Pringle Richards Sharratt
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Pringle Richards Sharratt is an architectural firm that was formed in 1996 by John Pringle [b. 1951], Penny Richards [b.1950] and Ian Sharratt [b.1948]. Based in London, the practice has worked on public buildings, art galleries, museums, libraries, archives, university and transport buildings. Before forming PRS, John Pringle and Ian Sharratt were partners at Michael Hopkins and Partners
and Penny Richards had her own practice that specialised in museum and gallery projects.
Other directors are Simon Hart, Malcolm McGregor, and Gordon Abbott.
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Hopkins Architects
Hopkins Architects Partnership LLP is a prominent British architectural firm established in 1976 by Sir Michael and Lady Patricia Hopkins. The practice has won many awards for its work and has twice been shortlisted for the Stirling Prize, including in 2011 for the 2012 London Velodrome and in...
and Penny Richards had her own practice that specialised in museum and gallery projects.
Other directors are Simon Hart, Malcolm McGregor, and Gordon Abbott.
Notable Projects
- Winter Garden & Millennium GalleriesSheffield Winter GardensSheffield Winter Garden in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire is one of the largest temperate glasshouses to be built in the UK during the last hundred years, and the largest urban glasshouse anywhere in Europe. It is home to more than 2,000 plants from all around the world...
, Sheffield (2002), , , , - Gallery OldhamGallery OldhamGallery Oldham is a free-to-view public art gallery found in the Cultural Quarter of central Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England.-Design:Designed by architects Pringle Richards Sharratt, Gallery Oldham was completed in its original form in February 2002...
, Oldham (2002), , , - Oldham Library & Lifelong Learning Centre (2005)
- Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry (2008)
- Shrewsbury SchoolShrewsbury SchoolShrewsbury School is a co-educational independent school for pupils aged 13 to 18, founded by Royal Charter in 1552. The present campus to which the school moved in 1882 is located on the banks of the River Severn in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England...
Music School (2001) - Pitt Rivers MuseumPitt Rivers MuseumThe Pitt Rivers Museum is a museum displaying the archaeological and anthropological collections of the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. The museum is located to the east of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, and can only be accessed through that building.The museum was...
Research Centre and Balfour Library, Oxford University (2006) - Radcliffe Science LibraryRadcliffe Science LibraryThe Radcliffe Science Library is the main teaching and research science library at the University of Oxford, England.Being officially part of the Bodleian Library, although with a completely separate building, the library holds the Legal Deposit material for the sciences and is thus entitled to...
, Oxford University (2007) - Victoria and Albert MuseumVictoria and Albert MuseumThe Victoria and Albert Museum , set in the Brompton district of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects...
Grand Entrance, Glass Gallery, Contemporary Glass Gallery, Textile Reference Collection, Temporary Exhibition Galleries (1996-2006) - Real TennisReal tennisReal tennis – one of several games sometimes called "the sport of kings" – is the original indoor racquet sport from which the modern game of lawn tennis , is descended...
Court, Middlesex University (1999) - Carlisle Lane Flats (2005)
- Hull History CentreHull History CentreThe Hull History Centre is an archive and local studies library that houses the combined collections of both the Hull City Council and Hull University archives and local studies resources...
(due for completion in 2009) - West Ham Bus Garage for Transport for LondonTransport for LondonTransport for London is the local government body responsible for most aspects of the transport system in Greater London in England. Its role is to implement the transport strategy and to manage transport services across London...
(due for completion 2009) - Fit out of the Palestra Building and installation of UK's largest internal Fuel Cell [(Transport For London)] (2006-2010)
Awards
2007- Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award (Shortlisting), Oldham Library & Lifelong Learning Centre
- Academy of Urbanism, The Great Place Award, Winter Garden
- British Construction Industry AwardsBritish Construction Industry AwardsThe British Construction Industry Awards were launched by the New Civil Engineer magazine and Thomas Telford Ltd - both owned by the Institution of Civil Engineers - in 1998....
