Ian Ritchie Architects

Ian Ritchie CBE RA [1] founded Ian Ritchie Architects in 1981. The practice has a reputation for delivering designs that are consistently cutting-edge in terms of techniques and materials, inventiveness, imaginatively conceived details, and an integration of architecture, engineering, and manufacturing.[10] The practice became renowned in the 1990s for their glass structures, material/technical innovation and intelligent environmental and sustainable design.[11]

The practice has received considerable national and international recognition and over 80 national and international awards and nominations. It has twice been shortlisted for the European Mies Van der Rohe Award[12] and on four occasions for the RIBA Stirling Prize:[1] for the Crystal Palace Park Concert Platform (1998),[13] the TR2 Production Centre at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth (2003),[14] the Spire of Dublin (2004)[7] and the RSC Courtyard Theatre (2007).[15]

Other awards include the Iritecna Prize for Europe;[1] Eric Lyons Memorial Award for European Housing;[15] Commonwealth Association of Architects Robert Matthew Award for Innovation and the Advancement of Architecture;[16] IABSE (International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering) Outstanding Structure Award for the Leipzig Glass Hall;[17] and UK Design Council Millennium Product Awards for the 'f' EDF VHV Pylons and Crystal Palace Park Concert Platform.[15]

In the UK the practice's work has been exhibited at the ICA, Tate Gallery, Royal Academy of Arts, and the RIBA.[1] Internationally it has been shown in Tokyo, New York, São Paulo, Moscow, Vienna, Frankfurt, Berlin, Copenhagen, and the Paris and Venice Biennales.[1]

Ian Ritchie (Architect)

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