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Mike Davies (architect)
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Michael Jeremy Pugh Davies CBE[1] RIBA FRSA FRGS FICPD[2] (born 25 January 1942)[3] is a British architect. He was a founding partner of the Richard Rogers Partnership and a senior partner of the firm's current incarnation, RSHP.
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Early life and education
Mike Davies was born in Wales in 1942.[4] His father was a geographer, and he travelled extensively with him as a child.[4] He was educated at Highgate School, the Northern Polytechnic and the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, before graduating with a master's degree in urban design from UCLA in 1970.[2]
Career
Mike Davies started his career at Airstructures Design in London while studying at the Architectural Association. Following his master's degree at UCLA he co-founded Chrysalis Architects in the USA, a firm specialising in lightweight structures.[5][4] He joined the partnership between Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano in 1971, shortly after they won the commission to design the Pompidou Centre in Paris,[4] and later went on to become one of the founding directors of the Richard Rogers Partnership in 1977. He has worked with the firm ever since.[2]
In 2010 he was appointed a Chevalier of the Order of the Légion d’honneur by French President Nicolas Sarkozy.[6] Davies is known for always dressing in red.[3][5]
Rogers Stirk Harbour was reorganised in 2015 and Davies stepped down from his role as a partner in the company on 31 December 2015. He was to continue working for them in a part-time capacity.[7]
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Selected projects
- Pompidou Centre, Paris[2]
- IRCAM (Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique), Paris[2]
- Lloyd's Building, London[2]
- Millennium Dome, London[2][4]
- Heathrow Terminal 5, London[2]
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