MICHAEL WILFORD
In 1960 Michael Wilford joined the practice
which James Stirling created in 1956. The
Stirling/Wilford partnership was established
in 1971 and continued until James Stirling's
death in 1992. From 1993 to 2001
Michael Wilford worked in partnership under
the name of Michael Wilford and Partners.
In London Michael Wilford is now working in
collaboration with MUMA and in Germany
has established Wilford Schupp, based in
Stuttgart.
Michael Wilford's work has gained international
renown and includes significant public buildings
such as performing art centres, art galleries,
museums and libraries located around the
world. These projects have won many
architectural awards, the most recent including
The Royal Fine Art Commission Building of the
Year Award in 2001 for The Lowry performing
and visual arts centre in Salford, England.
Michael Wilford teaches extensively in schools of
architecture including posts at Yale, Harvard,
Rice, the University of Cincinnati in USA,
the University of Toronto, McGill University
Montreal in Canada, University of Newcastle,
Australia, the Architectural Association in London,
and the University of Sheffield, England. He has
been an external examiner at many UK schools of
architecture and sits on juries for numerous
international architectural competitions and
architectural awards.
Michael Wilford is a member of the Royal Institute
of British Architects, the Singapore Institute of
Architects, Royal Institute of Arbitrators, Fellow of
Royal Society of Arts, and an Honourary Member
of Bund Deutsche Arkitecten. In 2001 he was
made a Commander of the British Empire.
MICHAEL WILFORD + MUMA
Michael Wilford has worked in collaboration
with MUMA (McInnes, Usher, McKnight
Architects) since its establishment in 2000.
The three directors of MUMA, Stuart McKnight,
Simon Usher and Gillian McInnes, were all
senior members of staff in Michael Wilford's
earlier practice, Michael Wilford and Partners
Limited.
MUMA's work with Michael Wilford includes
the Gaite Lyrique Concert Hall competition
in Paris (shortlisted), the Welsh College of
Music and Drama, Cardiff (shortlisted), the
Walgreen Drama Centre for the University of
Michigan USA, an Undergraduate Science
and Drama Teaching Facility for the University
of Michigan, USA, the Central Campus Library
for Rice University, Houston, USA, and a
masterplanning exercise for Trinity College
Dublin, Ireland, as part of a limited competition.
MICHAEL WILFORD + MUMA
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