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Chapman Taylor

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New Scotland Yard, Chapman Taylor's first design project in 1959
Trinity Leeds Shopping Centre, Leeds UK, Chapman Taylor project, opened 2013

Chapman Taylor is a global practice of architects, planners and interior designers, based in Europe, Asia, and the Africa.

The practice has completed over 3,000 projects and won over 300 design awards over its history, including the UK Queen's Award.[1]

Chapman Taylor specializes in Residential, Retail, Leisure, Hospitality, Transportation and Workplace design, and the combination of these uses into large-scale mixed-use environments.

History

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The practice was established in the United Kingdom in 1959.[2] Its first project was the design and delivery of New Scotland Yard,[3] which became the headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police. During the 1970s Chapman Taylor was part of the dramatic expansion of the retail sector in the United Kingdom.

In the 1980s, the practice was involved in several major London masterplanning schemes, including Millbank Estate, for the Crown Estate Commissioners, a 27-acre (11 ha) Central London site.[citation needed]

In the early 1990s, the practice started designing many projects outside the UK and opened its first design studios in mainland Europe. The second decade of the 21st century saw greater international expansion encompassing projects and offices across Europe, Asia, Central and South America, and Africa.[4]

In 2006 they were the inaugural winners of the Carbuncle Cup when Drake Circus shopping centre was named the United Kingdom's new ugliest building.[5]

Founding partner Bob Chapman died in 2017.[6] In 2019 founding partner Jane Durham died.[7]

Major projects

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References

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  1. ^ "Queen's Award for Chapman Taylor architects on 50th anniversary (UK)". Europe Real Estate. 27 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Profile". Chapman Taylor. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  3. ^ Jamie Barras (2009-03-18), New Scotland Yard SW1, retrieved 2022-04-28
  4. ^ Road, One Darnley (2022-04-27). "People". Chapman Taylor. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  5. ^ Telford, William (2018-08-29). "When Drake Circus was named the ugliest building in Britain". PlymouthLive. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  6. ^ "Chapman Taylor co-founder Bob Chapman dies". The Architects’ Journal. 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  7. ^ Road, One Darnley (2022-04-28). "Jane Durham, Chapman Taylor Founding Partner, 1930 -…". Chapman Taylor. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  8. ^ Peter Coleman (2006), Shopping Environments: Evolution, Planning and Design, Elsevier Ltd, p. 151, ISBN 978-0-7506-6001-3
  9. ^ Peter Coleman (2006), Shopping Environments: Evolution, Planning and Design, Elsevier Ltd, pp. 232–233, ISBN 978-0-7506-6001-3
  10. ^ "MediaCityUK, Manchester, UK". Chapman Taylor. Archived from the original on 2017-11-01. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  11. ^ Lowe, Tom (3 November 2021). "Landsec snaps up majority stake in Media City". Building. UK. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Global Harbor Shanghai, Shanghai, China". Chapman Taylor.
  13. ^ "Liverpool Waters, Liverpool, UK". Chapman Taylor.
  14. ^ Road, One Darnley (2022-04-27). "St Pancras International". Chapman Taylor. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  15. ^ Road, One Darnley (2022-04-27). "Port Baku Tower". Chapman Taylor. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
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