Ian Ritchie Architects
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architectural practice
Architect
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, founded in London
London
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in 1981 by Ian Ritchie
Ian Ritchie (architect)
Professor Ian Ritchie CBE is a British architect. He was born in 1947 in Sussex.After working with Norman Foster , Ritchie spent two years in France designing and constructing projects. In 1979 he founded Chrysalis Architects and also worked at Arup’s Lightweight Structures Group in London...
. Ritchie also co-founded the engineering firm Rice Francis Ritchie (RFR) with Peter Rice
Peter Rice
Peter Rice was an Irish structural engineer.Born in 52 Brigid Street, Dundalk in County Louth, he spent his childhood between the town of Dundalk, and the villages of Gyles' Quay and Inniskeen. He was educated at the Queen's University of Belfast where he received his primary degree, and spent a...
and Martin Francis in Paris in 1981.
Recognition
The practice has received many national and international awards including the Iritecna Prize for Europe, Eric Lyons Memorial Award for European Housing, Commonwealth Association of Architects Award for Innovation and the Advancement of Architecture, IABSE (International Association for Bridge and Structural EngineeringInternational Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering
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) Millennium Outstanding Structure Award and UK Millennium Product Awards
The practice has also been short-listed on four occasions for the RIBA Stirling Prize for the Crystal Palace Park Concert Platform (1998), the TR2 Production Centre at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Theatre Royal, Plymouth
The Theatre Royal in Plymouth, Devon, England is "the largest and best attended regional producing theatre in the UK and the leading promoter of theatre in the south west", according to Arts Council England...
(2003), the Spire of Dublin
Spire of Dublin
The Spire of Dublin, officially titled the Monument of Light is a large, stainless steel, pin-like monument in height, located on the site of the former Nelson's Pillar on O'Connell Street in Dublin, Ireland.-Details:...
(2004) and the RSC Courtyard Theatre
Courtyard Theatre
The Courtyard Theatre is a temporary 1,048 seat thrust stage theatre building in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Designed by Ian Ritchie Architects and built in 11 months, it opened in August 2006 to host performances by the Royal Shakespeare Company while its Royal Shakespeare and Swan Theatres...
(2007).
The practice's work has been extensively exhibited including, in the UK - ICA, Tate Gallery, Royal Academy of Arts, RIBA; and, internationally, in Tokyo, New York, São Paulo, Moscow, Vienna, Frankfurt, Berlin, Copenhagen, Paris Biennale, Venice Biennale. Ian Ritchie's personal art work is in public collections at the Royal Academy, CARS Madrid, MAG Lodz.
United Kingdom
- RSC Courtyard Theatre, 2004
- Wood Lane Underground Station, 1999
- Theatre RoyalTheatre Royal, PlymouthThe Theatre Royal in Plymouth, Devon, England is "the largest and best attended regional producing theatre in the UK and the leading promoter of theatre in the south west", according to Arts Council England...
Production Centre in PlymouthPlymouthPlymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...
, 1997 - Scotland’s Home of Tomorrow, Glasgow, 1997
- Crystal Palace Park Concert Platform, 1996
- London Regatta Centre, 1993
- Bermondsey Underground Station, 1990
- Ecology Gallery Natural History MuseumNatural History MuseumThe Natural History Museum is one of three large museums on Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, England . Its main frontage is on Cromwell Road...
, 1989 - Stockley Park Offices, 1998
- Roy Square – The Watergardens, 1987
Europe
- Spire of DublinSpire of DublinThe Spire of Dublin, officially titled the Monument of Light is a large, stainless steel, pin-like monument in height, located on the site of the former Nelson's Pillar on O'Connell Street in Dublin, Ireland.-Details:...
, 1998 - The LouvreLouvreThe Musée du Louvre – in English, the Louvre Museum or simply the Louvre – is one of the world's largest museums, the most visited art museum in the world and a historic monument. A central landmark of Paris, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement...
Sculpture Courts, 1995 and Pyramids, 1993 - EDF Pylons (400+220kV), 1994 in FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
- Leipzig Trade FairLeipzig Trade FairThe Leipzig Trade Fair was a major fair for trade across Central Europe for nearly a millennium. After the Second World War, its location happened to lie within the borders of East Germany, whereupon it became one of the most important trade fairs of Comecon and was traditionally a meeting place...
's Glass Hall, 1992 - Terrasson Cultural Greenhouse, France, 1992
- Reina Sofia Museum of Modern Art, 1989 in MadridMadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
- Cité des Sciences et de l'IndustrieCité des Sciences et de l'IndustrieThe Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie is the biggest science museum in Europe. Located in Parc de la Villette in Paris, France, it is at the heart of the Cultural Center of Science, Technology and Industry , a center promoting science and science culture.About five million people visit the Cité...
, La Villette, 1981, Paris