Jonathan Mark Falkingham (born c. 1962,

Bradford Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...

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, England) is a British

architect An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

and property developer, co-founder of

urban renewal Urban renewal (also called urban regeneration in the United Kingdom and urban redevelopment in the United States) is a program of land redevelopment often used to address urban decay in cities. Urban renewal involves the clearing out of blighte ...

property development company

Urban Splash Urban Splash was founded in 1993 by Chairman Tom Bloxham MBE and Creative Director Jonathan Falkingham MBE; the company has spent more than two decades working with architects and designers to restore old buildings and create new, sustainable c ...

Background

Jonathan Falkingham was born in

. He studied Architecture at

Liverpool University , mottoeng = These days of peace foster learning , established = 1881 – University College Liverpool1884 – affiliated to the federal Victoria Universityhttp://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/2004/4 University of Manchester Act 200 ...

graduating in 1988. Falkingham's wife Nicole, who he started dating in 2003, was found dead from

hypothermia Hypothermia is defined as a body core temperature below in humans. Symptoms depend on the temperature. In mild hypothermia, there is shivering and mental confusion. In moderate hypothermia, shivering stops and confusion increases. In severe h ...

in January 2013 after a night out with friends.

Career

Falkingham founded the design company Shed in 1991, which merged with King McAllister to become shedkm. In 1993 Falkingham co-founded the property development company

, of which he is the chief executive. The company specialises in converting redundant industrial buildings into city centre residential

apartment An apartment (American English), or flat (British English, Indian English, South African English), is a self-contained housing unit (a type of residential real estate) that occupies part of a building, generally on a single story. There are ma ...

s. They have won over 100 awards for design, architecture and urban renewal. Falkingham is a member the board of the Liverpool Architecture and Design Advisory Panel and a trustee of

National Museums Liverpool National Museums Liverpool, formerly National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside, comprises several museums and art galleries in and around Liverpool, England. All the museums and galleries in the group have free admission. The museum is a non ...

Awards and recognition

Falkingham's renovation of his own home, a 17th-century sandstone farmhouse in Allerton near Liverpool, won a

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 ...

(RIBA) Excellence Award in 2005 and was shortlisted for the Manser Medal. In the Queen's Birthday Honours 2013 Falkingham was appointed a

Member of The Most Excellent 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 ...

(MBE) for services to architecture and regeneration.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Falkingham, Jonathan Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Alumni of the University of Liverpool British real estate businesspeople Architects from Bradford 1960s births