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John Robertson Architects

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{{Short description|British architectural firm established in 1993}}

John Robertson Architects (JRA) is an architectural practice based in Bankside, London, which was founded by its Director John Robertson in 1993.{{cite web |url=http://www.interarchitects.co.uk/uk-directory/england/greater-london/southwark/john-robertson-architects-ltd.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904074425/http://www.interarchitects.co.uk/uk-directory/england/greater-london/southwark/john-robertson-architects-ltd.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 September 2012 |title=John Robertson Architects Ltd |work=InterArchitects |date= |accessdate=14 November 2013 }} The practice concentrates on the design and implementation of new build, retrofit, historic refurbishment and restoration projects in Central London. It is a member of the AJ100, consisting of the 100 largest architecture practices in the UK. JRA is a foundation member of the Landaid Appeal.{{cite web |url=http://www.landaid.org/foundation-partners/ |publisher=LandAid |title=Foundation partners}}

Selected projects

  • Bloom Clerkenwell, Farringdon Oversite Development, EC1{{Cite web|url=https://bloomclerkenwell.co.uk/|title=Bloomin' marvellous.|publisher=Bloom Clerkenwell|access-date=6 June 2019}}
  • 101 Moorgate, Liverpool Street Crossrail Oversite Development, EC2{{cite web|url=https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/civils/contracts-civils/city-gives-green-light-to-crossrail-station-commercial-development-27-03-2012/|title=City gives green light to Crossrail station commercial development|date=27 March 2012|work=Construction News|author=Corin Williams|accessdate=14 November 2013}}
  • BankMed HQ, Beirut, Lebanon{{cite web|url=http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=705|title=John Robertson Beats Stars to Win Beirut Bank Contest|date=16 January 2013|work=Architects Journal |author=|accessdate=14 November 2013}}
    - {{cite web|url=http://www.archdaily.com/319024/|title=BANKMED Headquarters Winning Proposal / John Robertson Architects|date=15 January 2013|work=ArchDaily|author=Aliso Furuto|accessdate=14 November 2013}}
  • 10 Park Drive, London E14{{Cite web|url=https://group.canarywharf.com/portfolio/wood-wharf/|title=10 Park Drive at Wood Wharf}}
  • Bracken House, London EC4
  • Bush House, London WC2
  • 33 King William Street, London EC4{{Cite web|url=http://33central.com/contact.html|title=33 Central |publisher=HB Reavis Construction UK LTD |access-date=12 May 2016}}
  • 51 Moorgate, London EC2{{Cite web |title=51 Moorgate Refurbishment |url=https://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/article/1682552/design-new-skanska-regional-hq-offices-city-london-completed-john-robertson-architects |publisher=}}
  • Great Arthur House, Golden Lane Estate, London EC1{{cite web|url=http://www.bdonline.co.uk/refurbishment-is-the-height-of-fashion/5050333.article|title=Refurbishment is the height of fashion|author=Pamela Buxton|date=18 February 2013|work=bdonline.co.uk}}
  • Academy House, 161-167 Oxford Street, London W1{{cite web |title=Academy House |url=https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/buildings/john-robertson-architects-clads-1980s-building-with-blue-terracotta-tiles |accessdate= |publisher=}}
  • King's College London, Bush House Campus, London WC2{{cite web |title=King's College London |url=https://find-an-architect.architecture.com/john-robertson-architects-ltd/london/strand-campus-kings-college-london |access-date= |publisher=}}
  • Bureau, 90 Fetter Lane, London EC4
  • Minds pace Aldgate, London E1{{Cite web|url=https://www.mindspace.me/aldgate/|title=Mindspace Aldgate}}
  • Daily Express Building, London EC4{{cite web |url=http://www.newlondonarchitecture.org/project.php?id=981&name=the_daily_express_building |title=The Daily Express Building |publisher=NLA |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213065915/http://www.newlondonarchitecture.org/project.php?id=981&name=the_daily_express_building |archivedate=13 December 2013}}
  • 199 Bishopsgate, Broadgate Estate, London EC2{{cite web |url=http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/buildings/take-two-199-bishopsgate-by-john-robertson-architects/8650179.article |title=Take two: 199 Bishopsgate by John Robertson Architects |work=Architects Journal |author=Felix Mara |date=5 July 2013 |accessdate=14 November 2013}}
  • NEO Bankside, London SE1{{cite web |title=NEO Bankside |url=https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/buildings/riba-stirling-prize-2015-finalist-neo-bankside-by-rshp-with-john-robertson-architects |publisher=}}

