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PROFILE

William Matthews Associates is an award winning architecture practice based with studios in London and Paris.

Since 2013 the studio has worked in the UK and internationally on a range of cultural, commercial and infrastructure commissions, completing critically acclaimed projects such as the Tintagel Castle Footbridge which was shortlisted for the 2021 RIBA Stirling Prize, and won the inaugural Royal Fine Art Commission Building Beauty Award 2022.

We work with committed public and private clients including English Heritage, Canary Wharf, the London Legacy Development Corporation, NetworkRail and HS2. We also enjoy collaborating with other architects, designers and artists. The practice has earned international recognition, winning multiple architectural competitions in Europe, the Middle East and North America. Our work has been widely published in the UK and internationally.

Current projects include the new HQ in Prague for Správa železnic, the Czech national rail operator; a major regeneration scheme for Borovets, Bulgaria’s largest ski resort; a new bridge in Stratford in east London and a prominent building for HS2 at Euston Station. Completed projects range from a handcrafted kayak for Wallpaper* Magazine to a masterplan study for Victoria Station, London's second busiest station.

Selected awards and competitions include:

2023 Butrint Visitors Centre, Albania
Shortlisted - Two-stage design competition

2023 Bratislava Southbank, Slovakia
Shortlisted - Two-stage design competition

2023 FC Bokelj Stadium, Kotor, Montenegro
3rd Place - Open design competition

2022 Swiss Embassy, London, UK
4th Place - Open design competition

2022 Prague Cable Car, Czech
1st Prize - Two-stage design competition

2022 Oulu Science Museum, Finland
3rd Place - Open design competition

2022 Svitava Bridge & Park, Brno, Czech
1st Prize - Open design competition

2022 McDougall Hill Footbridge, Edmonton, Canada
Shortlisted - Two-stage design competition

2022 Ponte delle Aquile, Bressanone, Italy
Shortlisted - Two-stage design competition

2021 Správa železnic HQ, Prague, Czechia
1st Prize - Open design competition

2021 Thamesmead Masterplan, London, UK
Shortlisted - Two-stage design competition

2019 Latvian Paralympic Centre, Riga, Latvia
2nd Place - Open design competition

2018 Borovets, Bulgaria
1st Prize - Open design competition

2017 Ross Pavilion, Edinburgh, UK
2nd Place - Two-stage design competition

2016 Tintagel Castle Footbridge, UK
1st Prize - Two-stage design competition

2016 River Orwell Crossings, Ipswich, UK
Shortlisted - Two-stage design competition

2016 Moorside, UK
Joint 1st Prize - Two-stage design competition

2014 Union of Bulgarian Artists, Sofia, Bulgaria
1st Prize - Open design competition

PEOPLE

Christopher Hall
David Walker - Director
Edward Kilkenny-Brown
Elle Thompson
Giuseppe Tonelli
Joe Randall
Katie Bartlett
Lilian Wichmann
Muayad Tuma
Petr Suma
Satwinder Samra - Collaborator
William Matthews - Director

William Matthews studied architecture at the University of Sheffield (1987-1993) before working with Renzo Piano Building Workshop in Paris from 1994-2012.

With RPBW he completed several internationally recognised projects including the Fondation Beyeler in Basel, Potsdamer Platz Berlin and the Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago. From 2001 until its completion in 2012 William led the design team of the Shard in London.

In 2013 William established his eponymous studio and continues to lecture and teach throughout the UK and internationally.

David Walker studied architecture at the University of Sheffield (1986-1992) before completing an MPhil at the University of Cambridge. Prior to joining WMA in 2020, David worked with Bennetts Associates (2006-2019), Eva Jiricna and Daniel Libeskind in Berlin.

Past team members include:

Adam Klestil
Alex Fedyk
Ambra Chiesa
Florian Ballan
Hassan Essaadi
Jerzy Fryczkowski
Lucy Reader
Madeleine Ike
Martha Minton
Natalia Michalowska
Noelia Jimenez Robles
Noelia Portugal
Soraya Kesri
William Conway
Zulema Tanco Lopez

CONTACT

William Matthews Associates
London
169 Long Lane
London SE1 4PN
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Paris
111 Rue Saint-Antoine
Paris 75004
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T: +44 20 75 66 00 71
E: mail@wma.co

Careers - We are always interested to hear from talented people looking to join our team. CVs can be sent by email or by post.

Legal - William Matthews Associates and WMA are trading names of William Matthews Associates Limited, a limited liability company registered in England and Wales; company number 8416578; registered office 169 Long Lane, London SE1 4PN.