John McAslan

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Yapi Kredi Bank Operations Centre |website=mcaslan.co.uk }} John Renwick McAslan, CBE RIBA FRSA RIAS FRICS (born 15 Feb 1954)[1] is a British architect and Executive Chairman of John McAslan + Partners.[2]

Education and early career

John Renwick McAslan was educated at Dunoon Grammar School,[3] Dollar Academy and Edinburgh University, Scotland, obtaining a MA in Architecture along with the Diploma year prize in 1978.[4] He trained in Boston USA with Cambridge Seven Associates[5] before joining Richard Rogers and Partners in 1980.[6] He is Executive Chairman of John McAslan + Partners and is active in all of the practice's work.[7]

John McAslan + Partners was named World Architect of the Year in 2009.[8] The practice's work has been extensively exhibited[9] and has received in excess of 75 international design awards,[10] including 15 RIBA national and international awards. John has taught and lectured widely[11] and is a Trustee of numerous cultural bodies.[12]

John McAslan’s work has been widely published internationally in professional journals, newspapers[13] and in the form of monographs,[14] the most recent of which is Transforming King's Cross, a detailed account of the practice's acclaimed[15] and award-winning[16] redevelopment of the station, and Discovering King's Cross, both published in 2012.

In 1997 John established the John McAslan Family Trust,[17] which, as a registered charity, provides support for arts and educational projects both in the UK and overseas.[6] In 2009 the Trust acquired the Burgh Hall, Dunoon. The intention is to create a cross-disciplinary arts venue and multi-purpose community centre, offering audiences diverse cultural opportunities.[18]

In the New Year Honours 2012 McAslan was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire "for services to architecture"[19] and was also appointed Honorary consul of The Republic of Haiti (to the Court of St James's) in the United Kingdom.

RIBA/ICE/McAslan Bursary

Set up in 2004 between the practice, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), the bursary aims to give recognition to innovative design projects[20] and supports the energy, talent and creativity of architecture and engineering students, graduates, newly qualified architects and engineers committed to the progress of environmental and community issues in the UK or abroad.[21]

Projects

References

  1. "Weekend Birthdays", The Guardian, 15 Feb 2014, p. 49
  2. John Renwick Mcaslan works at JOHN MCASLAN & PARTNERS LIMITED since 06 April 1993 currently as a Director - http://www.cbetta.com/director/john-renwick-mcaslan
  3. "Burgh Hall : Robert Mapplethorpe" (PDF).
  4. http://www.ed.ac.uk/alumni/services/news/news/johnmcaslan
  5. McMeeken, Roxane (2010-08-13). "John McAslan: Our man in Haiti | Magazine Features". Building. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  6. 1 2 "The Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award – The Summit - Speakers - John McAslan CBE". Pmawardsummit.com. 2012-11-27. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  7. "speakers". Ecobuild. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  8. 06 November 2009 (2009-11-06). "World Architect of the Year - John McAslan & Partners | Competitions | Building Design". Bdonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  9. "Winners 2009 - World Architecture Festival - Singapore 2-4 October 2013". World Architecture Festival. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  10. "Edinburgh's Gateway to London | Latest news |". Ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  11. "The Mackintosh Lecture: The Architecture of John McAslan & Partners". The List. 2013-06-14. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  12. http://www.tate.org.uk/download/file/fid/4783
  13. "Architect John McAslan - London Evening Standard". Standard.co.uk. 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  14. "9780500281741: John McAslan - AbeBooks - Powell, Ken: 0500281742". AbeBooks. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  15. "Western Concourse at King's Cross by John McAslan + Partners". Dezeen. 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  16. "John McAslan + Partners | Awards". Mcaslan.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  17. "John McAslan + Partners - International News - Forums - Railpage - Railpage Australia". Railpage. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  18. "John McAslan Family Trust - About Us". Mcaslan-family-trust.com. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  19. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60009. p. 7. 31 December 2011.
  20. http://www.nce.co.uk/news/ice/mcaslan-bursary-recognises-innovative-plan-for-indian-schools/8639416.article
  21. http://www.architecture.com/EducationAndCareers/PrizesScholarshipsandBursaries/Undergraduategraduatescholarshipsbursaries/RIBAICEMcAslanBursary.aspx

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