Chris Wilkinson RAKing’s Cross Gasholders (completion due 2016); Photo: Royal Academy of Arts; Photography:
John Bodkin, DawkinsColour
An architect’s sketchbook is a window into
the designer’s mind. That is especially true for an
upcoming exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, in London, which will present
the sketchbooks,
drawings, and watercolor paintings from the last 30 years of London-based firm WilkinsonEyre founder and director Chris Wilkinson, Hon. FAIA’s
career. An architect who still believes in the importance of drafting by hand, Wilkinson reveals his design process through the collection's works, which range from initial site studies and early observations to detailed development of WilkinsonEyre's projects such as theMary
Rose Museum in Portsmouth, U.K., Maggie’s Centre in Oxford, U.K., and theKing’s
Cross Gasholders in London.
The exhibition runs from Sept. 3, 2015 to Feb. 14, 2016.
Chris Wilkinson RAMary Rose Museum, Portsmouth (completed 2013); Photo: Royal Academy of Arts; Photography:
John Bodkin, DawkinsColour
Chris Wilkinson RACrown Hotel, Sydney, Australia (completion due 2019); Photo Royal Academy of Arts; Photography:
John Bodkin, DawkinsColour
Chris Wilkinson RAStratford Depot, London (completed 1991); Photo Royal Academy of Arts; Photography:
John Bodkin, DawkinsColour
Chris Wilkinson RAChris Wilkinson’s sketchbooks; Photo: Royal Academy of Arts; Photography:
John Bodkin, DawkinsColour
Caroline Massie is an assistant editor of business, products, and technology at ARCHITECT and Architectural Lighting. Follow her on Twitter at @caroline_massie.
Caroline Massie is a former assistant editor of business, products, and technology at ARCHITECT and Architectural Lighting. She received a bachelor’s degree in American Studies and English from the University of Virginia. Her work has also appeared in The Cavalier Daily, Catalyst, Flavor, The Piedmont Virginian, and Old Town Crier. Follow her on Twitter at @caroline_massie.
