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Recently appointed Chairman of Grimshaw Architects, Andrew Whalley,
who will be awarded an Honorary Doctorate at the GSA’s 2019 Graduation
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Recently appointed Chairman of Grimshaw Architects, Andrew Whalley, will be awarded an Honorary Doctorate at the GSA’s 2019 graduation it was announced today, 12 June 2019
A graduate of The Mackintosh School of Architecture, Andrew joined Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners in 1986 and in his time with the practice Andrew has been partner in charge of a diverse range of projects including being one of the lead architects on the Eden Project, the redevelopment of the historic Paddington Station in London and the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center in New York. He has been an instrumental part of the international development of Grimshaw Architects establishing them as one of the eight architectural practices eligible for major public projects in New York City under former Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Design Excellence Program. He has also led the development of the Grimshaw portfolio in the Middle East, setting up a Doha office in 2011.
“Andrew Whalley is one of the world’s most respected architects who throughout his career has been in the vanguard in rethinking how architects contribute to the contemporary environment and changing the expectations of how buildings anticipate and respond to contemporary needs and challenges,”says Professor Sally Stewart, Head of MSA at The Glasgow School of Art. “Andrew began this journey as an undergraduate student at MSA where he questioned the orthodoxy and began to develop the research-informed practice, which he has sustained over the years.”
“We are delighted to be able to recognise his contribution to architecture on a day when the next generation of graduates set out from the Mackintosh School of Architecture and begin to make their own mark in the profession. Andrew is a tremendous role model for them and indeed for the profession as a whole.”
“I look back at my time at the Glasgow School of Art with much fondness, a place where I made lifelong friendships, and also reverence, when I think of the teaching and opportunities we were given,”says Andrew Whalley. “Probably the most important aspect was being surrounded by so many talented individuals across the whole spectrum of the Arts.”
I have had the opportunity to work in many places around the world and have learned from first-hand experience that The Glasgow School of Art’s reputation is second to none, and its reach is truly global. My experience at the Mac undoubtedly shaped me as a designer and my career as an Architect. “
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Chris.Spence@grimshaw.global
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Note for Editors
· The Honorary Doctorate, which will be conferred by The University of Glasgow, will be awarded at the GSA morning Graduation ceremony on Friday 14 June 2019 at the Bute Hall, University of Glasgow.