Terry Farrell (architect)
Sir Terence Farrell CBE FRIBA FRSA FCSD MRTPI (born 12 May 1938), known as Terry Farrell, is a British architect and urban designer. In 1980, after working for 15 years in partnership with Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, Farrell founded his own firm, Farrells. He established his reputation with three completed projects in London in the late 1980s: Embankment Place, 125 London Wall aka Alban Gate and SIS Building aka Vauxhall Cross.
Sir Terry Farrell | |
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Sir Terry Farrell | |
| Born | Terence Farrell 12 May 1938 Sale, Cheshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Children | 5 |
| Practice | Farrells |
| Buildings | KK100 The MI6 building Charing Cross station Edinburgh International Conference Centre M+ Incheon International Airport Beijing South railway station The Home Office building Peak Tower |
| Website | Official website |
He garnered a strong reputation for contextual urban design schemes, as well as exuberant works of postmodernism such as the MI6 Building. In 1991, his practice expanded internationally, opening an office in Hong Kong. In Asia his firm designed KK100 in Shenzhen, the tallest building ever designed by a British architect, as well as Guangzhou South railway station, once the largest railway station in Asia.
At the 2013 invitation of Ed Vaizey, the Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries, his firm commenced the Farrell Review of Architecture and the Built Environment, intended to offer expert guidance on the direction of British architecture.