Exhibitions

  • #johnremembers - A Personal View of London's Architecture, held at Dream space Gallery in 2017{{cite web|url=https://www.londonfestivalofarchitecture.org/2018site/johnremembers/|title=LFA 2017 #johnremembers}}
  • Smart Green Spaces, held at The City Centre in 2017{{cite web |title=Smart Green Spaces |url=https://www.thecitycentre.london/past-exhibitions |publisher=}}
  • Unfolding City, held at 111 Southward Street in 2015{{cite web |url=http://www.jra.co.uk/profile/exhibitions/15/unfolding-city/index.html |title=Unfolding City Exhibition|publisher=John Robertson Architects}}
  • Building on the Past, Shaping the Future, held at Bankside Gallery 2013{{cite web |url=http://www.algarveresident.com/0-55794/algarve/london-calling-water-way-to-go |title=London Calling - Water way to go! |work=Algarve Resident |author=Richard Lamberth |date=25 October 2013 |accessdate=14 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110162858/http://www.algarveresident.com/0-55794/algarve/london-calling-water-way-to-go |archivedate=10 November 2013 }}
  • The Developing City 2050, held at Walbrook House in 2012{{cite web |url=http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/29/london-underground-an-architectural-summer/|title=London Underground: An Architectural Summer |work=New York Times Magazine |author=Elias Redstone |date=June 29, 2012 |accessdate=14 November 2013}}

Awards

John Robertson Architects has been shortlisted for numerous awards including:

