Keith Williams (architect)

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Keith Williams
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Born21 April 1958 (1958-04-21) (age 65)[ citation needed ]
OccupationArchitect
PracticeKeith Williams Architects
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Keith Williams FRIBA (born 21 April 1958) is a British architect and founder of London-based Keith Williams Architects.[ citation needed ]

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Education and career

Long House, London Long House, London, UK, Keith Williams Architects.jpg
Long House, London

Williams was educated at Kingston Grammar School before going on to study architecture at Kingston and then Greenwich Schools of Architecture. [6]

In 1984, he qualified as an architect and worked for Sheppard Robson then Farrells, before co-founding Pawson Williams Architects in 1987. In 2001, he founded Keith Williams Architects. [6]

Williams became a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 2007, and a member of the National Design Review Panel for CABE in 2009. In 2011, he joined the National Awards Panel of the Civic Trust becoming chair in 2015. In 2016 he became a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects. [7]

Buildings

The Novium Keith Williams Architects Novium Museum Chichester.jpg
The Novium
Wexford Opera House Main Auditorium National Opera House, Wexford, Ireland Keith Williams Architects.jpg
Wexford Opera House
Unicorn Theatre Keith Williams Architects Unicorn Theatre.jpg
Unicorn Theatre

Books

2009, Keith Williams: Architecture of the Specific, Image Publishing, Mulgrave. ISBN   978-1-86470-235-4 [8]

Prizes

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References

  1. 1 2 Architect chosen for city theatre, BBC, 7 March 2007, archived from the original on 9 March 2007, retrieved 24 April 2007.
  2. 1 2 "Wexford Opera House | AJ Buildings Library". www.ajbuildingslibrary.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Unicorn Theatre London: Architecture Information". e-architect. 24 November 2006. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 "RIBA Awards: The Novium". architecture.com. Royal Institute of British Architects. 2014. Archived from the original on 25 August 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  5. "The Long House by Keith Williams Architects". Architects Journal. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  6. 1 2 "about us". Keith Williams Architects. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  7. "Design Review Panel Members". Lewisham Council. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  8. "Keith Williams: Architecture of the Specific". Image Publishing. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.