max in a jacket and tie, sat in the office in front of a book shelf.
1970s black and white photo of Max and his young son Finn, both on the living room carpet. Max looks serious and is demonstrating the operation of some gadget to Finn, who is laughing.

Max with his son Finn

Max in his 80s, sat around a table at home with his grandchildren, all laughing together.

Max with his grandchildren

Max sits at a wooden table in a garden on a summer day. A copy of the Sunday Times and a plate are on the table in front of him
Max sits on a rock in the garden in front of a wall covered in climbing plants.
A black and white photo of Max and his wife Taddy walking with their heads close together

Max and Taddy

Max wearing wellies and holding a spade beside a trailer filled with sand in a garden.
Max Fordham in the London office next to his quote at the reception

Max in the office for cake on his 86th birthday, next to his quote

A drawing of Max Fordham drawn by Taddy Fordham

Taddy's drawing

A person taking photos of some rocks on the ground

Max in the Qatari Desert

Colour photograph of Max as an elderly man in a dark jumper, trousers and wellington boots. standing next to a young child in a dress and white jumper. Both are facing away from the camera looking towards the sea. Max is holding a kite.
An man sitting with a file cabinet in the background

Max in his award-winning, sustainable Camden home

© Lydia Goldblatt 2019

Max inspects a gate in his garden

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Read more about Max and his life here