Chapman Taylor is an international firm of architects, planners and interior designers based in Europe, Asia, and Africa.
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The practice has completed over 3,000 projects and won over 300 design awards over its history, including the UK Queen's Award.[1]
Chapman Taylor specializes in residential, retail, leisure, hospitality, transportation and workplace design as well as the combination of these uses in large-scale mixed-use environments.
History
editThe practice was established in the United Kingdom in 1959.[2] Its first project was the design and delivery of New Scotland Yard,[3] which became the headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police. During the 1970s, Chapman Taylor was part of the expansion of the retail sector in the United Kingdom.
In the 1980s, the practice was involved in several London masterplanning schemes, including Millbank Estate, for the Crown Estate Commissioners, a 27-acre (11 ha) Central London site.[4]
In the early 1990s, the practice started designing many projects outside the UK and opened its first design studios in mainland Europe. The 2010s saw greater international expansion encompassing projects and offices across Europe, Asia, Central and South America, and Africa.[5]
In 2006, Chapman Taylor was the inaugural winner of the Carbuncle Cup, as Drake Circus Shopping Centre was named the United Kingdom's new ugliest building.[6]
Founding partner Bob Chapman died in 2017.[7] In 2019 founding partner Jane Durham died.[8]
Major projects
edit- Eldon Square Shopping Centre, Newcastle, UK (1976) – an urban shopping mall designed with sloping public spaces and dual 'ground floors'.[9]
- Victoria Place, Victoria Station, London, UK (1987) – 80,000 square feet (7,400 m2) of retail units suspended above the train platforms using the station's existing structure[10]
- MediaCityUK, Manchester, UK (2010)[11][12]
- Trinity Leeds, Leeds, UK
- Cabot Circus, Bristol, UK (2008)
- Global Harbor, Shanghai, China (2013)[13]
- Liverpool Waters, Liverpool, UK (2013–)[14]
- Heathrow Terminal 5, (Retail section) London, UK
- Heathrow Terminal 2, (Retail section) London, UK
- Mall of Qatar, Qatar (2016)
- St Pancras International, London, UK [15]
- Port Baku Tower, Azerbaijan [16]
References
edit- ^ "Queen's Award for Chapman Taylor architects on 50th anniversary (UK)". Europe Real Estate. 27 April 2009.
- ^ "Profile". Chapman Taylor. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ Jamie Barras (2009-03-18), New Scotland Yard SW1, retrieved 2022-04-28
- ^ Road, One Darnley (2024-12-22). "Chapman Taylor: Our London origins". Chapman Taylor. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ Road, One Darnley (2022-04-27). "People". Chapman Taylor. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
- ^ Telford, William (2018-08-29). "When Drake Circus was named the ugliest building in Britain". PlymouthLive. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ "Chapman Taylor co-founder Bob Chapman dies". The Architects’ Journal. 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
- ^ Road, One Darnley (2022-04-28). "Jane Durham, Chapman Taylor Founding Partner, 1930 -…". Chapman Taylor. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
- ^ Peter Coleman (2006), Shopping Environments: Evolution, Planning and Design, Elsevier Ltd, p. 151, ISBN 978-0-7506-6001-3
- ^ Peter Coleman (2006), Shopping Environments: Evolution, Planning and Design, Elsevier Ltd, pp. 232–233, ISBN 978-0-7506-6001-3
- ^ "MediaCityUK, Manchester, UK". Chapman Taylor. Archived from the original on 2017-11-01. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
- ^ Lowe, Tom (3 November 2021). "Landsec snaps up majority stake in Media City". Building. UK. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Global Harbor Shanghai, Shanghai, China". Chapman Taylor.
- ^ "Liverpool Waters, Liverpool, UK". Chapman Taylor.
- ^ Road, One Darnley (2022-04-27). "St Pancras International". Chapman Taylor. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
- ^ Road, One Darnley (2022-04-27). "Port Baku Tower". Chapman Taylor. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
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