Tributes have been paid to an architect who helped shape modern-day Bath.
Aaron Evans, who has died at the age of 66 following a long illness, has been described as a great man responsible for some of the region's best architecture.
Mr Evans' legacy includes the Kingsmead Leisure Complex, Riverside Court on Lower Bristol Road, Seven Dials Shopping Centre and Weston Lock retail park.
Director of Aaron Evans Architects, Kevin Murphy, worked with Mr Evans for 19 years, and said he was responsible for helping to launch the careers of many others.
He said: "Aaron was held in high regard by those who knew him. Once met, never forgotten, he leaves behind a loyal practice determined to ensure his memory and 35-year architectural legacy will live on."
He added: "A skilled draughtsman, water colourist and illustrator, he was also an eloquent speaker and accomplished writer. Not afraid to express his views on architecture, planning or politics, he was always ready to take up the challenge and did not shy away from controversy."
Bob Chapman, 65, former property consultant at what was then King Sturge, had known Mr Evans for 35 years.
He said: "He was someone who could turn his hand to every type of project and I think the impact Aaron has had on architecture in Bath over the last 30 years is unmatched by anyone else."
He added: "He was a great guy. He died far too young. He still had lots of work in him."
Mayor of Bristol George Fergusson, who had worked with Mr Evans on projects for the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), said: "Bath loses one of its most outstanding architects but he leaves behind him a great legacy in terms of family, practice and of some of the West Country's best architecture."
Mr Evans, who lived in Marshfield, was also a great supporter of the Bath Film Festival.
Philip Raby, who helps run the festival, said: "He was a really, really nice person, a very kind person and he loved films. The film festival really appreciated his support over the years. He made us feel we were an important part of Bath."
Mr Evans grew up in the Rhondda Valley in South Wales. He trained at the Welsh School of Architecture in Cardiff and worked in London before arriving in Bath in the mid-1970s.
He launched his company, Aaron Evans Architects, in 1978 and secured a number of commissions, including the conversion of the Countess of Huntingdon Chapel, now the Building of Bath Museum.
During his career Mr Evans was chairman of the Bath Architects' Group, co-chairman of the Architecture and Planning Committee at the RIBA in Bristol and chairman of the Conservation Area Advisory Committee to Bath City Council.
He also lectured part-time at the University of Bath and at architecture schools around the country.
Mr Evans is survived by his wife Suzanne and two daughters, Sarah and Hannah, and four grandchildren.
