Weston Williamson + Partners (WW+P) is a British architectural firm formed in 1985 and based in London, Manchester, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Toronto, Riyadh, Shenzhen and Hong Kong.

WestonWilliamson+Partners (WW+P)
Company typeLimited Liability Partnership
IndustryArchitecture
HeadquartersLondon, Manchester, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Toronto, Riyadh, Shenzhen and Hong Kong
Number of employees
200+
Websitehttps://wwparchitects.com/
WestonWilliamson+Partners Studio Southwark
The Jubilee line extension at London Bridge station (2007).
The new extension to the Docklands Light Railway from 2005.

History

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Weston Williamson was established in 1985 by Andrew Weston and Chris Williamson, who met whilst studying architecture at Leicester Polytechnic School of Architecture with Steve Humphreys, who joined the practice in 1991.[citation needed] In 2008, Rob Naybour became a fourth director.[citation needed]

In 2013 Weston Williamson became an LLP forming WestonWilliamson+Partners with the introduction of nine new partners.[citation needed] In 2022 WestonWilliamson+Partners was acquired by Egis Group, forming part of their Architecture Line.[citation needed]

In July 2024, it was announced that Chris Williamson would be President of the Royal Institute of British Architects, serving for two years from September 2025.[1]

Projects

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WestonWilliamson+Partners has worked on a number of projects internationally including schemes for Transport for London such as the Paddington and Woolwich stations on the Elizabeth Line,[citation needed] and the Jubilee line extension at London Bridge,[citation needed] projects related to HS2 and the Docklands Light Railway, plus work for Melbourne Metro Rail Authority and the Dubai and Malaysian transport authorities. Other projects include the Oliver Morris House in Brixton,[citation needed] and the New England Biolabs laboratories in Boston.[citation needed]

  • Melbourne Metro Tunnel[2]
  • Paddington and Woolwich Elizabeth line stations
  • Paddington Integrated Project[3]
  • Docklands Light Railway Extension to London City Airport[4]
  • Docklands Light Railway Extension to Woolwich[4][dead link]
  • East London Line Stations at Hoxton and Dalston Junction railway station
  • Jubilee line station at London Bridge[4][5]
  • Pudding Mill Lane Station
  • Perth Forrestfield Airport Link
  • Paddington Crossrail[6]
  • Miami Metromover[7]
  • HS2 Old Oak Common [8]
  • Barking Riverside Station[9]

References

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  1. ^ RIBA Elections 2024 - results (2 July 2024), RIBA. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Metro Tunnel Project".
  3. ^ "Transport Briefing subscriber log in". www.transportbriefing.co.uk.
  4. ^ a b c Puckett, Katie. "Weston Williamson on how to get on board transport infrastructure projects". [dead link] [dead link]
  5. ^ Edwards, Brian (1997), "Part One:Perspectives on station architecture", The Modern Station: New Approaches to Railway Architecture, Taylor & Francis, ISBN 0-419-19680-3 (electronic pages are unnumbered - see Suburban stations section "The Jubilee Line extension")
  6. ^ Bloomfield, Ruth. "Paddington Crossrail images revealed". [dead link] [dead link]
  7. ^ "Weston Williamson on track with Miami railway". [dead link] [dead link]
  8. ^ Rogers, David (2014). "Weston Williamson lands High Speed 2 station | News | Building Design". bdonline.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  9. ^ "Barking Riverside". Weston Williamson + Partners. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
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