Grimshaw Architects

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Grimshaw Architects
IndustryArchitecture
FoundedLondon, United Kingdom
1980
Number of locations
7 Studios
Los Angeles
New York City
Paris
Dubai
Melbourne
Sydney
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Nicholas Grimshaw
(founder)
Andrew Whalley
(Chairman)
ServicesArchitecture, Industrial Design
Website Grimshaw

Grimshaw Architects (formerly Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners) is an architectural firm based in London. Founded in 1980 by Nicholas Grimshaw, the firm was one of the pioneers of high-tech architecture. [1] In particular, they are known for their design of transport projects including Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA railway station, Waterloo International railway station and the award-winning Southern Cross railway station which was the recipient of the Royal Institute of British Architects Lubetkin Prize. [2] Grimshaw is behind the design of the Sustainability Pavilion, an innovative net-zero building, for Expo 2020. [3] The firm currently has offices in Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Dubai, Melbourne and Sydney, employing over 600 staff.

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Organisation

Partners

Grimshaw has 21 partners worldwide: Jolyon Brewis, Keith Brewis, Andrew Byrne, Vincent Chang, Andrew Cortese, Nicholas Grimshaw, William Horgan, Mark Husser, Michael Janeke, Ewan Jones, Annelie Kvick Thompson, Kirsten Lees, Declan McCafferty, Neill McClements, Mark Middleton, Andrew Perez, Juan Porral, Neven Sidor, Neil Stonell, Andrew Thomas, and Andrew Whalley. [4]

Project list

Major projects, by year of completion and ordered by type, are:

Panoramic view of the geodesic biome domes at the Eden Project Eden Project geodesic domes panorama.jpg
Panoramic view of the geodesic biome domes at the Eden Project

Arts and culture

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Thermae Bath Spa: the main building, 2006

Bridges

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The National Space Centre in Leicester

Science and education

Rail

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Southern Cross Station
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London Bridge Station

Aviation

Office and workplace

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Grand Union Walk Housing – Flats behind Sainsbury's supermarket, Camden Town, 1988

Industry

Mixed use and housing

Awards

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2009

2008

2007

Controversy

In October 2019, UK publications Construction News and Architects' Journal published a joint investigation into fatalities at Istanbul Airport - nicknamed by workers "the cemetery" as so many have died. By this point, the official death toll was 55, but unofficial estimates suggested the figure could "be higher than 400". [11] Grimshaw was one of four architects employed on the airport's design, three of them UK-based (the other two were Scott Brownrigg and Haptic Architects). As concept architects, Grimshaw ceased working on the project before the construction phase, and voiced shock and sadness about what it described as the "alarmingly high number" of subsequent deaths. [11]

Exhibitions

Grimshaw's first exhibition titled Product + Process debuted in 1988. The firm has since produced four exhibitions: Structure Space + Skin (1993), Fusion [12] (1998), Equilibrium [13] (2000), and Micro to Macro: Grimshaw in New York [14] (2007). The latest exhibition, Equation: Design Inspired by Nature, launched on Wednesday, 20 February 2013 at The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) Centre in Singapore. Equation explores a series of themes that investigate biomimicry, biophilia and ecosystems and their influence on design. [15]

Publications

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References

Notes

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  2. 1 2 World Architecture News. "Grimshaw's Southern Cross Station wins Lubetkin prize" . Retrieved 26 October 2011.
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  8. "London Bridge Station". Steel Construction Info. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
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  10. RIBA website. "RIBA International Awards / Winners 2007". Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  11. 1 2 Garner-Purkis, Zac; Hurst, Will (10 October 2019). "Investigation: the human cost of building the world's biggest airport". Architects' Journal. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  12. Images Publishing (2001). International Architecture Yearbook 7. ISBN   9781864701036 . Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  13. Hugh Pearman. "Equilibrium: The Work of Nicholas Grimshaw and Partners". Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  14. E-Oculus. "Macro to Micro: Grimshaw in New York" . Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  15. URA. "Equation" . Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  16. Merrick, Jay; Grimshaw, Nicholas; Partners, Nicholas Grimshaw and (2011). Grimshaw Architects: The First 30 Year. ISBN   978-3791350738.
  17. Blue 02: Systems and Structure. ISBN   0982587511.
  18. Blue 01: Water, Energy and Waste. 2009. ISBN   978-0982587508.
  19. Grimshaw, Nicholas; Farthing, Stephen; Davey, Peter (2009). The Sketchbooks of Nicholas Grimshaw. ISBN   978-1905711628.
  20. Sdu Uitgevers. "The Making of Station Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA". Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
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  22. Pearman, Hugh (5 January 2000). Equilibrium. ISBN   0714839582.
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  25. Davies, Colin (January 1992). British Pavilion Seville Exposition. ISBN   0714827479.