WilkinsonEyre

WilkinsonEyre
WilkinsonEyre
	Gateshead Millennium Bridge
Practice information
Key architects	Jim Eyre; Chris Wilkinson
Founded	1983
Location	London, England, United Kingdom
Significant works and honors
Buildings	Magna Centre
Design	Gateshead Millennium Bridge
Awards	Stirling Prize (2001) (2002), Lubetkin Prize (2012)

WilkinsonEyre is an international architecture practice based in London, England. In 1983 Chris Wilkinson founded Chris Wilkinson Architects, he partnered with Jim Eyre in 1987 and the practice was renamed WilkinsonEyre in 1999. The practice has led the completion of many high-profile projects such as Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Cooled Conservatories Gardens by the Bay, Oxford's Weston Library and Guangzhou International Finance Center.

Project list

Key projects:

Bridges

Toronto Eaton Centre, Queen Street Bridge
Twin Sails Bridge, Poole
The Peace Bridge, Derry, UK
Forthside Bridge, Stirling, UK
Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Gateshead
Lille Langebro, Copenhagen, Denmark

Cultural

Wellcome Collection, London, UK
Cooled Conservatories, Gardens by the Bay
Weston Library, Oxford, UK
Mary Rose Museum, Portsmouth, UK
Wellcome, The Medicine Galleries at the Science Museum, London, UK

Education

Dyson Institute Village (Campus Expansion), Malmesbury
City and Islington College: Centre for Lifelong Learning
University of Bristol: Fry Building, Bristol, UK
University of Exeter: Forum Project, Exeter, UK
Magna Science Adventure Centre, Rotherham, UK

Public Buildings

Hull Paragon Interchange, Kingston upon Hull, UK
Stratford station, London, UK

Tall Buildings

Crown Sydney Sydney, Australia
One Queensbridge Melbourne, Australia
CIBC Square Toronto, Canada
Guangzhou International Finance Centre, Guangzhou, China
10 Brock Street, London, UK

Sports and Leisure

Splashpoint Leisure Centre, Worthing, UK
London Olympic Basketball Arena, London, UK
Battersea Power Station, London, UK
Liverpool Arena & Convention Centre, Liverpool, UK

Publications

The Sketchbooks of Chris Wilkinson, Royal Academy Publication^[1]

Works, Thames and Hudson^[2]

Techtonics, Black Dog Publishing^[3]

Supernature, Oro Editions^[4]

Exploring Boundaries, Birkhauser^[5]

Bridging Art & Science, Booth-Clibborn Editions^[6]

Destinations, WilkinsonEyre^[7]

New Bodleian - Making the Weston Library^[8]

Awards

BCO Award, 8 Finsbury Circus (2017)^[9]
RIBA Award, Building of the Year, Weston Library (2016)^[10]
AJ100 Building of the Year, Weston Library (2016)^[11]
British Constructional Steelwork Association's Structural Steel Award, Splashpoint Leisure Centre (2014)^[12]
Building Award, Mary Rose Museum (2014)^[13]
New London Award, Battersea Power Station (2014)
Civic Trust Award, Twin Sails Bridge (2014)
ISE Award, Emirates Air Line (2013)
RIBA Lubetkin Prize, Cooled Conservatories, Gardens by the Bay (2013)
World Architecture Festival Award, Sport Category, Splashpoint Leisure Centre (2013)^[14]
RIBA Lubetkin Prize, Guangzhou International Finance Center (2012)
RIBA Stirling Prize, Gateshead Millennium Bridge (2002)
RIBA Stirling Prize, Magna (2001)

