WilkinsonEyre founder Chris Wilkinson dies at age 76
WilkinsonEyre co-founder and leading British architect Chris Wilkinson has passed away at age 76 according to a statement released by the firm. Wilkinson’s firm became the first practice to win the RIBA Stirling Prize in two consecutive years, with their Magna Centre in 2001 and the Gateshead Millennium Bridge in 2002. Magna Centre by WilkinsonEyreWilkinson founded Chris Wilkinson Architects in 1983 having previously worked with leading architects Norman Foster, Richard Rogers, and Michael Hopkins. In 1987, he formed a partnership with Jim Eyre, leading to the establishing of WilkinsonEyre in 1999. One Barangaroo by WilkinsonEyreOver the past 22 years, the firm has accumulated a portfolio of acclaimed works, including the Gasholders in London, the Guangzhou International Finance Center in China, and the One Barangaroo tower in Sydney. His numerous collaborations with British inventor James Dyson included the design of the Dyson Campus Expansion. Guangzhou International Finance ...
WilkinsonEyre co-founder and leading British architect Chris Wilkinson has passed away at age 76 according to a statement released by the firm. Wilkinson’s firm became the first practice to win the RIBA Stirling Prize in two consecutive years, with their Magna Centre in 2001 and the Gateshead Millennium Bridge in 2002.
Wilkinson founded Chris Wilkinson Architects in 1983 having previously worked with leading architects Norman Foster, Richard Rogers, and Michael Hopkins. In 1987, he formed a partnership with Jim Eyre, leading to the establishing of WilkinsonEyre in 1999.
Over the past 22 years, the firm has accumulated a portfolio of acclaimed works, including the Gasholders in London, the Guangzhou International Finance Center in China, and the One Barangaroo tower in Sydney. His numerous collaborations with British inventor James Dyson included the design of the Dyson Campus Expansion.
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