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Nationality
  
British

Awards
  
Legion of Honour

Role
  
Architect

Name
  
Mike Davies

Occupation
  
Architect


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Born
  
25 January 1942 (age 82) (
1942-01-25
)
Wales

Practice
  
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

Buildings
  
Centre Georges PompidouLloyd's building (Grade I)Millennium DomeLondon Heathrow terminal 5

Alma mater
  
Architectural Association School of Architecture, University of California, Los Angeles, University of North London

Structures
  
Centre Georges Pompidou, Millennium Dome, The Lloyd's Building, Heathrow Terminal 5


Similar
  
Richard Rogers, Quinlan Terry, Richard Horden

Interview with mike davies british architect and master planner of rogers stirk harbour partners


Mike Davies CBE, RIBA, FRSA, FRGS, FICPD (born 25 January 1942) is a British architect. He was a founding partner of the Richard Rogers Partnership and a senior partner of the firm's current incarnation, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.

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Early life and education

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Mike Davies was born in England in 1942. His father was a geographer, and he travelled extensively with him as a child. He was educated at Highgate School, the Northern Polytechnic and the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, before graduating with a master's degree in urban design from UCLA in 1970.

Career

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Mike Davies started his career at Airstructures Design in London while studying at the Architectural Association. Following his master's degree at UCLA he co-founded Chrysalis Architects in the USA, a firm specialising in lightweight structures. He joined the partnership between Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano in 1971, shortly after they won the commission to design the Pompidou Centre in Paris, and later went on to become one of the founding directors of the Richard Rogers Partnership in 1977. He has worked with the firm ever since.

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In 2010 he was appointed a Chevalier of the Order of the Légion d’honneur by French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Mike Davies (architect) The Pompidou Centre at 40 CLAD speaks to architect Mike Davies

Rogers Stirk Harbour reorganised at the end of 2015 and Davies stepped down from his role as a partner in the company. He was to continue working for them in a part-time capacity.

Selected projects

  • Pompidou Centre, Paris
  • IRCAM (Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique), Paris
  • Lloyd's Building, London
  • Millennium Dome, London
  • Heathrow Terminal 5, London
  • References

    Mike Davies (architect) Wikipedia