Will Alsop
British architect (1947–2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Allen Alsop OBE RA (12 December 1947[1] – 12 May 2018) was a British architect and Professor of Architecture at University for the Creative Arts's Canterbury School of Architecture.
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Born | William Allen Alsop (1947-12-12)12 December 1947 Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK |
Died | 12 May 2018(2018-05-12) (aged 70) |
Alma mater | Architectural Association School of Architecture |
Occupation | Architect |
Awards | Stirling Prize (2000); RIBA Worldwide Award (2004); Civic Trust Award (2003, 2006); RIBA Regional Award (London) (2006) |
Practice | Alsop and Störmer; aLL Design |
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Projects | Yonkers Power Plant project; Clarke Quay Redevelopment project |
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He was responsible for several distinctive and controversial modernist buildings which are usually distinguished by their use of bright colours and unusual avant-garde forms. In 2000, Alsop won the Stirling Prize, the most prestigious architecture award in the United Kingdom, for the Peckham Library in London.