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WilkinsonEyre

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Gateshead Millennium Bridge

Practice information
Key architects Jim Eyre
Chris Wilkinson
Founded 1983
Location
London, England,
 United Kingdom
Significant works and honors
Buildings Magna Centre
Design Gateshead Millennium Bridge
Awards
Stirling Prize (2001) (2002), Lubetkin Prize (2012)

WilkinsonEyre is an international architecture practice based in London, England. In 1983 Chris Wilkinson founded Chris Wilkinson Architects, he partnered with Jim Eyre in 1987 and the practice was renamed WilkinsonEyre in 1999. The practice has led the completion of many high-profiled projects such as Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Cooled Conservatories Gardens by the Bay, Oxford's Weston Library and Guangzhou International Finance Center.




Contents






  • 1 Project List


  • 2 Publications


  • 3 Awards


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Project List


Key projects:


Bridges




  • Toronto Eaton Centre, Queen Street Bridge


  • Twin Sails Bridge, Poole


  • The Peace Bridge, Derry-Londonderry, UK


  • Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Gateshead


Cultural




  • Wellcome Collection, London, UK


  • Cooled Conservatories, Gardens by the Bay


  • Weston Library, Oxford, UK


  • Mary Rose Museum, Portsmouth, UK


Education




  • Dyson Campus Expansion, Malmesbury

  • City and Islington College: Centre for Lifelong Learning


  • University of Bristol: Fry Building, Bristol, UK


  • University of Exeter: Forum Project, Exeter, UK


Public Buildings



  • Hull Paragon Interchange, Kingston upon Hull, UK

Tall Buildings




  • One Queensbridge Melbourne, Australia


  • CIBC Square Toronto, Canada


  • Guangzhou International Finance Centre, Guangzhou, China


  • 10 Brock Street, London, UK


Sports and Leisure



  • Splashpoint Leisure Centre


  • London Olympic Basketball Arena, London, UK


  • Battersea Power Station, London, UK


  • Liverpool Arena & Conservation Centre, Liverpool, UK



Publications


The Sketchbooks of Chris Wilkinson, Royal Academy Publication[1]


Works, Thames and Hudson[2]


Techtonics, Black Dog Publishing[3]


Supernature, Oro Editions[4]


Exploring Boundaries, Birkhauser[5]


Bridging Art & Science, Booth-Clibborn Editions[6]


Destinations, WilkinsonEyre[7]


New Bodleian- Making the Western Library[8]



Awards


BCO Award, 8 Finsbury Circus (2017)[9]


RIBA Award, Building of the Year, Weston Library (2016)[10]


AJ100 Building of the Year, Weston Library (2016)[11]


Structural Steel Award, Splashpoint Leisure Centre (2014)


Building Award, Mary Rose Museum (2014)[12]


New London Award, Battersea Power Station (2014)


Civic Trust Award, Twin Sails Bridge (2014)


ISE Award, Emirates Air Line (2013)


RIBA Lubetkin Prize, Cooled Conservatories, Gardens by the Bay (2013)


RIBA Lubetkin Prize, Guangzhou International Finance Center (2012)


RIBA Stirling Prize, Gateshead Millennium Bridge (2002)


RIBA Stirling Prize, Magna (2001)



References





  1. ^ Wilkinson, Chris; Smith, Charles Saumarez (2015-09-14). The Sketchbooks of Chris Wilkinson (01 ed.). London: Royal Academy of Arts, London. ISBN 9781910350188..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Keyte, Emma; Merrick, Jay (2014-11-17). Wilkinson Eyre Architects: Works (01 ed.). London: Thames and Hudson Ltd. ISBN 9780500342985.


  3. ^ Pearman, Hugh; Hood, John; Smith, Joe; Tyszczuk, Renata (2011-09-15). Tectonics (First ed.). London: Black Dog Publishing. ISBN 9781907317538.


  4. ^ Architects, Wilkinson Eyre (2014-08-27). Supernature: How Wilkinson Eyre Made a Hothouse Cool. Novato (Calif.): Oro Editions. ISBN 9781935935872.


  5. ^ Davey, Peter (2007-06-30). Exploring Boundaries: The Architecture of Wilkinson Eyre (1st ed.). Basel: Birkhäuser GmbH. ISBN 9783764375317.


  6. ^ Wilkinson, Chris; Eyre, Jim (2002-11-22). Bridging Art & Science: Wilkinson Eyre Architecture (First ed.). London: Booth-Clibborn Editions. ISBN 9781861541536.


  7. ^ Feber, Stephen; Melvin, Jeremy (2005-03-17). Wilkinson Eyre Destinations. Wilkinson Eyre Architects. ISBN 9780954571214.


  8. ^ Library, Bodleian (2016-05-27). New Bodleian - Making the Weston Library. Oxford: The Bodleian Library. ISBN 9781851243747.


  9. ^ "The Capital shines at BCO Awards - FMJ". www.fmj.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-10-09.


  10. ^ "Weston Library". www.architecture.com. Retrieved 2017-10-09.


  11. ^ "2016 winners | AJ100". aj100awards.architectsjournal.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-10-09.


  12. ^ "Building Award Winners: Building Magazine project of the year". Building. Retrieved 2017-10-09.




External links



  • Official website


  • WilkinsonEyre at archINFORM












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