Andrew David Whalley is an architect registered in the United Kingdom and United States of America. His speciality is ecological design. In 2011, he was named Deputy Chairman of the international architecture firm
Grimshaw Architects
Grimshaw Architects (formerly Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners) is an architectural firm based in London. Founded in 1980 by Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, the firm was one of the pioneers of high-tech architecture. In particular, they are known for thei ...
. He became chairman in 2019.
Early life
Whalley was born in
Elizabeth, South Australia
Elizabeth is an outer northern suburb of the Adelaide metropolitan area, South Australia, 24 km north of the Adelaide city centre. It is located in the City of Playford. At the 2016 census, Elizabeth had a population of 1,024.
Establish ...
, the son of an electronics engineer at the
Woomera Test Range
The RAAF Woomera Range Complex (WRC) is a major Australian military and civil aerospace facility and operation located in South Australia, approximately north-west of Adelaide. The WRC is operated by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), a di ...
. At an early age, he moved to
Connecticut
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, United States of America where his father worked on the UGM-27 Polaris Project. He moved to
Dollar
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, Scotland in 1970 and was educated at
Dollar Academy
Dollar Academy, founded in 1818 by John McNabb, is an independent co-educational day and boarding school in Scotland. The open campus occupies a site in the centre of Dollar, Clackmannanshire, at the foot of the Ochil Hills.
Overview
As of 20 ...
. His architectural education started at the
Mackintosh School of Architecture
The Mackintosh School of Architecture (MSA) is one of the five schools which make up the Glasgow School of Art, situated in the Garnethill area of Glasgow, Scotland. The Mackintosh School of Architecture is the Glasgow School of Art's only acad ...
, Glasgow, in 1980. He was taught in his final year by professor Robin Webster and he joined his practice Spence and Webster in 1983. He worked there while attending the Diploma School at The
Architectural Association School of Architecture
The Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, commonly referred to as the AA, is the oldest Independent school (United Kingdom), independent school of architecture in the UK and one of the most prestigious and competitive in t ...
, London. He was taught by
Jan Kaplický
Jan Kaplický (; ; 18 April 1937 – 14 January 2009) was a Neofuturistic Czech architect who spent a significant part of his life in the United Kingdom. He was the leading architect behind the innovative design office, Future Systems. He was bes ...
and
Ron Herron
Ronald James Herron () was an English architect and teacher. He is perhaps best known for his work with the seminal experimental architecture collective Archigram, which was formed in London in the early 1960s. Herron was the creator of one of ...
. He graduated in 1986.
Career
Whalley joined Nicholas Grimshaw and Partners, now
Grimshaw Architects
Grimshaw Architects (formerly Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners) is an architectural firm based in London. Founded in 1980 by Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, the firm was one of the pioneers of high-tech architecture. In particular, they are known for thei ...
, in 1986, immediately after completing his education. He worked with Jan Kaplicky on the firm's first exhibition and catalogue ''Practice Product and Process.'' The exhibition opened in January 1988 in the Florence Hall of the
Royal Institute of British Architects
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally, founded for the advancement of architecture under its royal charter granted in 1837, three suppl ...
and displayed large models and full size building components along with drawings and photographs. Shortly after the exhibition, the firm was selected to design the
Waterloo International railway station
Waterloo International station was the London terminus of the Eurostar international rail service from its opening on 14 November 1994 to its closure on 13 November 2007, when it was replaced by London St Pancras International as the terminal ...
, which was awarded both the
Royal Institute of British Architects
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally, founded for the advancement of architecture under its royal charter granted in 1837, three suppl ...
President's Building of the Year Award and the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture –
Mies van der Rohe Award
The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award is a prize given biennially by the European Union and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe, Barcelona, 'to acknowledge and reward quality architectural production in Eu ...
in 1994.
![Eden Project geodesic domes panorama](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Eden_Project_geodesic_domes_panorama.jpg)
In 1990, Whalley, along with Fiona Galbraith and Chris McCarthy, designed a new type of roof structure which was featured in architectural magazines. It was included in their shortlisted entry in a contest for design of the Glasgow Eurodome, but was not the final selection.