  • 2015 - Shortlisted NEO Bankside with Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, Stirling Prize{{cite web |url=http://live-riba.contensis.com/StirlingPrize2010s/Awards2015/StirlingShortlist2015/NEOBankside.aspx |title=RIBA Awards NEO Bankside |date=6 July 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  • 2015 - Shortlisted for Aldwych Quarter, Best Refurbished Building, MIPIM Awards{{cite web |date= |title=MIPIM Awards Shortlist |url=https://www.world-architects.com/en/architecture-news/headlines/mipim-awards-2015-finalists |publisher=}}
  • 2016 - Shortlisted for Fastest Growing Practice of the Year, AJ100 Awards{{cite web |url=https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/aj100-awards-fastest-growing-practice-of-the-year-shortlist/10006670.article |title=AJ100 2016 Shortlist|work=Architects Journal |date= 19 May 2016}}
  • 2016 - Shortlisted for WeWork Spitalfields, British Council for Offices Awards{{cite web |date= |title=WeWork Spitalfields |url=https://www.designcurial.com/projects/wework-spitalfields-london-by-john-robertson-architects/ |publisher=}}
  • 2017 - Winner Bracken House, Conservation and Retrofit unbuilt project of the year, NLA Awards{{cite web |url=http://www.newlondonarchitecture.org/whats-on/new-london-awards/new-london-awards/new-london-awards-winners-2017 |title=NLA Awards Winners Announced |date=6 July 2017}}
  • 2017 - Shortlisted for The Pepper Store, Devonshire Square, AJ Retrofit Awards{{cite web |url=https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/aj-retrofit-awards-finalists-revealed-part-2-offices/10021350.article |title=AJ Retrofit Finalists Revealed |date=6 July 2017}}
  • 2018 - Shortlisted for Academy House, Conservation and Retrofit, NLA Awards{{Cite web|url=http://www.newlondonarchitecture.org/whats-on/new-london-awards/new-london-awards/awards-2018-shortlist/categories/conservation-retrofit|title=NLA Awards 2018 Shortlist}}
  • 2018 - Winner for 33 King William Street, Project of the Year, Graphisoft{{Cite web|url=http://www.graphisoft.com/|title=Graphisoft}}{{Better source needed|reason=graphisoft.com doesn't show the winner|date=September 2018}}
  • 2018 - Shortlisted for King William Street, Sustainable Practice of the Year, AJ100 Awards{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}
  • 2019 - Winner for Great Arthur House, RIBA National Awards{{Cite web|url=https://www.architecture.com/awards-and-competitions-landing-page/awards/riba-regional-awards/riba-london-award-winners/2019/great-arthur-house|title=Great Arthur House|publisher=RIBA|website=Architecture.com|access-date=9 April 2020}}
  • 2019 - Winner for Great Arthur House, RIBA London Awards{{Cite web|url=https://www.architecture.com/awards-and-competitions-landing-page/awards/riba-regional-awards/riba-london-award-winners/2019/great-arthur-house|title=Great Arthur House|publisher=RIBA|website=Architecture.com|access-date=6 June 2019}}
  • 2019 - Winner for Academy House, Facades and Cladding, AJ Specification Awards{{Cite web|url=https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/aj-specification-awards-winners-revealed/10039889.article|title=AJ Specification Awards winners revealed|date=15 February 2019|website=Architects Journal|access-date=6 June 2019}}
  • 2019 - Winner BREEAM/Future build Champions, BREEAM Awards{{Cite web|url=https://www.bregroup.com/press-releases/bre-announces-winners-breeam-awards-2019/|title=BRE announces winners of the BREEAM Awards 2019|publisher=BRE Group|date=5 March 2019|access-date=6 June 2019}}
  • 2019 - Winner for Bracken House, BIM Project of the Year, Graphisoft ARCHICAD Awards
  • 2019 - Winner for Great Arthur House, Conservation and Retrofit, NLA Awards{{Cite web|url=https://nla.london/awards/new-london-awards-2019|title=Conservation & Retrofit|publisher=NLA Awards|access-date=9 April 2020}}
  • 2019 - Shortlisted for 33 King William Street and Bureau, 90 Fetter Lane, Architect of the Year: Offices, bd Awards{{Cite web|url=https://awards.bdonline.co.uk/the-2019-shortlist/|title=2019 shortlist|publisher=Building Design|website=Architect of the Year Award|access-date=6 June 2019|archive-date=6 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606161655/https://awards.bdonline.co.uk/the-2019-shortlist/|url-status=dead}}
  • 2019 - Shortlisted for Bureau, 90 Fetter Lane, Refurbished/Recycled Workplace, British Council for Offices Awards{{Cite web |title=Bureau Building Shortlisted for BCO Award |url=https://www.bco.org.uk/Events/BCOTalk7263.aspx?text=small |access-date= |publisher=}}
  • 2019 - Shortlisted, Sustainable Practice of the Year, AJ100 Awards{{Cite web|url=https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/aj100-sustainable-practice-of-the-year-shortlist-revealed/10030890.article|title=AJ100 Sustainable Practice of the Year shortlist revealed|last=Waite|first=Richard|website=Architects Journal|date=10 May 2018|access-date=6 June 2019}}
  • 2019 - Shortlisted for Cannon Green, Mixed Use, NLA Awards{{Cite web|url=https://www.newlondonarchitecture.org/whats-on/new-london-awards/new-london-awards/awards-2019-shortlist/categories/mixed-use|title=Mixed-Use|website=New London Architecture|access-date=6 June 2019}}
  • 2019 - Shortlisted for Mind space, Workplaces, NLA Awards{{Cite web|url=https://www.newlondonarchitecture.org/whats-on/new-london-awards/new-london-awards/awards-2019-shortlist/categories/workplaces|title=Workplaces|website=New London Architecture|access-date=6 June 2019}}

References

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External links

  • [http://www.jra.co.uk/ John Robertson Architects], official website

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Category:Architecture firms based in London