Peter Gerald Stewart Murray Hon. FRIBA (born 6 April 1944) is a British writer and commentator on architecture and the built environment.Portland to Portland Bike Trip: Dispatch 1
Architectural Record, 7 May 2013 He is currently Chairman of

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and the

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, in addition to being Master of the

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. He is a keen cyclist and campaigner for cycling issues.

Education

Murray studied at the RWA School of Architecture and the

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, London, in the 1960s.

Career

Murray was editor of '' Building Design'' and then the RIBA Journal. In 1983, he launched Blueprint magazine with Deyan Sudjic; this was followed by

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, the international review of graphic design and Tate magazine for the

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. He has worked on major projects around the world including

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in the UK,

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, Taiwan,

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in Hong Kong, Avant Seine in Paris and Hudson Yards and One World Trade Center in New York City. In 2004, Murray launched the first London Architecture Biennale (now the

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) in

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. He is chairman of New London Architecture: the centre for London's built environment and President of

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, a consultancy explaining and promoting architecture, planning and the built environment. A prolific author, his works includ
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"A passion to build" and "Architecture and Commerce." Murray was made a fellow of the

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in 1989 and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1999. He is a member of the Academy of Urbanism, a board member of the Center for Active Design and of the Association of Architectural Organisations. Murray was appointed

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(OBE) in the

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for services to leadership in the arts, architecture, city planning, design and publication and to charity.

Appointments

He is Chairman of the

, Deputy Chairman of the

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, a member of the Construction Industry Cycling Commission and of the Mayor's Design Advisory Group. He is on the board of developer Be First, an urban regeneration company wholly owned by Barking and Dagenham Council.

Charity work

In 2005, Murray started the Cycle to Cannes charity bike ride. In 2013, he took part in a 6000 km cycle ride for charity from

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, London researching the implementation of cycling strategies in US cities.

References

External links

* http://www.newlondonarchitecture.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Murray, Peter 1944 births British male journalists Living people Fellows of the Royal Institute of British Architects Alumni of the Architectural Association School of Architecture Officers of the Order of the British Empire