EPR Architects
| EPR Architects |
| Practice information |
| Key architects |
Cecil Elsom (1912–2006), founding senior partner |
| Founded |
1947 |
| Work |
| Buildings |
Eastbourne Terrace, Eland House, Cardinal Place |
EPR Architects is a London based architectural practice that originally started business under the names of its founders Elsom Pack & Roberts. It is well known for modern commercial projects.
Cecil Elsom CBE (17 January 1912 – 3 April 2006) founded the practice in London in 1947 with William Pack and Alan Roberts.[1] According to Elsom's obituary in The Times: "[He was an] Architect who appreciated classical design and restoration but also provided London with admirable postwar buildings."[2] Projects such as the international style Eastbourne Terrace office scheme became the trademark style in the practice's early years.
The practice changed its name to EPR Partnership in the eighties, and then EPR Architects in 1988. The company is based in Millbank, London, previously being based in Pimlico. The practice was listed in Building Design's 2010 World Architecture 100 Guide at position 58 in the category of Firms Ranked by Creative Staff.[3] The company sponsors the New London Architecture centre.[4]
Notable projects
- 65 Buckingham Gate, London (1979)[5]
- 199 Bishopsgate, ABN AMRO (now RBS), London
- Army & Navy (now House of Fraser), Victoria Street, London (1977)
- Cardinal Place (offices and shopping centre), London (2006)[6]
- Eastbourne Terrace, Paddington, London (1958)[7] At the time of opening, the 18-storey building was one of the highest in Britain.
- Eland House (government office building), Victoria, London (1995)
- Greenwich Millennium Village (now Maurer Court), Greenwich, London[8]
- Hammersmith Broadway (offices, retail and transport interchange), London[9]
- London Weekend Television Centre (now The London Studios), London (1972)[10]
- Qube (mixed use), London (2008)[11]
- Victoria Street (offices and retail, Ashdown House), London (1975)[12]
Awards
- Eternit prize 1976 (Victoria Street offices and retail)
- Carbuncle Cup 2008 (Radisson SAS Hotel, Jersey)
- Elmbridge Design and Conservation Awards 2007 (The Heart, Walton-on-Thames)
References
- ^ ELSOM, Cecil Harry’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007, accessed 18 Dec 2010
- ^ The Times, April 27, 2006
- ^ BD 2010 World Architecture 100 Guide
- ^ New London Architecture
- ^ Building Design 442, April 20, 1979 , p. 26-27
- ^ New London Architecture project pages
- ^ The Times, Monday, September 2, 1957; pg. 5; Issue 53935
- ^ CABE project case study
- ^ The Times, Saturday, October 12, 1985; pg. 4; Issue 62267
- ^ Architects' Journal vol. 159, no. 6, 1974 February 6, p. 265-283
- ^ New London Architecture project pages
- ^ The Times, Tuesday, December 9, 1975; pg. 13; Issue 59573
Further reading