Weston Williamson is a British Architectural Practice based near Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London, England, over the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London, from which it takes its name...

 in London

London

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History

Weston Williamson was established in 1985 by Andrew Weston

Andrew Weston

Andrew Weston is a British architect who co-founded Weston Williamson. The company maintains an international design profile as one of the country’s top 100 practices.-Biography:...

 and Chris Williamson, who met whilst studying architecture. Both founders were chosen for the 40 under 40 exhibition at the Royal Institute of British Architects. Andrew Weston and Chris Williamson had worked with Steve Humphreys

Steve Humphreys

English architect Steve Humphreys previously worked at Nicholls Associates and Cambridge Design, before joining Weston Williamson as a Partner in 1988....

 at Leicester Polytechnic School of Architecture, who joined the practice in 1991. In 2008 Rob Naybour

Rob Naybour

British architect Rob Naybour qualified in 1987 and spent his early career in multi-disciplinary design offices including BDP, where he worked for a wide range of clients on a variety of building types....

 became a fourth director.

They have worked on a number of complex projects including transport schemes for Transport for London

Transport for London

Transport for London is the local government body responsible for most aspects of the transport system in Greater London in England. Its role is to implement the transport strategy and to manage transport services across London...

, Southwark Council and the Docklands Light Railway

Docklands Light Railway

The Docklands Light Railway is an automated light metro or light rail system opened on 31 August 1987 to serve the redeveloped Docklands area of London...

. Other completed projects include the flagship service centre, Olive Morris House in Brixton and award winning New England Bio laboratories in Boston (a competition which had over 300 entries). The practice are currently engaged in transport, urban design, residential and mixed use projects in the UK and abroad. Overseas work include new road and rail transit systems in Kuala Lumpur and the Digicel Store near Port-au-Prince in Haiti. The UK teams continue in their role as project architects for Victoria Station Upgrade and the extensive Paddington Integrated Project.

In 2001 Weston Williamson developed and built their offices on Tower Bridge Road, London where they have an office numbering around 60 staff. In 2009 Weston Williamson listed on AJ100 as one of the largest 100 practices in the UK.

Significant projects

1. New England Biolabs
   New England Biolabs
   New England Biolabs produces and supplies reagents for the life science industry. NEB offers 230 recombinant and 30 native restriction enzymes for genomic research, as well as nicking enzymes and DNA methylases. It offers products in the areas related to proteomics, DNA Sequencing, and drug...
   
    Massachusetts
2. River Irwell Community for Urban Splash
3. National Energy Foundation
   National Energy Foundation
   The National Energy Foundation is an independent British charity, established to encourage the more sustainable use and generation of energy.- Aims :...
   
   
4. Victoria Station Upgrade London
5. Paddington Integrated Project London
6. Docklands Light Railway Extension to London City Airport
7. Docklands Light Railway Extension to Woolwich
8. Docklands Light Railways Extension to Stratford
9. East London Line Stations at Hoxton
   Hoxton railway station
   Hoxton railway station is in the Hoxton district of the London Borough of Hackney. The station is located on the Kingsland Viaduct and is served by London Overground trains on the extended East London Line, under the control of the London Rail division of Transport for London...
   
    and Dalston
   Dalston Junction railway station
   Dalston Junction railway station is in the Dalston area of the London Borough of Hackney at the crossroad of Dalston Lane, Kingsland Road and Balls Pond Road...
   
   
10. Jubilee Line Station at London Bridge
11. Dubai Metro Masterplan
12. Paddington Crossrail Project
13. Miami Metromover

Awards

2010 Hackney Design Awards, Commendation - East London Line

2010 Bentley Be Inspired Award - Victoria Station Upgrade

2009 ICE Award, Infrastructure Building of the Year

2009 Housing Design Awards

2009 Architect of the Year Awards, Finalist

2009 BCI Best Practice Award

2006 Community Rail Award for ‘Best Integration Project’

2006 Construction Industry Mayor Project Shortlist

2005 Cityscape Architectural Review Awards

2002 Civic trust Commendation

2002 ‘Young Architectural Practice of the Year’ Finalist, Building Awards

2001 Croydon Design Awards

2000 Civic Trust Awards

2000 Millennium Products Awards

2000 British Construction Industry Awards

1999 Millennium Products Award

1997 Aluminum Imagination Architectural Awards

1996 Civic Trust Awards

1996 Croydon Urban Design Award

1995 RIBA

Riba

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Regional Award

1994 Shortlisted Finalist British Museum Great Court Competition

1985 Glass and Glazing Federation Award

1984 Meyer International Award

1981 Implan Award for Energy Conservation

1981 Glass & Glazing Federation Award