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Nicholas Grimshaw

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Sir Nicholas Grimshaw (born 9 October 1939) is a prominent English architect, particularly noted for several modernist buildings, including London's Waterloo International railway station and the Eden Project in Cornwall. He was President of the Royal Academy from 2004 to 2011. He was chairman of Grimshaw Architects (formerly Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners) from its foundation to 2019, when he was succeeded by Andrew Whalley. He is a recipient of the RIBA Gold Medal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nicholas Grimshaw is the 462nd most popular architect (down from 442nd in 2019), the 4,502nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,857th in 2019) and the 36th most popular British Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Nicholas Grimshaw ranks 462 out of 518. Before him are Alejandro Aravena, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, Anne Lacaton, Cass Gilbert, Jan Kaplický, and Kenneth Frampton. After him are Nicholas Hawksmoor, Guðjón Samúelsson, Robert Moses, Max Taut, Andrei Stackenschneider, and James Wyatt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Nicholas Grimshaw ranks 487. Before him are Björn Engholm, Héctor Salva, Robert Kramer, Gianfranco Leoncini, Gerry Goffin, and Chris Dickerson. After him are Trịnh Công Sơn, Paride Tumburus, James Hartle, Dario Campeotto, Erik Hansen, and Józef Grudzień.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Nicholas Grimshaw ranks 4,503 out of 8,785. Before him are David Beaton (1494), Lonnie Donegan (1931), Catharine Trotter Cockburn (1674), Cynthia Erivo (1987), John Roebuck (1718), and Gilbert White (1720). After him are Albert Lee (1943), Alice Greene (1879), William Shanks (1812), Kelly Macdonald (1976), Alan A'Court (1934), and John Gardner Wilkinson (1797).

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Among ARCHITECTS In United Kingdom

Among architects born in United Kingdom, Nicholas Grimshaw ranks 36. Before him are Frederick Catherwood (1799), Carlos Raúl Villanueva (1900), Charles Robert Cockerell (1788), Richard Knill Freeman (1840), Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764), and Kenneth Frampton (1930). After him are Nicholas Hawksmoor (1661), James Wyatt (1746), William Adam (1689), James Gibbs (1682), Calvert Vaux (1824), and Robert Smirke (1780).

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