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Tom Emerson
OBE
Born (1970-09-29) 29 September 1970 (age 54)
France
EducationUniversity of Cambridge, University of Bath, Royal College of Art
Occupationarchitect
Years active2001–present
Known for6a architects
Notable workRaven Row, South London Gallery, Studio for Juergen Teller, Cowan Court Churchill College Cambridge
PartnerStephanie Macdonald
AwardsRIBA Awards (2011,14, 17), Schelling Medal 2012, Conrad Ferdinand Meyer Prize 2018 [1]
Websitewww.6a.co.ukwww.emerson.arch.ethz.ch

Thomas Vincent Emerson OBE (born 29 September 1970, in Paris) is a British architect based in London and Zurich. His practice, 6a architects, founded with Stephanie Macdonald in 2001 is best known for designing buildings for the arts and education for which it has won several RIBA Awards and the Schelling Medal for architecture.[1] Emerson studied architecture at the University of Bath, the University of Cambridge and at the Royal College of Art where he met Macdonald.[2]

Gallery projects include Raven Row, 2009, South London Gallery 2010-18 incorporating a garden by Gabriel Orozco and the recently completed conversion of the Fire Station, the V&A fashion gallery, Sadie Coles HQ in London and MK Gallery in Milton Keynes. The studio complex for Juergen Teller won RIBA London Building of the Year 2017 and was nominated for the Stirling Prize 2017. 6a architects' competition-winning design for a new court at Churchill College Cambridge was completed in 2016. Works by 6a architects are particularly noted for their use of materials of strong relationship to landscape and gardens.

Since 2010 he has been Professor of Architecture and Construction at the ETH Zurich Faculty of Architecture.[3] As part of his teaching and research on landscape and making, his students produced the Pavilion of Reflections floating on Lake Zurich for Manifesta 11 and urban landscape studies on Forst, Galway and Glasgow which was exhibited at Glasgow International in 2016. Before ETH Zurich, he taught architecture at the Architectural Association (2000–04) and the University of Cambridge (2004–10).[4]

Emerson has written several articles for Architects' Journal.[5]

He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2021 New Year Honours for services to architecture and education.[6]

Projects by 6a architects

  • Oki-ni, Savile Row, London, 2001
  • Raven Row, Contemporary Art Exhibition Centre, Spitalfields, London, 2009
  • South London Gallery, London, 2010
  • Fashion Galleries, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 2012
  • Romney's House, Hampstead, London, 2012
  • Tree House, London, London, 2013
  • Façade for Paul Smith, Albemarle Street, London, 2013
  • Studio for Juergen Teller, London, 2016
  • Cowan Court, Churchill College Cambridge, 2015–16
  • Black Stone Building, London, 2017
  • Coastal House, Devon, 2017
  • Blue Mountain School, London, 2018
  • MK Gallery, Milton Keynes, 2019

Bibliography

  • Never Modern by 6a architects and Irénée Scalbert, Park Books, Zurich, 2013, ISBN 978-3-906027-24-1
  • 6a architects 2009-17, El Croquis, no. 192, 2017, ISBN 978-84-947754-0-6

References

  1. ^ "6a architects". www.6a.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Tom Emerson | Tag | ArchDaily". www.archdaily.com. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Interview with Tom Emerson, 6a architects | Interviews". WINDOW RESEARCH INSTITUTE. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. ^ http://www.emerson.arch.ethz.ch
  5. ^ "TOM EMERSON | Freelance | Architects Journal". www.architectsjournal.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  6. ^ "No. 63218". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2020. p. N11.


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