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'''Chapman Taylor''' is an international firm of architects, designers and masterplanners operating from 16 offices in 12 countries. Headquartered in London and established in 1959,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chapmantaylor.com/ |work=Chapman Taylor}}</ref> it has won a number of awards; including those that recognise its contribution to sustainable practices and its commitment to local markets.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.europe-re.com/system/main.php?pageid=2616&articleid=13844 |work=Europe Real Estate |title=Queen's Award for Chapman Taylor architects on 50th anniversary (UK) |date=27 April 2009}}</ref> In 2008, Chapman Taylor completed 27 projects in 11 countries.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.europe-re.com/system/main.php?pageid=2616&articleid=13844 |work=Europe Real Estate |title=Queen's Award for Chapman Taylor architects on 50th anniversary (UK) |date=27 April 2009}}</ref> In the UK, four of those new schemes won five awards from the British Council of Shopping Centres.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=10829 |work=World Architecture News |title=Five awards for Chapman Taylor |date=4 Dec 2008}}</ref> |
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[[File:New scotland yard.jpg|thumb|upright|[[New Scotland Yard]], Chapman Taylor's first design project in 1959]] |
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[[File:Horse sculpture in the Trinity Centre, Leeds (Taken by Flickr user 12th April 2013).jpg|thumb|[[Trinity Leeds]] Shopping Centre, Leeds UK, Chapman Taylor project, opened 2013]] |
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'''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 Awards for Enterprise|Queen's Award]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.europe-re.com/system/main.php?pageid=2616&articleid=13844 |work=Europe Real Estate |title=Queen's Award for Chapman Taylor architects on 50th anniversary (UK) |date=27 April 2009}}</ref> |
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[[File:Drake Circus Shopping Centre, Plymouth - geograph.org.uk - 1702249.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Drake Circus Shopping Centre]] ([[Plymouth]], U.K.).]] |
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[[File:Southgate Place, Bath, from east.jpg|thumb|250px|[[SouthGate, Bath|''SouthGate'']] ([[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], U.K.).]] |
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[[File:H2O (Rivas-Vaciamadrid) 02.jpg|thumb|250px|''H2O'' mall ([[Rivas-Vaciamadrid]], [[Spain]]).]] |
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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. |
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In Bath, there was concern that a steel-framed faux-Georgian shopping centre would lose the city its [[UNESCO World Heritage]] status.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/apr/06/bath-heritage-architecture |work=guardian.co.uk |title=Will Bath lose its World Heritage status? |date=6 April 2009}}</ref> However in 2010, the centre was awarded "Best Building in a Georgian context" by The Georgian Group, acclaiming: "The materials, detailing, morphology and urban design combine to form a highly satisfying composition."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.georgiangroup.org.uk/docs/awards/winners.php?id=4:48:0:6 |work=The Georgian Group |title=New building in a Georgian context, 2010 awards}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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The practice was established in the [[United Kingdom]] in 1959.<ref name=profile>{{cite web |url=http://www.chapmantaylor.com/profile |website=Chapman Taylor |title=Profile|access-date=22 October 2017}}</ref> Its first project was the design and delivery of [[New Scotland Yard (building)|New Scotland Yard]],<ref>{{Citation |last=Jamie Barras |title=New Scotland Yard SW1 |date=2009-03-18 |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/ddtmmm/3365964446/ |access-date=2022-04-28}}</ref> 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. |
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In the 1980s, the practice was involved in several [[London]] [[Planned community|masterplanning]] schemes, including Millbank Estate, for the Crown Estate Commissioners, a {{convert|27|acre|adj=on}} Central London site.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Road |first=One Darnley |date=2024-12-22 |title=Chapman Taylor: Our London origins |url=https://www.chapmantaylor.com/news/chapman-taylor-at-60-our-london-origins |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=Chapman Taylor |language=en}}</ref> |
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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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Road |first=One Darnley |date=2022-04-27 |title=People |url=https://www.chapmantaylor.com/people |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=Chapman Taylor |language=en}}</ref> |
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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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Telford |first=William |date=2018-08-29 |title=When Drake Circus was named the ugliest building in Britain |url=https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/business/draker-circus-named-ugliest-building-19494713 |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=PlymouthLive |language=en}}</ref> |
