Philip Johnson
Born1972

Philip Johnson (born 1972),[1] is an architect and Senior Principal for Populous, he led the design of the London Stadium for the London 2012 Olympic Games.[2]

Education

Johnson was educated at Abingdon School from 1983 to 1990, where he first designed a shop front for a local printing shop. He built sets for productions that included The Cherry Orchard, Captain Stirrick, Amadeus and Ubu Rex, in the Amey Theatre and Arts Centre.[3]

He later attended Kingston University and University College London, where he studied architecture.

Career

He started working for Populous in 2001 and was later promoted to Senior Principal.[4]

He was tasked with leading the design of the Olympic Stadium and its transformation for post 2012. This included creating a sustainable Legacy of the 2012 Summer Olympics and integration into the urban park.[5] He led a team of 50 architects.[6]

The work won a Royal Institute of British Architects award and was shortlisted for the Stirling Prize.[7]

His other works have included projects at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Lord's and Ascot Racecourse.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Births". FreeBMD.
  2. ↑ "Olympic Stadium architect calls for multi-use venue". BBC News.
  3. ↑ "3D CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN" (PDF). The Abingdonian.
  4. 1 2 "Philip Johnson Senior Principal". Populous.
  5. ↑ "PHILIP JOHNSON: LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC STADIUM, A SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE". aasarchitecture.
  6. ↑ "The sustainable stadium set to wow the world". USA China Daily.
  7. ↑ "Olympic Stadium among RIBA Awards winners". The Telegraph.
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