Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David Simister architect

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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 08:13, 7 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

David Simister architect

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CV of an architect. Though possibly notable the article would need a complete rewrite. It is also an autobiography, since the author User:Simi1947 is presumably the subject. Jonathan Oldenbuck (talk) 08:47, 30 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete and userfy It's not inconceivable that the guy is notable, but it would take a complete rewrite to establish this. Catfish Jim and the soapdish (talk) 10:34, 30 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Architecture-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:43, 30 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:43, 30 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. I agree that article in its current state is essentially unusable. We've seen other self-posted, resume-like architect submissions that turned out to have the kernel of a worthwhile article, but this one is lacking the usual "Publications" section that documents coverage of the architect's work. Here is his bio page at Aedas; it suggests that he is a significant person at a large and notable firm, but doesn't really make much of a case for his own personal Wikipedia-defined notability--if I understand it correctly, his principal current responsibility at Aedas is to coordinate their submissions to competitions, which may indeed be important to the firm but doesn't necessarily relate to his own personal connection to notable built works. It does mention that he won "the CABE Building for Life Award and the RIBA Award for Chorlton Park Housing". However the Wikipedia article for Chorlton Park Apartments does not identify him as one of the architects (although his CABE submission on the project is listed in the footnotes, but seems to be a deadlink, unfortunately). I'm open to changing my mind if coverage of his notable work turns up.--Arxiloxos (talk) 00:34, 1 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.