Terry Farrell (architect)
Sir Terry Farrell, CBE, RIBA, FRSA, FCSD, MRTPI (born 1939) is a British architect.
Life and career
Farrell was born in Sale, Cheshire. As a youth he moved to Newcastle upon Tyne, where he attended St Cuthbert's High School. He graduated with a degree from Newcastle University, followed by a Masters in urban planning at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He moved to London in 1965 to form a partnership with Sir Nicholas Grimshaw. In 1980 he founded his own company, Terry Farrell & Partners. In addition, Farrell lectures at a number of different universities including Cambridge University, the University of London and the University of Pennsylvania.
In the early part of his career, he was best known for the TV-am headquarters in Camden Lock and the redevelopment of Comyn Ching Triangle in London's Covent Garden. In the 80's and 90's his projects included Charing Cross Station, the MI6 headquarters building, The Deep Aquarium in Hull and The International Centre for Life in Newcastle. More recent work includes the new headquarters for the Home Office, the conversion of the Grade 1 listed Royal Institution of Great Britain and the Great North Museum in Newcastle.[1]
Over the course of his career he has been responsible for regeneration projects in the UK including Newcastle Quayside, Brindleyplace in Birmingham, Edinburgh Exchange District, Greenwich Peninsula and Paddington Basin.[2] He has also designed his own iconic buildings within these projects, including the Edinburgh International Conference Centre and The Point in Paddington Basin. In May 2010 he was appointed to regenerate the 72-acre (290,000 m2) area around Earls Court exhibition centre.[3]
In East Asia, projects include Incheon International Airport in Seoul and Beijing South Railway Station - the largest in Asia. When completed in December 2010 Guangzhou Station will be the largest railway station in the world. Since setting up his practice in Hong Kong in 1990 he has designed the Peak Tower, Kowloon Station development[4] and the British Consulate-General, Hong Kong.
Farrell has contributed to key strategic issues. He advises the Mayor of London[5] on his Design Advisory Committee and the Department for Transport on high speed rail (HS2).[6] In 2008 he was appointed Design and Planning Leader for the Thames Gateway[7] - Europe’s largest regeneration project.
Selected Awards
- 1978 - Herman Miller Factory (Civic Trust Awards)
- 1978 - Herman Miller (Royal Institute of British ArchitectsAward)
- 1987 - Comyn Ching Triangle, Covent Garden[8](Civic Trust Awards)
- 1988 - Henley Royal Regatta (Civic Trust Awards)
- 1988 - Henley Royal Regatta (Royal Institute of British Architects Award for Henley Regatta Headquarters )
- 1991 - Embankment Place (Civic Trust Awards)
- 1991 - Tobacco Dock (Civic Trust Awards)
- 1991 - Charing Cross railway station (Royal Institute of British Architects RIBA National Award for Redevelopment of Charing Cross)
- 1994 - Paternoster Square (American Institute of Architects) Award for Urban Design, USA)
- 1994 - Embankment Place (British Council of Offices Award)[9](Civic Trust Awards)
- 1994 - Sainsbury's, Harlow [10](Civic Trust Awards)
- 1995 - Sainsbury's, Harlow [10](Royal Institute of British Architects Award)
- 1996 - Edinburgh International Conference Centre (Royal Institute of British Architects Award)
- 1996 - Edinburgh International Conference Centre (Civic Trust Awards)
- 1998 - Newcastle Quayside (Civic Trust Awards Urban Design Award)
- 2002 - Centre for Life Newcastle upon Tyne (Civic Trust Awards)
- 2005 - The Home office Marsham Street, London RIBA International Award
- 2005 - The Home office Marsham Street, London (LEAF Award for Best Public Building Award)
- 2005 - The Home office (British Construction Industry Awards, Recipient of CABE Plaque)
- 2006 - The Green Building, Manchester (Civic Trust Awards for Sustainability)
- 2006 - The Home office Marsham Street, London (MIPIMAwards- Best International Real Estate Projects, Category- Business Centres)
- 2006 - The Green Building Manchester (LEAF Award for Best Environmentally Sustainable Project)
- 2009 - Beijing South Railway Station (RIBA International Award)
- 2010 - Great North Museum (Royal Institute of British Architects Award for North East England)
- 2010 - Regent's Place (Royal Town Planning Institute Planning Magazine Award for Sustainable Communities)
- 2010 - The Green Building Manchester (Civic Trust Awards for Sustainability)
- 2011 - Earls Court (2011 MIPIM AR Future Projects Award for regeneration and planning)
Selected publications
Research and presentations
Books and magazines
- 2002 Terry Farrell in Scotland foreword by Dr. Brian Edwards, Edinburgh
- 2002 The Deep The World’s Only Submarium – An Icon for Hull foreword by The Rt Hon John Prescott, London
- 2002 Ten Years: Ten Cities The Work of Terry Farrell & Partners 1991-2001 foreword by Sir Terry Farrell, Introduction by Hugh Pearman, Text by Jane Tobin, London
- 1999 PA Pro Architect 13 Terry Farrell, Seoul
- 1998 Sketchbook 12.05.98 Terry Farrell & Partners with essays by Robert Maxwell and Terry Farrell, London
- 1998 98:06 World Architecture Review Special Issue: Terry Farrell & Partners Shenzen
- 1998 Kowloon Transport Super City Terry Farrell & Partners/Steven Smith, Hong Kong
- 1994 Terry Farrell Selected and Current Works introduction by Clare Melhuish, Victoria
- 1993 Terry Farrell Urban Design introduction by Kenneth Powell, London/Berlin
- 1993 Blueprint Extra 09, Three Urban Projects text by Piers Gough, London
- 1993 World Architecture Building Profile No 1 Lightweight Classic Terry Farrell’s Covent Garden nursery building, London
- 1992 Vauxhall Cross: The story of the design and construction of a new London landmark, Kenneth Powell, London
- 1991 Palace on the River Terry Farrell’s design for the redevelopment of Charing Cross, Marcus Binney, London
- 1989 A U special feature: Terry Farrell & Company’ Japan, December pp. 37–132
- 1987 Terry Farrell in the context of London catalogue by Rowan Moore with an introduction by Deyan Sudjic, published to coincide with the exhibition at the RIBA Heinz Gallery 14 May to 13 June 1987, London
- 1986 Designing a House Charles Jencks and Terry Farrell, London
- 1984 Architectural Monographs:Terry Farrell introduction by Terry Farrell, texts by Colin Amery and Charles Jencks, London
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