Talk:Chris Wilkinson (architect)

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 00:54, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

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• ... that British architect Chris Wilkinson redeveloped Victorian-era industrial gasholders in Kings Cross, London to modern residential apartments? Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/02/greathomesanddestinations/victorian-era-industrial-relics-become-an-urban-centerpiece.html
  • ALT1: ... that British architect Chris Wilkinson's redevelopment of Victorian-era industrial gasholders in Kings Cross, London to modern residential apartments was inspired by the working of a watch? Source: https://propertylistings.ft.com/propertynews/united-kingdom/5284-gasholder-apartments-recall-london-s-industrial-past.html https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/02/greathomesanddestinations/victorian-era-industrial-relics-become-an-urban-centerpiece.html
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/KRZB-TV

5x expanded by Ktin (talk). Self-nominated at 03:59, 20 December 2021 (UTC).

• Hi Ktin, review follows: article 5x expanded from 16 December (I make 6597 characters compared to 1322); article is well written and cited inline throughout to what look to be reliable sources; most sources used are online so I ran it through Earwig, which didn't flag anything concerning; hooks are both interesting (I love these gasholder conversions, I used to work near three huge ones in Birmingham, now sadly slated for demolition); I didn't see the second hook fact about the inspiration from a watch in the article? a QPQ is also pending - Dumelow (talk) 06:05, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

• Thanks Dumelow, these are fascinating indeed. I added a sentence into the article, please have a look and let me know if that works. The sourcing of the watch portion is to the FT.com article. I like ALT1 because it has everything about ALT0 plus a watch :) I will work on the QPQ and share an update. Ktin (talk) 06:16, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

Hi Ktin, yep, that's grand. Let me know when you have a QPQ. Cheers - Dumelow (talk) 06:32, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for your patience @Dumelow:. Completed QPQ (updated above). Please have a look when you are able to. Ktin (talk) 20:55, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

Hi Ktin, looks good to me - Dumelow (talk) 21:05, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

GA Review

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Chris Wilkinson (architect)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Kavyansh.Singh (talk · contribs) 19:57, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

Nominator: Ktin (talk · contribs) at 23:34, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

GA criteria

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): It is factually accurate and verifiable. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism): It is broad in its coverage. a (major aspects): b (focused): It follows the neutral point of view policy. Fair representation without bias: It is stable. No edit wars, etc.: It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate. a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
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Comments

Prose

• Do we know the death location?
• Citations are usually not required in the lead, as it repeats the info already present in the article (WP:LEADCITE). Is there any reason for having those two citations in the lead?
• "He was known for his" — This arises the question: "According to whom?". If multiple source back up this assertion, something like "He was widely known for ... " might work.
• Do we have anything to link to techno-centric design?
• Write full "Order of the British Empire" in the lead.
• Our article calls "RIBA Stirling Prizes" just "Stirling Prize" (same comment for the prose as well)
• Maybe "back to back" should be "for two continuous years". Is that better?
• The lead should have a bit more about his career.
• "Wilkinson was born" — specify full name on the first mention in the prose
• We name his mother, but not his father?
• "He graduated with a degree" — Do we know which degree?
• "During this period he took" — specify whether 'he' here means Wilkinson or Lasdun.
• "joined Norman Foster's firm" — no need to repeat the full name again, just surname would work
• Add a comma after 'Michael Hopkins'
• "with Richard Rogers's " — no need to repeat the full name again, just surname would work
• "on the London Underground's Jubilee line extension." — should be "Jubilee Line Extension" (in title case)
• "for Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology" — missing the definite article
• "The English newspaper The Guardian wrote about the work" — Just a optional suggestion: Newspaper's don't write, correspondents do.
• "in Rotherham, won the firm a RIBA Stirling Prize." — why comma?
• "across the Tyne" — specify 'River'
• Add a comma after "blinking bridge"
• "the Guangzhou International Finance Center a skyscraper in Guangzhou in China" — should be "the Guangzhou International Finance Center, a skyscraper in Guangzhou, China"
• "at University of Exeter" — missing the definite article
• "in Kings Cross, London into" — missing MOS:GEOCOMMA
• "His publications include Supersheds, an exploration of the history and evolution of large-volume universal spaces" — This was partially previously mentioned.
• "working with" — If the source gives liberty, it should be something like "working usually with"
• "Wilkinson married his wife Diana (née Edmunds)" — 'his wife' should be removed.
• Link supermodel
• Avoid one lined paragraphs.
• In the section: "Select architectural works", I'd suggest to write the buildings and work names as a bulleted list instead. And use few images, such as Gardens by the Bay, Guangzhou, etc. along with the text in the Career section. Just an optional suggestion.

Images

• Caption for the lead image would be helpful, specifying when was it pictured (if known)
• NFMR seems fine.
• Suggesting to add ALT text.
• Rest images seem fine; you're lucky that UK has freedom of panorama!

References

Overall it has a few formatting issues:

• Ref 1 is a bare URL
• Ref#4: Lowercase title
• Ref#7, #18, #19: Has a generic name in the author name parameter. Remove it.
• Fix the quote and remove the definite article in Architects' Journal
• Why is https://propertylistings.ft.com/propertynews/united-kingdom/5284-gasholder-apartments-recall-london-s-industrial-past.html a WP:RS?
• The Google Arts & Culture source is by the Royal Academy of Art.
• Ref#13: Chicago Architecture Center should be the website name
• Ref#15: 'www.royalacademy.org.uk' should be 'Royal Academy of Art' (I think)
• "designboom | architecture & design magazine" — check formatting

Spot check

• Ref#3a: OK
• Red#3k: OK
• Ref#15: OK
• Ref#16: OK, text is a bit similar but that appears to be a case of WP:LIMITED
• Ref#20: OK

General discussion

Hi! I'll review this article as a part of the June 2022 backlog drive. Feel free to let me know if you have any questions or need clarification for any point. – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 19:56, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

Putting on hold. – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 20:57, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for these very detailed notes Kavyansh.Singh. I am running a tad busy in my offline world. Will address these questions when I can sneak-in some time. If I could get some time for these edits, that would be much appreciated. Thanks again. Ktin (talk) 03:35, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

No rush, just a quick nudge, Ktin. – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 13:19, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

About a month ... I'm afraid I'd have to fail this. Feel free to renominate after making the changes. - Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 15:26, 12 July 2022 (UTC)

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