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Nicholas Grimshaw

English architect (1939-2025) · United Kingdom · Architects · Died at 85

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Sir Nicholas Grimshaw was an English architect, particularly noted for several modernist buildings, including London's Waterloo International railway station and the Eden Project in Cornwall. He was president of the Royal Academy from 2004 to 2011.

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2025Died14 September 20252019Royal Gold MedalAward2002Knight BachelorAward1994European Union Prize for Contemporary ArchitectureAward1993Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAward1939Born9 October 1939

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Royal Gold Medal2019
Knight Bachelor2002
European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture1994
Commander of the Order of the British Empire1993

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Sir Nicholas Grimshaw was an English architect, particularly noted for several modernist buildings, including London's Waterloo International railway station and the Eden Project in Cornwall. He was president of the Royal Academy from 2004 to 2011. He was chairman of Grimshaw Architects from its foundation to 2019, when he was succeeded by Andrew Whalley. He was a recipient of the RIBA Gold Medal.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Architects
Type
Architect
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1939 to 2025 · aged 85

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