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Founding partner Bob Chapman died in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-01-09 |title=Chapman Taylor co-founder Bob Chapman dies |url=http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/chapman-taylor-co-founder-bob-chapman-dies |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=The Architects’ Journal |language=en}}</ref> In 2019 founding partner [[Jane Durham]] died.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Road |first=One Darnley |date=2022-04-28 |title=Jane Durham, Chapman Taylor Founding Partner, 1930 -… |url=https://www.chapmantaylor.com/news/jane-durham-chapman-taylor-founding-partner-1930-2019 |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=Chapman Taylor |language=en}}</ref> |
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* [[Eldon Square Shopping Centre]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]], UK (1976) – an urban shopping mall designed with sloping public spaces and dual 'ground floors'.<ref>{{Citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mtJZaNYLxE8C |author=Peter Coleman |title=Shopping Environments: Evolution, Planning and Design |page=151 |publisher=Elsevier Ltd |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-7506-6001-3 }}</ref> |
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* Victoria Place, [[London Victoria station|Victoria Station]], London, UK (1987) – {{convert|80,000|sqft}} of retail units suspended above the train platforms using the station's existing structure<ref>{{Citation|author=Peter Coleman |title=Shopping Environments: Evolution, Planning and Design |pages=232–233 |publisher=Elsevier Ltd |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-7506-6001-3 }}</ref> |
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* [[MediaCityUK]], Manchester, UK (2010)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chapmantaylor.com/projects/mediacityuk |title=MediaCityUK, Manchester, UK |website=Chapman Taylor |access-date=2017-10-22 |archive-date=2017-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101201339/http://www.chapmantaylor.com/projects/mediacityuk |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.building.co.uk/news/landsec-snaps-up-majority-stake-in-media-city/5114538.article | title=Landsec snaps up majority stake in Media City | first=Tom | last=Lowe | date=3 November 2021 | work=Building | location=UK | accessdate=3 November 2021 }}</ref> |
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* [[Trinity Leeds]], Leeds, UK |
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* [[Global Harbor]], [[Shanghai]], China (2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chapmantaylor.com/projects/global-harbor-shanghai |title=Global Harbor Shanghai, Shanghai, China |website=Chapman Taylor }}</ref> |
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* [[Liverpool Waters]], [[Liverpool]], UK (2013–)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chapmantaylor.com/projects/liverpool-waters |title=Liverpool Waters, Liverpool, UK |website=Chapman Taylor }}</ref> |
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* [[Heathrow Terminal 5]], (Retail section) London, UK |
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* [[Heathrow Terminal 2]], (Retail section) London, UK |
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* [[Mall of Qatar]], Qatar (2016) |
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* [[St Pancras railway station|St Pancras International]], London, UK <ref>{{Cite web |last=Road |first=One Darnley |date=2022-04-27 |title=St Pancras International |url=https://www.chapmantaylor.com/projects/st-pancras-international |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=Chapman Taylor |language=en}}</ref> |
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* [[Port Baku Towers|Port Baku Tower]], Azerbaijan <ref>{{Cite web |last=Road |first=One Darnley |date=2022-04-27 |title=Port Baku Tower |url=https://www.chapmantaylor.com/projects/port-baku-tower |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=Chapman Taylor |language=en}}</ref> |
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===United Kingdom=== |
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* [[Southgate, Bath|Southgate]], Bath |
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* [[Grand Arcade (Cambridge)|Grand Arcade]], Cambridge |
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* [[St. David's (Cardiff)|St. David's 2]], Cardiff |
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* [[Princesshay]], Exeter |
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* [[Highcross Leicester|Highcross]], Leicester |
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* [[St Pancras railway station|St Pancras International]], London |
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* [[Manchester Arndale|Arndale]], Manchester |
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* [[MediaCityUK]], Manchester |
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* [[Trafford Centre]], Manchester |
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* [[MediaCity UK]], Manchester |
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Chapman Taylor is an international firm of architects, planners and interior designers based in Europe, Asia, and Africa.
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
[edit]The 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.
External links
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