Wright & Wright
Wright & Wright is an architectural firm, founded in 1994 by Sandy and Clare Wright MBE. The firm is based in Camden Town in London. The practice is strongly committed to sustainability and civic renewal. The interplay between public and private space is also a recurring theme in its work, much of which takes place on historic sites involving listed buildings where it is known for its sensitive contemporary designs. Its buildings are noted for their use of high quality traditional materials like oak, brick, stone, copper and bronze.[1]
Awards
The practice has won a number of awards, particularly for its work in education and in culture. Most recently, the Hull Truck Theatre was named the UK’s Best Public Building in the Brick Awards, 2009. It also won three RIBA White Rose Awards (Building of the Year, Sustainable Futures, Gold Award) and two Civic Trust Awards, including a special award for Inclusive Design and a RIBA Award.
Other awards in 2009 included the RIBA Award for the Taylor Library at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. The Women's Library was awarded Best UK Building and Best UK Public Building in 2002 (by the RIBAJ and Brick Awards, respectively) as well as the Liveable City Sustainability Award.
Research
The practice is also active in the field of research where it has worked extensively on design for the elderly, the disabled and those with special educational needs. It has collaborated with a number of different organisations over the years, including:
- The Aids & Housing Trust
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- The Department for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
- The English Churches Housing Group
- Housing 21
- The Metropolitan Housing Trust
- The Ujima Housing Association
- The Glass-House
It is presently working on two schools (one in Southwark and one in Hull) for young people with social, emotional and behavioral difficulties. It is also part of the The Glass-House Project which helps communities to develop buildings for themselves.
Work
Current clients include:
- The Architectural Association (Masterplan development to be implemented over a ten-year period)
- King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon,
- Institute for Cancer Research
- Magdalen College, Oxford
- The Society of Antiquaries of London, Library
- The Church Commissioners
The practice is also working on housing for the elderly in Stratford-upon-Avon and on schools for children with special educational needs.
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Background
Clare Wright was the Design Manager at Circle 33 Housing Trust before co-founding Wright & Wright. She has been RIBA Vice-President and sits on the English Heritage/CABE Urban and Design Review Panels, responsible for advising CABE on Crossrail. She was awarded an MBE for her services to architecture.
Earlier work by Sandy Wright includes Robinson College in Cambridge and the library at Wadham College, Oxford both with Gillespie, Kidd & Coia. Blue Boar Court at Trinity College, Cambridge and work on Worcester College, Oxford were both undertaken while he was a partner at MacCormac Jamieson Prichard & Wright.
References
- ↑ Bizley, Graham (2009-01-23). "Wright & Wright’s RCA sculpture department refurb | Building Studies". Property Week. Retrieved 2012-09-22.