Chris Williamson, Partner at WestonWilliamson+Partners and RIBA Ambassador for Business Skills, writes about city-making and the future technologies
These, along with a few built small projects, were compiled into an entry for the 1985 RIBA exhibition ‘40 under 40’, and the practice was born
This essay by Robert Bevan was written following a series of conversations with WestonWilliamson+Partners. It is one in a series marking the 30th anniversary of the practice in 2015
Since the Modern Movement stripped-back adornment, various approaches have been developed to integrate the work of artists and architects
Chris Williamson has been a regular contributor to Archinect’s Brexit Diaries series. You can read his blogs here and if you share his views or would like to air your own, please contact him or via twitter @cw_architect.
EOS is a two stage optioneering process conceived by WW+P to improve the outcomes in designing complex projects
High-density, mixed-tenure brownfield developments will reduce the housing shortage, but only with political consensus to improve affordability and an investment in placemaking
Over the past 30 years, Weston Williamson has worked on some of the largest and most ambitious infrastructure projects in the UK and abroad
Over the years, Weston Williamson + Partners has developed a number of solutions to technical BIM problems. New forms of information modelling have opened up a world of possibilities, enabling designers to visualise complex 3D schemes from many viewpoints.
Rail has long been at the heart of UK transport infrastructure and by the time the first HS2 service comes into operation it will have been over 200 years since the first public railway opened in Britain
Weston Williamson recognises the unique nature of transport interchanges as an important part of the shared urban experience and foresees a more holistic approach ahead for both design and funding
In Marc Augé’s book, ‘Non-Places – An Introduction to an Anthropology of Supermodernity’, a framework for what he describes as non-place can be found. Augé contrasts space, which is travelled through, with the idea of place which he describes as frequented space thus giving it a history and meaning.
It's the little building techniques that are so fascinating. The thin long plastic transparent tube filled with water used as a spirit level. And the horizontal fishing line that slides along two vertical lines to give the brick coursing datum.
To celebrate our 30th Anniversary we produced a series of essays to document our work to date…and to look forward to the future.
These can be viewed and downloaded by clicking on each of the essay covers below.
The focal point of the town is a high-speed train station and around that is everything residents need to live, work and relax
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