Weston Williamson

The campus of New England Biolabs, Boston (2001) consists of a refurbished country house, a research building in the former carriage house and a new laboratory facility. The design integrates the building with the landscape.

The new extension to the Docklands Light Railway (2005), includes four new stations; West Silvertown, Pontoon Dock, London City Airport and King George V Dock.

Multi-award-winning design of the Jubilee line extension at London Bridge station (2007).

Weston Williamson is a British Architectural Practice based near Tower Bridge in London].

History

Weston Williamson was established in 1985 by Andrew Weston and Chris Williamson, who met whilst studying architecture. Both founders were chosen for the 40 under 40 exhibition at the Royal Institute of British Architects. Andrew Weston and Chris Williamson had worked with Steve Humphreys at Leicester Polytechnic School of Architecture, who joined the practice in 1991. In 2008 Rob Naybour became a fourth director.

Weston Williamson work on a variety of different project types both in the UK and abroad, specialising in complex projects including transport schemes for Transport for London, Southwark Council and the Docklands Light Railway.

In 2001 Weston Williamson developed and built their offices on Tower Bridge Road, London where they have an office of 60 architects. In 2009 Weston Williamson became one of the largest 100 practices in the UK. This growth was attributed to the development of experienced architects.

Weston Williamson have won many architectural awards including the 2005 International City Scape Award for the Masterplan of the Dubai Metro.

Weston Williamson’s significant projects

1 New England Biolabs Massachusetts

2 River Irwell Community for Urban Splash

3 National Energy Foundation

4 Victoria Station Upgrade London

5 Paddington Integrated Project London

6 Docklands Light Railway Extension to London City Airport

7 Docklands Light Railway Extension to Woolwich

8 Docklands Light Railways Extension to Stratford

9 East London Line Stations at Hoxton and Dalston

10 Jubilee Line Station at London Bridge

11 Dubai Metro Masterplan

Directors

• Andrew Weston
• Chris Williamson
• Steve Humphreys
• Rob Naybour

Awards

Architect of the Year Awards 2009, Finalist Concrete Society Awards Commendation 2006 Cityscape Architectural Review Materplanning Award 2005 Royal Academy Exhibition 2003 Accreditation for OHSAS (18001 : 1999) Occupational Health and Safety 2003 Accreditation for BS EN ISO (14001 : 1996) Environment 2003 Approved Compliance for Link-Up Registration for Transport Projects 2003 Civic Trust Award 2001 Quality Assurance 2000 Institute of Civil Engineering 'Infrastructure Project of the Year Award' 2009 Placed in AJ100 for Biggest Architecture Practices in Britain 2009 Accreditation for BS EN ISO 9001:2000 Royal Academy Exhibition 2000 Civic Trust Award 2000 RIBA Award 2000 Millennium Products Award 1999 Aluminum Imagination Award 1998 Royal Academy Exhibition 1998 Aluminum Imagination Award 1997 Civic Trust Award 1996 RIBA Award 1996 RIBA Regional Award 1995 Royal Academy Exhibition 1994 Royal Academy Exhibition 1990 Croydon Urban Design Award 1986 Royal Academy Exhibition 1986 Glass and Glazing Award 1985 Meyer International Award 1983 Inplan Award for Energy Conservation 1981 Glass and Glazing Award 1980

References

• 1. 'I can’t imagine anyone thinking this a great time to be an architect - though it is exciting’ Architects Journal article

• 2. 'Weston Williamson on how to get on board transport infrastructure projects' BD Online article

• 3. 'Number 92 in the top 100 Bristish Architects' Architects Journal article

• 4. 'Andrew and I wanted to design an affordable, flexible version of the Hopkins House for the mass market. This seemed particularly appropriate for Crystal Palace and the legacy of the Great Exhibition.' BD Online article

• 5. 'labor omnia vincit, 'work conquers all', and I'll go with that' Architects Journal article

• 6. 'Weston Williamson has grown into a 60-strong practice, driven by a significant pipeline of transport related projects and a growing workload in residential, public and commercial buildings.' Architects Journal article

• 7. 'Things have moved on enormously since the Jubilee line; now there is an enormous focus on affordability,” he said.' BD Online article

• 8. 'London practice is DLR design winner' BD Online article

• 9. 'Weston Williamson Architects has won an international competition to design the New England Biolabs in Ipswich, Massachusetts.' Architects Journal article

• 10. 'Weston Williamson win River Irwell international architecture competition' Urban Splash article

• 11. 'Low-energy buildings usually mean high capital costs. But not the National Energy Centre in Milton Keynes; it was built for nearly £200/m2 below the average unit cost for headquarters buildings.' Building article

• 12. RIBA Journal

• 13. The Architectural Review

• 14. RIBA Journal

• 15. Laboratory Practise

• 16. Architects Journal

• 17. Architects Journal

• 18. Architects Journal

• 19. RIBA Journal

• 20. AT168

• 21. Building Design

• 22. Laboratory & Analysis Technology International

• 23. BD

• 24. Design Build article

External links

Weston Williamson website