Adrian Welch

Adrian Welch was born in Kincardineshire, Scotland and attended school in Scotland from 1975 to 1989. He completed his Architecture degree in 1992, attending Manchester University. After a year-out working as an architectural assistant in Manchester Adrian attended The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, from 1993 where he did a Diploma in Architecture. He gained Distinction for his Dissertation on social housing in Hulme, Manchester. He has worked for architects such as Eva Jiricna CBE, Sir Terence Conran, Richard Murphy OBE, RMJM, Sutherland Hussey, Pace and GAJ – in London, Hong Kong, Manchester, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Kuwait, Dubai and Saudi Arabia.

Richard Meier architect office, buildings designs

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Smith House,

Richard Meier architects news – Richard was born in 1934. After graduation from Cornell University he worked for SOM and then Marcel Breuer. He set up his architecture practice in 1963. Major architectural awards won by this architect are the Pritzker Architecture Prize and the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal

Portcullis House London Building, Westminster

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Portcullis House London Building

The atrium has had scaffolding and buckets catching water ever since the building opened in 2001. MPs want to sue the architecture and engineering firms that built their £235m office block, Portcullis House, over the cracks and leaks in its atrium roof.

Rockefeller Center New York building design

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Rockefeller Center NYC building tower in the city

Apart from the history of these 21 buildings, and the strong public realm (including stunning friezes and sculptures), two things stand out : the beautiful ice rink – Outdoor Plaza in winter – and the supreme luxury of the Rainbow Rooms at the very top looking out over Manhattan