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Keith Williams (architect)
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Nationality
British
Occupation
Architect
Name
Keith Williams
Born
21 April 1958 (age 65) (
1958-04-21
)
Keith Williams (born 21 April 1958) is a British architect and urban designer. He is the founder and director of design at Keith Williams Architects in London.
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 established Keith Williams Architects operating as the firm's director of design. 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. In 2011, he was elected to the National Awards Panel of the Civic Trust becoming the panel's chair in 2015. In 2016 he became a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects.
Williams has won 40 awards for architecture and design. The first monograph on the firm's work Keith Williams: Architecture of the Specific, was published by Images Publishing Group, Mulgrave, Australia in December 2009.
Principal works
Gallery
2016- Clare County Library, Ennis, Co Clare, Ireland
2015- Lloydminster Science and Cultural Centre, Alberta, Canada
2013-2014 Performing Arts Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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
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