(Shortlisting), Oldham Library & Lifelong Learning Centre - Landscape InstituteLandscape InstituteThe Landscape Institute is a British professional body for landscape architects. Founded in 1929 as the Institute of Landscape Architects, it was granted a Royal Charter in 1997. The Institute aims to promote landscape architecture, and to regulate the profession with a code of conduct that...
Awards - President's Award, Sheffield Winter Garden
2005
- Wood Award Commendation, Carlisle Lane Flats
2004
- Civic TrustCivic TrustThe Civic Trust of England was a charitable organisation founded in 1957. It ceased operations in 2009 and went into administration due to lack of funds/...
Awards, Gallery Oldham & Sheffield Winter Garden - ECSN European Award for Excellence in Concrete, Sheffield Millennium Galleries
- European Federation of Interior Landscaping Groups Gold Award, Winter Garden
2003
- RIBA (Royal Institute of British ArchitectsRoyal Institute of British ArchitectsThe Royal Institute of British Architects is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally.-History:...
) Award, Sheffield Millennium Galleries & Winter Garden - Royal Fine Art Commission Trust Building of the Year Jeu d'Esprit Award, Sheffield Winter Garden
- Civic TrustCivic TrustThe Civic Trust of England was a charitable organisation founded in 1957. It ceased operations in 2009 and went into administration due to lack of funds/...
Award Commendation, Shrewsbury School Music School & Auditorium - RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered SurveyorsRoyal Institution of Chartered SurveyorsThe Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is an independent, representative professional body which regulates property professionals and surveyors in the United Kingdom and other sovereign nations....
) Pro Yorkshire Award for Design & Innovation, Sheffield Winter Garden - British Guild of Travel WritersBritish Guild of Travel WritersThe British Guild of Travel Writers was formed in 1960. It is a membership organisation that admits authors whose work focuses on travel. It also includes among its membership many other professionals who generate travel-related content for print, broadcast and online media...
' Commendation, Winter Garden - Civic TrustCivic TrustThe Civic Trust of England was a charitable organisation founded in 1957. It ceased operations in 2009 and went into administration due to lack of funds/...
Green Flag AwardGreen Flag AwardThe Green Flag Award is the benchmark national standard for parks and green spaces in the United Kingdom. The scheme was set up in 1996 to recognise and reward green spaces in England and Wales that met the laid down high standards...
, Sheffield Winter Garden - Variety Club of Great Britain Best Regeneration Award, Winter Garden
- Wood Award Shortlisting, Sheffield Winter Garden
- ICE (Institution of Civil EngineersInstitution of Civil EngineersFounded on 2 January 1818, the Institution of Civil Engineers is an independent professional association, based in central London, representing civil engineering. Like its early membership, the majority of its current members are British engineers, but it also has members in more than 150...
) Yorkshire Award, Highly Commended, Sheffield Winter Garden
2002
- Civic TrustCivic TrustThe Civic Trust of England was a charitable organisation founded in 1957. It ceased operations in 2009 and went into administration due to lack of funds/...
Award, Sheffield Millennium Galleries - RIBA (Royal Institute of British ArchitectsRoyal Institute of British ArchitectsThe Royal Institute of British Architects is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally.-History:...
) Award, Gallery Oldham - Concrete Society Award, Sheffield Millennium Galleries
- Kensington & Chelsea Environment Award Scheme, Victoria & Albert Museum
- Brick Award Commendation, Shrewsbury School Music School & Auditorium
- Manchester Civic Society Design Award, Gallery Oldham
2001
- RIBA (Royal Institute of British ArchitectsRoyal Institute of British ArchitectsThe Royal Institute of British Architects is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally.-History:...
) Award, Shrewsbury School Music School & Auditorium - British Construction Industry AwardsBritish Construction Industry AwardsThe British Construction Industry Awards were launched by the New Civil Engineer magazine and Thomas Telford Ltd - both owned by the Institution of Civil Engineers - in 1998....
(Shortlisting), Shrewsbury School Music School & Auditorium and Millennium Galleries,Sheffield - Wood Award (Shortlisting), Shrewsbury School Music School & Auditorium
- Shrewsbury & Atcham Design & Heritage Award, Shrewsbury School Music School & Auditorium