He designed a house in Dollar, Scotland with Fiona Galbraith for his parents that won a Scottish RIBA Award for Architecture in 1990. He followed by designing a modern house again with Fiona Galbraith for their own use in London, completed 2005.
In 1996 he worked with Tim Smit and Jonathan Ball on a new Environmental Project that became The
Eden Project
The Eden Project ( kw, Edenva) is a visitor attraction in Cornwall, England, UK. The project is located in a reclaimed china clay pit, located from the town of St Blazey and from the larger town of St Austell.Ordnance Survey (2005). ''OS E ...
in St Cornwall, UK.
The first phase of the project, The Visitor Center opened to the public in 2000 and the Biomes opened in 2001. Andrew Whalley collaborated on a book with Sunday Times Architecture critic, Hugh Pearman, The Architecture of Eden, published by Transworld in 2003.
In 2001 he established the
Grimshaw Architects
Grimshaw Architects (formerly Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners) is an architectural firm based in London. Founded in 1980 by Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, the firm was one of the pioneers of high-tech architecture. In particular, they are known for thei ...
office in New York and in the same year won the international design competition for the Experimental, Media and Performing Arts Center (
EMPAC
The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) is a multi-venue arts center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, which opened on October 3, 2008. The building is named after Curtis Priem, co-founder ...
), New York. In 2003, they won a second competition for the new
Fulton Center
Fulton Center is a subway and retail complex centered at the intersection of Fulton Street and Broadway in Lower Manhattan, New York City. The complex was built as part of a $1.4 billion project by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority ...
. During his ten years as Partner-in-Charge of the New York Office, Whalley established Grimshaw as one of the eight architectural practices selected for major public projects in New York under Mayor Bloomberg's design excellence program with the
New York City Department of Design and Construction
New York City Department of Design and Construction is the department of the government of New York City that builds many of the civic facilities in New York City. As the city’s primary capital construction project manager, it provides new or re ...
. Grimshaw was awarded the New York AIA Medal of Honor in 2014 for their commitment and contribution to the City Of New York.
In 2003, Whalley was a presenter at the "Performative Architecture: Instrumentality Plus?" symposium at the
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ...
.
Whalley was instrumental in Grimshaw's work on the
Expo 2020
Expo 2020 ( ar, إكسبو 2020) was a World Expo hosted by Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022. Originally scheduled for 20 October 2020 to 10 April 2021, it was postponed due to the COVID-19 ...
Sustainability Pavilion. For this project, Grimshaw assembled both a design team, underpinned by the engineering expertise of
BuroHappold Engineering
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, as well as an Advisory Group Committee derived from some of the world's leading research institutions including
NASA
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NASA was established in 1958, succeeding t ...
,
California Academy of Sciences
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and
Eden Project
The Eden Project ( kw, Edenva) is a visitor attraction in Cornwall, England, UK. The project is located in a reclaimed china clay pit, located from the town of St Blazey and from the larger town of St Austell.Ordnance Survey (2005). ''OS E ...
.
As well as building architecture, Whalley has also designed interiors and furniture.
He is a registered member of the AIA and RIBA and was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 2006.
In April 2019 he was elected to the board of the British Architectural Library Trust.
He was elected to the AIA College of Fellows for Design in 2019 and awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from his alma mater,
Glasgow School of Art
The Glasgow School of Art (GSA; gd, Sgoil-ealain Ghlaschu) is a higher education art school based in Glasgow, Scotland, offering undergraduate degrees, post-graduate awards (both taught and research-led), and PhDs in architecture, fine art, and ...
.
Whalley was appointed
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations,
and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
(OBE) in the
2022 New Year Honours
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for services to architecture and environmental sustainability.
See also
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List of architecture firms
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*360 Architecture, United States
*3LHD, Croatia
*3XN, Denmark
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List of architects
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Early architects
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References
External links
Grimshaw Architects web site
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People educated at Dollar Academy
Architects from Glasgow
Living people
Modernist architects
Year of birth missing (living people)
Officers of the Order of the British Empire