Background
Wilford, Michael James was born on September 9, 1938 in Surbiton, Surrey, England. Son of James and Kathleen (Baulch) Wilford.
architect university professor
Wilford, Michael James was born on September 9, 1938 in Surbiton, Surrey, England. Son of James and Kathleen (Baulch) Wilford.
Student, Kingston Technology School, 1955. Diploma in architecture with honors, Northern Polytech. School, 1962; Doctor of Letters (honorary), Sheffield University, 1989.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), Salford University, 2002. Doctor of Science (honorary), Newcastle University, New South Wales, Australia, 1993.
He designed the British Embassy in Berlin. In 1960 Wilford joined the practice which James Stirling created in 1956. In England Michael Wilford now practices under the name of Michael Wilford architects and in Germany has established Wilford Schupp, based in Stuttgart.
Wilford"s work has gained international renown and includes significant public buildings such as performing art centres, art galleries, museums and libraries located around the world.
He teaches extensively in schools of architecture including posts at Yale, Harvard, Rice, the University of Cincinnati in United States of America, the University of Toronto, McGill University Montreal in Canada, University of Newcastle, Australia, the Architectural Association in London, and the University of Sheffield, England. He has been an external examiner at many United Kingdom schools of architecture and sits on juries for numerous international architectural competitions and architectural awards.
In 2001 he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. 2000 The Lowry performing and visual arts centre in Salford, England
2000 British Embassy in Berlin
1994 Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst (University for Art and Music), Stuttgart, Germany
1997 Stirling Prize - Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst, Stuttgart, Germany.
Chairman, assessor Royal Institute of British Architects Architecture awards, 1987, 89, 91, 92. Assessor Cardiff Bay Opera House competition, 1994, Buchanan St. Urban competition, Glasgow, Scotland, 1997, Aarhus City Art Museum competition, Denmark, 1997. Fellow Royal Society of Arts.
Member Singapore Institute of Architects, Royal Institute of Arbitrators, Groucho Club, Bund Deutscher Architekten (honorary), Royal Institute of British Arbitrators.
Married Angela Spearman, September 24, 1960. Children: Karenna Jane, Carl Adrian, Paul Newton, Jane Anne, Anna Patricia.