Chris Dyson (architect)
John Christopher Edward Dyson | |
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| Born | 6 October 1964 London, England |
| Alma mater | School of Architecture, Oxford Brookes University, Mackintosh School of Architecture |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice | Chris Dyson Architects |
| Projects | The Sekforde, London, UK (2002–2018)
Albion Works, London, UK (2019) Crystal Palace Park Cafe, London, UK (2019) Gasworks, Gloucestershire, UK (2006) Cooperage, London, UK (2016) Museum of African Art and Culture, Stellenbosch, South Africa (competition, 2004) |
Chris Dyson RIBA RIAS FRSA (born 6 October 1964) is an English architect. He established Chris Dyson Architects.[1] in 2003. He is known for residential conservation architecture.
Early career[]
Chris Dyson studied architecture at Oxford Brookes University and Mackintosh School of Architecture in Glasgow. He worked at James Stirling Michael Wilford and Associates on projects including Abando International passenger exchange.[2] in Bilbao and Temasek Polytechnic in Singapore.[3]
He spent three years as a design director at Sir Terry Farrell's practice Farrells.[4]
Chris Dyson Architects[]
Chris Dyson Architects was set up in 2003, by Chris Dyson in partnership with Mathew Witts. Their first major project was a design for a museum of African Art and Culture, which was not realised.[5]
Based in a restored pub in Spitalfields, London[4] for which they received an RIBA Award, Chris Dyson Architects has completed a number of refurbishment and heritage conservation projects of houses in and around London alongside civic arts projects in London.
Notable works[]
Chris Dyson Architects[]
- Crystal Palace Park Cafe[10] (2019)
- Albion Works, (2018)
- The Sekforde Arms (2018)
- Harrow Arts Centre,[11]
- Eleven Spitalfields, London (2017)
- The Queen's Head (2017)
- Weaver's House (2017)[12]
- The Cooperage, Clerkenwell (2016)
- Gasworks[13] (2014)
- House in Wapping Pierhead,[14] London (2013)
- Museum of African Art and Culture, South Africa, (unbuilt 2004)
Terry Farrell & Partners[]
- Lots Road Power Station,[15] London (2017)
- The King Key Tower Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (2011)
- The CITIC headquarters, Beijing (2011)
- Swiss Cottage Masterplan, Sports and Leisure building,[16] London (2006)
James Stirling Michael Wilford & Partners[]
- Singapore Arts Centre, Singapore
- The British Embassy, Berlin (2000)
- Tate Liverpool, New sculpture and Temporary exhibition space (1998)
- Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore (1996)
- Abando International Passenger Interchange, Bilbao (unbuilt 1985-1992)
- Headquarters and Design facilities for RARE, Leicestershire
- B. Braun Melsungen New Administration Building and Masterplan (1992)
- Headquarters and Production Facilities for STO Weizen[17] (2003)
- Music School and House of History,[18] Stuttgart (1994)
- Regional Headquarters building,[19] B.Braun, Switzerland (2001)
- Seville Stadium redevelopment, Seville
References[]
- ^ "Chris Dyson Architects". Companies House. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "The Abando Passenger Interchange: a project traveling over eighty years". Mas Context (30–31). 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ Davey, Peter (7 June 1996). "Building utopia". Architectural Review (AR June 1996): 48–62. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ a b "My Modern House: architect Chris Dyson on restoring listed buildings at his Huguenot house in Spitalfields". The Modern House. The Modern House. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ Wainhouse, Owen. "Episode 5 - Chris Dyson". Architecture Masters - Podcast. London Festival of Architecture. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ Buxton, Pamela (2 February 2020). "New landmark joins the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace Park". RIBA Journal. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "RIBA Awards 2018 The Sekforde". Architecture.com. RIBA. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ Simon, Lee (27 November 2017). "House of the Year 2017". Homes and Property. Evening Standard. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "The Gasworks". The Modern House. The Modern House. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Crystal Palace Park cafe to formally open this week". Your Local Guardian. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ Shaw, Adam (11 January 2020). "Architects reveal plans for new Harrow Arts Centre building". Harrow Times. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ Garrick, Karina. "A restored weavers' house in Spitalfields". House and Garden. House and Garden Magazine. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ Dyson, Chris (24 April 2015). "Gasworks by Chris Dyson Architects". The Architects’ Journal. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "13 Wapping Pierhead". Architect's Journal Buildings Library. Emap - Architect's Journal. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ Greenslade, Faye (11 September 2017). "At home on the waterfront" (Homes and Property). Evening Standard. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Terry Farrell is the man with the masterplan" (Lifestyle). Evening Standard. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Sto Factory and Silo Tower". Architect's Journal Buildings Library. Emap - Architect's Journal. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Music School". Mies Awards. EU mies van de Rohe Awards. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Future Ways to Work" (PDF). bbraun.com. B. BraunMelsungen. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
Bibliography[]
- Dyson, Chris, (2009) 2Eight/five Chris Dyson Architects ISBN 9780956361103
- Dyson, Chris: Maxwell, Robert; Pallister, James; Winterson, Jeanette; McFadyen, Jock (2014) Practise and Projects : Chris Dyson Architects ISBN 9781908967329
External links[]
- Chris Dyson Architects
- Interview in The Modern House [1]
- Architecture Masters Podcast [2]
- Architects from London
- Modernist architects from England
- Alumni of the Glasgow School of Art
- Alumni of Oxford Brookes University
- 21st-century English architects
- 20th-century English architects
- Fellows of the Royal Society of Arts
- Conservation architects
- 1964 births
- Living people