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Keith Williams (architect)

Keith Williams FRIBA MRIAI FRSA (born 21 April 1958) is a British architect and founder of London-based Keith Williams Architects.[5]

Keith Williams
Keith Williams
Born21 April 1958 (1958-04-21) (age 66)[citation needed]
OccupationArchitect
PracticeKeith Williams Architects
Buildings
WebsiteOfficial website

Keith Williams was born in Kent. His father was an electrical design engineer chiefly working on the upgrade of the National Grid and latterly in the North Sea oil industry, whilst his mother was a librarian. His younger brother Martin Williams is also an architect.

Education and Career

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Long House, London[6]

When he was 5 years old, the family moved to Surrey. Keith was then educated at Kingston Grammar School before going on to study architecture at Kingston and then Greenwich Schools of Architecture.[7]

In 1984, he became a chartered architect and a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects. He worked for Sheppard Robson and then Sir Terry Farrell at Farrells, before co-founding Pawson Williams Architects in 1987 with fellow architect Terry Pawson, whom he had known since student days at Kingston.

In 2001 he split from Pawson and established his own independent architectural firm, Keith Williams Architects operating as its founder and director of design.[7]

He became a member of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland in 2005 and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 2007.

From 2008, he served as a National Design Review Panel for the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) until 2010 when it became Design Council CABE. He remained an active participant until 2020 when he stood down.

In 2011, he joined the National Panel of the Civic Trust Awards operating as its chair from 2015 to 2023.

From 2013, he has chaired the Lewisham Design Review Panel,[8] and since 2014, has operated as a Panel Chair for Design South East.[9]

In 2016 he was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects.[10]

He joined Docomomo UK[11] in March 2024 as a trustee, becoming Chair of the Board of Trustees in July the same year.

National Life Stories conducted an oral history interview (C467/136) with Keith Williams in 2017-2019 for its Architects' Lives collection.[12]

Buildings

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The Novium
 
Wexford Opera House
  • 2008 Clones Library & County Library HQ Co Monaghan Ireland[13]
 
Unicorn Theatre

Bibliography

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2009, Keith Williams: Architecture of the Specific, Image Publishing, Mulgrave. ISBN 978-1-86470-235-4[16]

Awards

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  • 2017 RIAI Triennial Gold Medal - shortlisted[citation needed]
  • 2014 Civic Trust Award for the Luan Gallery, Athlone[citation needed], RIBA National Award for the Novium Museum Chichester[4]
  • 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[citation needed]
  • 2012 RIBA Downland Award[citation needed]
  • 2010 AIA Award, Quadrennial Award for Practical Design Excellence, Soc. of Theatre Consultants, LAMA National Impact Award[citation needed]
  • 2009 RIBA Award, RIAI Award: Best Cultural Building for Wexford Opera House[17]
  • 2008 RIBA Award, BD Public Building Architect of the Year Award, Chicago Athenaeum Prize, OPUS Architecture & Construction Award, Copper in Architecture Award[citation needed]
  • 2007 RIAI Award, USITT Award[citation needed]
  • 2006 RIBA Award, RIAI Award, BD Public Building Architect of the Year Award, Chicago Athenaeum Prize[citation needed]
  • 2005 RIBA European Award, RIAI Award: Best Sustainable Building Award, OPUS Architecture & Construction Award, Irish Concrete Society Award[citation needed]
  • 2004 Richmond Society Award: Gold Medallion[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b Architect chosen for city theatre, BBC, 7 March 2007, archived from the original on 9 March 2007, retrieved 24 April 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Wexford Opera House | AJ Buildings Library". www.ajbuildingslibrary.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Unicorn Theatre London: Architecture Information". e-architect. 24 November 2006. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  4. ^ a b c "RIBA Awards: The Novium". architecture.com. Royal Institute of British Architects. 2014. Archived from the original on 25 August 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  5. ^ "keith williams architects". keith williams architects.
  6. ^ "The Long House by Keith Williams Architects". Architects Journal. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  7. ^ a b "about us". Keith Williams Architects. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Lewisham Design Review Panel". Lewisham Design Review Panel.
  9. ^ "Design South East".
  10. ^ "Design Review Panel Members". Lewisham Council. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  11. ^ "Docomomo UK". Docomomo UK.
  12. ^ Dillon, Niamh. "National Life Stories, 'Keith Williams (1of 20) National Life Stories Collection: Architects' Lives', the British Library Board".
  13. ^ "Architecture of Monaghan 2008 - Clones Library Clones, Co. Monaghan". Archiseek. 29 September 2009.
  14. ^ "The Long House by Keith Williams Architects". Architects Journal. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  15. ^ McDonald, Frank (30 September 2004). "New civic centre makes its mark in Athlone". Irish Times.
  16. ^ "Keith Williams: Architecture of the Specific". Image Publishing. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
  17. ^ "RIBA European Award 2009".
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