Background
Mike Davies was born in Wales in 1942. His father was a geographer, and he travelled extensively with him as a child.
Mike Davies was born in Wales in 1942. His father was a geographer, and he travelled extensively with him as a child.
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 University of California, Los Angeles in 1970.
He is well known for always dressing from head to toe in red. Mike Davies started his career at Airstructures Design in London while studying at the Architectural Association. Following his master"s degree at University of California, Los Angeles he co-founded Chrysalis Architects in the United States of America, a firm specialising in lightweight structures.
He has worked with the firm ever since.
In 2010 he was appointed a Chevalier of the Order of the Légion d’honneur by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. He was to continue working for them in a part-time capacity.