Roger Scruton, the British conservative thinker, author and architecture critic who was co-chair of Building Better, Building Beautiful, has passed away at the age of 75.
Scruton, who died after a short battle with cancer, was a controversial figure throughout his career as a right-wing philosopher.
Author of The Aesthetics of Architecture and The Classical Vernacular: Architectural Principles in an Age of Nihilism, he delivered lectures and wrote extensively on his contempt for the work of modern architects and his passion for traditional architecture.
Scruton "the greatest modern conservative thinker"
UK prime minister Boris Johnson led the tributes to Scruton, who received a knighthood in 2016, on Twitter.
"RIP Sir Roger Scruton," said Johnson. "We have lost the greatest modern conservative thinker ? who not only had the guts to say what he thought but said it beautifully." Roger Scruton was a writer, philosopher and architecture critic. Photo by Pete Helme
Architects and critics have mourned his passing with praise of his intellectual rigour and commitment to debate. Architecture critic Hugh Pearman said he was "sorry to hear" of Scruton's passing.
"Obviously we were not on the same page when it came to architecture or much else but in debate he was courteous and stimulating," Pearman said. "I'll miss the presence of his intellect."

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