Mike Davies (architect)

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Mike Davies

Born (1942-01-25) 25 January 1942 (age 82)
Nationality British
Alma mater Architectural Association School of Architecture, UCLA, Northern Polytechnic
OccupationArchitect
Awards Légion d’honneur
Practice Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Buildings Centre Georges Pompidou
Lloyd's building (Grade I)
Millennium Dome
Heathrow Terminal 5
Heathrow Terminal 5 Terminal 5 at London Heathrow Airport, 2008.jpg
Heathrow Terminal 5

Michael Jeremy Pugh Davies CBE [1] RIBA FRSA FRGS FICPD [2] (born 25 January 1942) [3] is a British architect. He was a founding partner of the Richard Rogers Partnership and a senior partner of the firm's current incarnation, RSHP.

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He is well known for always dressing from head to toe in red. [3] [4]

Early life and education

Mike Davies was born in Wales in 1942. [5] His father was a geographer, and he travelled extensively with him as a child. [5] He was educated at Highgate School, the Northern Polytechnic and the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, before graduating with a master's degree in urban design from UCLA in 1970. [2]

Career

Mike Davies started his career at Airstructures Design in London while studying at the Architectural Association. Following his master's degree at UCLA he co-founded Chrysalis Architects in the USA, a firm specialising in lightweight structures. [4] [5] He joined the partnership between Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano in 1971, shortly after they won the commission to design the Pompidou Centre in Paris, [5] and later went on to become one of the founding directors of the Richard Rogers Partnership in 1977. He has worked with the firm ever since. [2]

In 2010 he was appointed a Chevalier of the Order of the Légion d’honneur by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. [6]

Rogers Stirk Harbour was reorganised in 2015 and Davies stepped down from his role as a partner in the company on 31 December 2015. He was to continue working for them in a part-time capacity. [7]

Selected projects

The Millennium Dome Millennium Dome 1.jpg
The Millennium Dome

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References

  1. "Mike Davies biography". Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners . Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Mike Davies CV" (PDF). Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  3. 1 2 Anna Winston (25 January 2012). "Mike Davies turns 70". Building Design. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  4. 1 2 Tim Walker (19 November 2011). "Any colour as long as it's red" . The Independent . Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Hannah Baldock (26 July 1999). "He built the dome. Fortunately he didn't choose the colour". The Guardian . Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  6. Richard Waite (19 April 2010). "Top French honour for Pompidou architect Mike Davies". Architects' Journal . Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  7. Laura Mark (17 November 2015). "Davies to step down as RSHP announces new partners". The Architects' Journal. Retrieved 16 March 2016.