Glenn Howells

Glenn Paul Howells (born 15 July 1961) is a British architect and a director and founder of Glenn Howells Architects.

Glenn Howells
Born (1961-07-15) 15 July 1961
Stourbridge, UK
NationalityBritish
Alma materPlymouth School of Architecture
OccupationArchitect
PracticeGlenn Howells Architects
BuildingsSavill Building, One St Peters Square, Westonbirt Arboretum, Rotunda, Wardian London, The Triangle, Eleven Brindley Place, Bramall Music Building
ProjectsMaple Quays, London City Island, Paradise, Royal Wharf
Websitewww.glennhowells.co.uk
Glenn Howells Architects
Practice information
Founded1990
LocationBirmingham, London
Website
www.glennhowells.co.uk

Early life

Howells was born in Stourbridge, England and educated in Plymouth.[1]

Practice

His practice, Glenn Howells Architects (GHA), has offices in Birmingham and London. Howells founded his practice in London in 1990 but later moved the main office to Birmingham in 1992. GHA now employs 150 people in its Birmingham and London studios and works across the UK in many sectors including masterplanning, residential, offices, education, retail, health, hotel and leisure.[2]

Early projects included the award-winning Custard Factory, an affordable creative business space in Birmingham for developer Bennie Gray and a series of arts projects including the Market Place Theatre in Armagh, Northern Ireland (which won a RIBA regional award) and the Courtyard Theatre in Hereford.[3][4][5][6]

The practice subsequently expanded into residential and mixed-use regeneration schemes with a series of projects for innovative developer Urban Splash. These included Timber Wharf[7] and Burton Place[8] in Manchester and the remodeling of Birmingham's landmark Rotunda office building into residential use.[9]

Among its public projects is the Savill Building at Windsor Great Park, shortlisted for the 2007 RIBA Stirling Prize.[10] The competition winning scheme run by The Crown Estate, was intended to create a gateway to the listed gardens reflecting the character and quality of the park. The building grouped all visitor facilities under a grid shell roof creating a series of linked spaces. The roof is constructed from larch and clad with green oak from sustainable sources from the Windsor Estate. It is supported by an earth structure on the entrance side which houses ancillary facilities, while the garden side is elevated on legs to take advantage of the views. It opened to the public in June 2006.[11]

Today, GHA is working on a number of large scale projects and masterplans including thousands of homes as part of the regeneration of London's former docks and the mixed-use redevelopment of the historically sensitive Paradise Circus area of central Birmingham for Argent. The practice's design approach was featured in an interview for the RIBA Journal in 2019.[12] In 2018 Glenn Howells was appointed visiting professor at Birmingham City University in its School of Architecture and Design[13] and chair of the Birmingham Hippodrome Board of Trustees.[14]

Awards

GHA's projects have won a diverse range of awards including those of the Royal Institute of British Architects, the British Council for Offices, National Homebuilder, Housing Design and RICS awards, Civic Trust and Civic Voice awards, British Construction Industry Awards and Concrete Society and Brick Awards.[15] In 2019 Glenn Howells was awarded the BCO Regional Committee Chair's Award in recognition of outstanding contribution to the regional property industry.[16]

Projects

Selected projects include:

Masterplanning

Housing

  • Burton Place, Castlefield, Manchester
  • Luna Building, Bermondsey, London
  • Maple Quays, Canada Water, London
  • Parkside, Cambridge,[23]
  • Printworks, London[24],
  • Rotunda, Birmingham,[25]
  • Southside, Birmingham,[26]
  • Timber Wharf, Manchester,[27]
  • The Triangle, Swindon,[28]
  • Urbanest King's Cross, London[29],
  • Urbanest Vauxhall, London,[30]
  • Wardian, London[31]

Single Houses

  • Glass House, Hampstead[32]
  • Moat House, Dorsington[33]

Workplace

Public and Education

Retail and Leisure

Health and Extra Care

  • Brassington Avenue, Sutton Coldfield[53]
  • Institute of Translational Medicine, Birmingham[54]
  • One Bayshill Road, Cheltenham[55]
  • TouchBase, Birmingham[56]
  • University Hospital Birmingham[57]

References
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  2. "C is for Craft in Glenn Howells' design policy". RIBA Journal. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  3. Thorne, Alun (8 October 2010). "Twenty years of Glenn Howells architecture". Birmingham Post. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  4. "About Us - Custard Factory". Custard Factory. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  5. "» Glenn Howells Architects". birmingham-made-me.org. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  6. Pamela, Buxton (October 2010). "Custard Factory's Zellig development". www.bdonline.co.uk.
  7. Timber Wharf
  8. Burton Place
  9. Amanda, Birch (18 July 2008). "Glenn Howells Architects helps Birmingham's Rotunda come full circle". website.
  10. RIBA. "RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist 2007". www.architecture.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  11. "The Savill Garden | Britain's Finest Ornamental Garden | Windsor Great Park". www.windsorgreatpark.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  12. in-depth interview, RIBA Journal
  13. "Renowned architect appointed as visiting professor - Birmingham School of Architecture and Design | Birmingham City University". www.bcu.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  14. "New chair takes to the stage at Birmingham Hippodrome | TheBusinessDesk.com". West Midlands. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  15. "Awards | Glenn Howells Architects". Glenn Howells Architects. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  16. Jones, Tamlyn (29 March 2019). "Cornerblock crowned double winner at BCO Awards". birminghammail. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
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  18. "GHA Project | Paradise". Glenn Howells Architects. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  19. Brown, Graeme. "Latest Paradise Circus artists' impressions reveal new views in Birmingham city centre". birminghampost. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  20. "Glenn Howells submits plans for £450 million makeover of Paradise Circus". Architects Journal. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
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  22. "GHA Project | London City Island". Glenn Howells Architects. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
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  38. "Alley Arts & Conference Centre". Glenn Howells. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  39. "GHA Project | Bramall Music Building". Glenn Howells Architects. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  40. "GHA Project | Lime Street Gateway". Glenn Howells Architects. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  41. "GHA Project | National Memorial Arboretum". Glenn Howells Architects. Archived from the original on 24 May 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  42. "GHA Project | National Film & Television School". Glenn Howells Architects. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  43. "GHA Projects | Newman University". Glenn Howells Architects. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  44. "GHA Project | Saint Martin's School". Glenn Howells Architects. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
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  48. "GHA Project | Westonbirt Arboretum". Glenn Howells Architects. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  49. "GHA Project | Brassington Avenue". Glenn Howells Architects. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  50. "GHA Project | Gloucester Services". Glenn Howells Architects. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  51. "GHA Project | John Lewis, Exeter". Glenn Howells Architects. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  52. "GHA Project | John Lewis, Oxford". Glenn Howells Architects. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  53. "GHA Project | Brassington Avenue". Glenn Howells Architects. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  54. "GHA Project | Institute of Translational Medicine". Glenn Howells Architects. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  55. "GHA Project | One Bayshill Road". Glenn Howells Architects. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  56. "GHA Project | TouchBase". Glenn Howells Architects. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  57. "GHA Project | University Hospitals Birmingham". Glenn Howells Architects. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
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