Keith Williams
Keith Williams
Born21 April 1958 (1958-04-21) (age 65)
OccupationArchitect
PracticeKeith Williams Architects
Buildings
WebsiteOfficial website

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

Education and career

Long House, London[5]

Williams was educated at Kingston Grammar School before going on to study architecture at Kingston and then Greenwich Schools of Architecture.[6]

In 1984, he qualified as an architect and worked for Sheppard Robson then Farrells, before co-founding Pawson Williams Architects in 1987. In 2001, he founded Keith Williams Architects.[6]

Williams became a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 2007, and a member of the National Design Review Panel for CABE in 2009. In 2011, he joined the National Awards Panel of the Civic Trust becoming chair in 2015. In 2016 he became a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects.[7]

Buildings

The Novium
Wexford Opera House
Unicorn Theatre

Books

2009, Keith Williams: Architecture of the Specific, Image Publishing, Mulgrave. ISBN 978-1-86470-235-4[8]

Prizes

  • 2017 RIAI Triennial Gold Medal - shortlisted
  • 2014 Civic Trust Award for the Luan Gallery, Athlone, 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
  • 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

  1. 1 2 Architect chosen for city theatre, BBC, 7 March 2007, archived from the original on 9 March 2007, retrieved 24 April 2007.
  2. 1 2 "Wexford Opera House | AJ Buildings Library". www.ajbuildingslibrary.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Unicorn Theatre London: Architecture Information". e-architect. 24 November 2006. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 "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. ↑ "The Long House by Keith Williams Architects". Architects Journal. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  6. 1 2 "about us". Keith Williams Architects. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Design Review Panel Members". Lewisham Council. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Keith Williams: Architecture of the Specific". Image Publishing. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
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