Tszwai So

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Tszwai So

Tszwai So (born 1981 ) is a British architect, best known for his design for the award-winning Belarusian Saint Kyrill Church in London .

biography

Born in China , grew up in Hong Kong, UK. He studied architecture at the University of Hong Kong and received the Ho-Fook Architecture Prize in 2003. He later moved to the UK and studied at Wolfson College of the University of Cambridge . In 2011 So and a partner founded an architectural office based in London and Accra . Her clients include Birkbeck College , the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster , the Holy See , Queen Mary University of London and others.

architecture

Belarusian Church, London

The Belarusian Church in London

For example, he became internationally known for the first time as the author of the project of the Belarusian Uniate Catholic Church of Saint Kyrill in London , which was completed on behalf of the Holy See in 2017. The church is the first wooden church built in the city since the Great Fire of London in 1666 . The project won several UK and international awards and was nominated for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture .

An Echo in Time

In March 2018, So's anonymous contribution, called "An Echo in Time", won the EU-supported international competition for the project of the first pan-European memorial for all victims of totalitarianism of the 20th century on Jean Rey Square in Brussels . The jury included Norman Foster , László Tőkés and Tibor Navracsics . The competition was organized by the EU educational project Platform of European Memory and Conscience .

Great Synagogue of Slonim

In August 2018, Belarusian state television reported that Tszwai So was working with the Foundation for Jewish Heritage in Great Britain and the family of British television presenter Natasha Kaplinsky on a renovation project for the 17th century Great Synagogue of Slonim in Belarus. Slonim is the hometown of the Kaplinsky family.

drawings

So's drawings of the award-winning design of "An Echo in Time" won first prize in 2018 at the worldwide RIBA Journal International Drawing Competition. His drawings were exhibited at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London from August 29 to September 12, 2018 and then at RIBA North in Liverpool until October 30 .

Science and Social

He teaches at the University of Westminster . He is a trustee of the Heritage Trust Network, a nationwide charity working to save Britain's built heritage. Tszwai so is an expert in Belarusian wooden architecture and Victorian architecture and has published articles on both topics in the RIBA Journal .

Awards

On October 31, 2016, Tszwai So was named a rising star in British architecture by the RIBA Journal. In 2017 he was named the best British architect under 40 by the American Institute of Architects . On October 26, 2017, So received the award for Best Young Church Architect of the Year from the National Churches Trust and the Duke of Gloucester . In November 2018 it was announced that the Belarusian Church of London had been nominated for the EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture - the Mies van der Rohe Prize.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Минск - великий европейский город 20-го века". Архитектор из Гонконга о белорусской церкви в Лондоне . TUT.by .
  2. ↑ Jonathan Morrison: First wooden church since 1666 is set to shine its light . The Times . 17th December 2016.
  3. ↑ a b RIBA 2017 and New London Architecture awards for Wolfson Alumnus . Wolfson College Cambridge.
  4. ^ Spheron Architects> about us . Spheron Architects official website.
  5. ↑ Белорусская мемориальная часовня в Лондоне номинирована на премию имени Миса ван дер Роэ - 2019 . National State Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus .
  6. ↑ 10 buildings to see at Open House London 2017 . Royal Academy of Arts .
  7. ↑ Best Small Chapel Architecture & Design . ArchDaily .
  8. ^ Morgan and Ash named among winners of New London Awards . Architects' Journal.
  9. ^ Building Faith: 10 Catholic Churches Designed to Uplift and Inspire . Architizer .
  10. ^ Presentation of Winners of Platform's Competition for a Proposal of a Pan-European Memorial for the Victims of Totalitarianism in Brussels . Platform of European Memory and Conscience .
  11. ^ British architect to help rebuild Slonim synagogue . National State Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus .
  12. ↑ Сіла веры . National State Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus .
  13. ↑ Eye Line 2018: the winners . RIBA Journal .
  14. ↑ Eye Line postbag is pure joy . RIBA Journal .
  15. ↑ Tszwai So - Eye Line 2018 winner . Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge .
  16. ^ Architecture & Memory . The Architecture Foundation.
  17. ↑ Tszwai So, Trustee .
  18. ↑ Tszwai So: Re-embodying memories: The architectural joys of Belarusian churches and how to conserve with limited resources raised questions of our fundamental relationships with objects . RIBA Journal. March 27, 2017.
  19. ↑ Tszwai So: An unsung quest for authenticity: George Truefitt was one of the founding fathers of the AA and 33 of his buildings remain protected. So why have so few people heard of him? . RIBA Journal. May 10, 2017.
  20. ↑ Rising Stars: Tszwai So . RIBA Journal.
  21. ^ Young Church Architect or Surveyor of the Year . National Churches Trust. 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME So, Tszwai
ALTERNATIVE NAMES So, Raphael Tszwai
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British architect and designer
DATE OF BIRTH 1981