Keith Williams (architect)

Keith Williams

Born	21 April 1958 (1958-04-21) (age 58)
Nationality	British
Occupation	Architect

Keith Williams (born 21 April 1958)^[1] is a British architect and urban designer. He is the founder and director of design at Keith Williams Architects in London.^[2]

Education and career

Williams was educated at Kingston Grammar School before studying architecture at Kingston and then Greenwich Schools of Architecture. He was elected to the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1983, co-founded Pawson Williams Architects in 1987, and in January 2001 formed Keith Williams Architects. He was elected to the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland in 2005, became a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 2007 and a member of the National Design Review Panel for the Commission of Architecture and the Built Environment (now Design Council CABE) in 2009.^[3] In 2011, he was elected to the National Awards Panel of the Civic Trust.^[4]

Williams has won 35 awards for architecture and design. The first monograph on the firm's work Keith Williams: Architecture of the Specific, is published by Images Publishing Group, Mulgrave, Australia.^[5]

Principal works

Unicorn Theatre

2012- A New Mega City for 10 million people, Zulfurikabad, Pakistan
2009-2011 Strategic Masterplan, Fairfield Halls Redevelopment, Croydon, England
2007-2015 Residential Tower, Black Prince Road,London
2007-2012 The Novium: Chichester District Museum, Chichester, England
2007-2011 Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, England
2005-2012 Luan Gallery, Athlone, Ireland
2005–2008 Wexford Opera House, Ireland
2004–2010 Clones Library & County HQ, Ireland
2001–2006 The Long House, London, England
2001–2005 Unicorn Theatre, London, England
2001–2004 Athlone Civic Centre, Athlone, Ireland

Selected prizes for completed work

2014 Civic Trust Award for the Luan Gallery, Athlone, RIBA National Award for the Novium Museum Chichester^[6]
2013 Civic Trust Award and Civic Trust Michael Middleton Special Award both for the Novium Museum Chichester, Civic Trust Award for the Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, RIAI Best Cultural Building Award,
2012 RIBA Downland Award
2010 AIA Award, Quadrennial Award for Practical Design Excellence, Soc. of Theatre Consultants, LAMA NAtional Impact Award
2009 RIBA Award, RIAI Award: Best Cultural Building for Wexford Opera House
2008 RIBA Award, BD Public Building Architect of the Year Award, Chicago Athenaeum Prize, OPUS Architecture & Construction Award, Copper in Architecture Award,
2007 RIAI Award, USITT Award
2006 RIBA Award, RIAI Award, BD Public Building Architect of the Year Award, Chicago Athenaeum Prize,
2005 RIBA European Award, RIAI Award: Best Sustainable Building Award, OPUS Architecture & Construction Award, Irish Concrete Society Award
2004 Richmond Society Award: Gold Medallion

References

↑ "Books:Keith Williams: Architecture of the Specific". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
↑ "Keith Williams Architects". Keith Williams Architects. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
↑ http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/myservices/planning/conservation/Pages/Design-Review-Panel-members.aspx Lewisham Council. Retrieved 13 Feb 2015
↑ http://www.civictrustawards.org.uk/about/national-panel-members Retrieved 13 Feb 2015
↑ "Keith Williams: Architecture of the Specific". Imagespublishing.com. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
↑ "RIBA Awards: The Novium". architecture.com. Royal Institute of British Architects. 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.

External links

Keith Williams Architects official site