WilkinsonEyre explained

WilkinsonEyre
Architects:	Jim Eyre Chris Wilkinson
City:	London, England, United Kingdom
Founded:	1983
Awards:	Stirling Prize (2001) (2002), Lubetkin Prize (2012)
Significant Buildings:	Magna Centre
Significant Design:	Gateshead Millennium Bridge

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 & Conservation 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)

External links

Notes and References

1. Book: The Sketchbooks of Chris Wilkinson. Wilkinson. Chris. Smith. Charles Saumarez. 2015-09-14. Royal Academy of Arts, London. 978-1-910350-18-8. 01. London. en.
2. Book: Wilkinson Eyre Architects: Works. Keyte. Emma. Merrick. Jay. 2014-11-17. Thames and Hudson Ltd. 978-0-500-34298-5. 01. London. en.
3. Book: Tectonics. Pearman. Hugh. Hood. John. Smith. Joe. Tyszczuk. Renata. 2011-09-15. Black Dog Publishing. 978-1-907317-53-8. First. London. en.
4. Book: Architects, Wilkinson Eyre. Supernature: How Wilkinson Eyre Made a Hothouse Cool. 2014-08-27. Oro Editions. 978-1-935935-87-2. Novato (Calif.). en.
5. Book: Davey, Peter. Exploring Boundaries: The Architecture of Wilkinson Eyre. 2007-06-30. Birkhäuser GmbH. 978-3-7643-7531-7. 1st. Basel. en.
6. Book: Bridging Art & Science: Wilkinson Eyre Architecture. Wilkinson. Chris. Eyre. Jim. 2002-11-22. Booth-Clibborn Editions. 978-1-86154-153-6. First. London. en.
7. Book: Wilkinson Eyre Destinations. Feber. Stephen. Melvin. Jeremy. 2005-03-17. Wilkinson Eyre Architects. 978-0-9545712-1-4. en.
8. Book: Library, Bodleian. New Bodleian - Making the Weston Library. 2016-05-27. The Bodleian Library. 978-1-85124-374-7. Oxford. en.
9. Web site: The Capital shines at BCO Awards - FMJ. www.fmj.co.uk. en-US. 2017-10-09.
10. Web site: Weston Library. www.architecture.com. en. 2017-10-09.
11. Web site: 2016 winners AJ100. aj100awards.architectsjournal.co.uk. en. 2017-10-09.
12. Web site: Structural steel design awards . 2022-05-07 . Steel Construction Info . en-GB.
13. News: Building Award Winners: Building Magazine project of the year. Building. 2017-10-09. en.
14. Web site: Winners of the World Architecture Festival 2013. 3 October 2013 . Arch Daily. 18 November 2019.