References

^ Wilkinson, Chris; Smith, Charles Saumarez (14 September 2015). The Sketchbooks of Chris Wilkinson (01 ed.). London: Royal Academy of Arts, London. ISBN 978-1-910350-18-8.
^ Keyte, Emma; Merrick, Jay (17 November 2014). Wilkinson Eyre Architects: Works (01 ed.). London: Thames and Hudson Ltd. ISBN 978-0-500-34298-5.
^ Pearman, Hugh; Hood, John; Smith, Joe; Tyszczuk, Renata (15 September 2011). Tectonics (First ed.). London: Black Dog Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907317-53-8.
^ Architects, Wilkinson Eyre (27 August 2014). Supernature: How Wilkinson Eyre Made a Hothouse Cool. Novato (Calif.): Oro Editions. ISBN 978-1-935935-87-2.
^ Davey, Peter (30 June 2007). Exploring Boundaries: The Architecture of Wilkinson Eyre (1st ed.). Basel: Birkhäuser GmbH. ISBN 978-3-7643-7531-7.
^ Wilkinson, Chris; Eyre, Jim (22 November 2002). Bridging Art & Science: Wilkinson Eyre Architecture (First ed.). London: Booth-Clibborn Editions. ISBN 978-1-86154-153-6.
^ Feber, Stephen; Melvin, Jeremy (17 March 2005). Wilkinson Eyre Destinations. Wilkinson Eyre Architects. ISBN 978-0-9545712-1-4.
^ Library, Bodleian (27 May 2016). New Bodleian - Making the Weston Library. Oxford: The Bodleian Library. ISBN 978-1-85124-374-7.
^ "The Capital shines at BCO Awards - FMJ". www.fmj.co.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^ "Weston Library". www.architecture.com. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^ "2016 winners | AJ100". aj100awards.architectsjournal.co.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^ "Structural steel design awards". Steel Construction Info. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
^ "Building Award Winners: Building Magazine project of the year". Building. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^ "Winners of the World Architecture Festival 2013". Arch Daily. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2019.

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[1] Wilkinson, Chris; Smith, Charles Saumarez (14 September 2015). The Sketchbooks of Chris Wilkinson (01 ed.). London: Royal Academy of Arts, London. ISBN 978-1-910350-18-8.

[2] Keyte, Emma; Merrick, Jay (17 November 2014). Wilkinson Eyre Architects: Works (01 ed.). London: Thames and Hudson Ltd. ISBN 978-0-500-34298-5.

[3] Pearman, Hugh; Hood, John; Smith, Joe; Tyszczuk, Renata (15 September 2011). Tectonics (First ed.). London: Black Dog Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907317-53-8.

[4] Architects, Wilkinson Eyre (27 August 2014). Supernature: How Wilkinson Eyre Made a Hothouse Cool. Novato (Calif.): Oro Editions. ISBN 978-1-935935-87-2.

[5] Davey, Peter (30 June 2007). Exploring Boundaries: The Architecture of Wilkinson Eyre (1st ed.). Basel: Birkhäuser GmbH. ISBN 978-3-7643-7531-7.

[6] Wilkinson, Chris; Eyre, Jim (22 November 2002). Bridging Art & Science: Wilkinson Eyre Architecture (First ed.). London: Booth-Clibborn Editions. ISBN 978-1-86154-153-6.

[7] Feber, Stephen; Melvin, Jeremy (17 March 2005). Wilkinson Eyre Destinations. Wilkinson Eyre Architects. ISBN 978-0-9545712-1-4.

[8] Library, Bodleian (27 May 2016). New Bodleian - Making the Weston Library. Oxford: The Bodleian Library. ISBN 978-1-85124-374-7.

[9] "The Capital shines at BCO Awards - FMJ". www.fmj.co.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

[10] "Weston Library". www.architecture.com. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

[11] "2016 winners | AJ100". aj100awards.architectsjournal.co.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

[12] "Structural steel design awards". Steel Construction Info. Retrieved 7 May 2022.

[13] "Building Award Winners: Building Magazine project of the year". Building. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

[ArchDaily-14] "Winners of the World Architecture Festival 2013". Arch Daily. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2019.

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v t e WilkinsonEyre
Bridges	Forthside Bridge Gateshead Millennium Bridge Lille Langebro Toronto Eaton Centre Twin Sails Bridge Peace Bridge (Foyle)
Cultural	SeaCity Museum Cooled Conservatories Mary Rose Museum Wellcome Collection Weston Library
Education	Dyson Institute Village Magna Science Adventure Centre
Public buildings	10 Brock Street Hull Paragon Interchange Stratford station
Tall buildings	Crown Sydney One Queensbridge CIBC Square Guangzhou International Finance Centre
Arenas	Splashpoint Leisure Centre London Olympic Basketball Arena Battersea Power Station Liverpool Arena & Conservation Centre
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