Jonathan Falkingham

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Jonathan Mark Falkingham

MBE
Born
NationalityBritish
Alma mater Liverpool University
OccupationArchitect
Practice Urban Splash

Jonathan Mark Falkingham MBE (born c. 1962, Bradford, Yorkshire, England) is a British architect and property developer, co-founder of urban renewal property development company Urban Splash.

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Background

Jonathan Falkingham was born in Bradford, Yorkshire. [1] [2] He studied Architecture at Liverpool University graduating in 1988.

Falkingham's wife Nicole, who he started dating in 2003, was found dead from hypothermia in January 2013 after a night out with friends. [1]

Career

Falkingham founded the design company Shed in 1991, which merged with King McAllister to become shedkm. [1] [3]

In 1993 Falkingham co-founded the property development company Urban Splash, of which he is the chief executive. [1] The company specialises in converting redundant industrial buildings into city centre residential apartments. [4] They have won over 100 awards for design, architecture and urban renewal.

Falkingham is a member the board of the Liverpool Architecture and Design Advisory Panel and a trustee of National Museums Liverpool.

Awards and recognition

Falkingham's renovation of his own home, a 17th-century sandstone farmhouse in Allerton near Liverpool, won a Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Excellence Award in 2005 [1] [2] and was shortlisted for the Manser Medal. [5]

In the Queen's Birthday Honours 2013 Falkingham was appointed a Member of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to architecture and regeneration. [6] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Ward, Victoria (28 January 2013). "Wife of millionaire architect found dead in car". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  2. 1 2 Neild, Larry (27 June 2005). "The past is brought to life; Converted farmhouse wins top award". Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  3. "Jonathan Falkingham RIBA, FRSA". Businessweek. Retrieved 4 August 2013.[ dead link ]
  4. Forsyth, Michael (2007), Understanding Historic Building Conservation, Blackwell Publishing, pp. 85–87, ISBN   9781405111720
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  6. "No. 60534". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 15 June 2013. p. 17.
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