Mike Davies
FRSA FRGS FICPD (born 25 January 1942) is a British architect. He was a founding partner of the Richard Rogers Partnership and a senior partner of the firm's current incarnation, RSHP.
Also recorded as Michael Jeremy Pugh Davies
Mike Davies

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- Name
- Mike Davies
- Born
- 25 January 1942
- Birthplace
- England
- Education
- Architectural Association School of Architecture, UCLA, Northern Polytechnic
- Awards
- Légion d’honneur
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- architect
- Known for
- Centre Georges Pompidou
- Honours
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire · Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
- Languages
- English
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FRSA FRGS FICPD (born 25 January 1942) is a British architect. He was a founding partner of the Richard Rogers Partnership and a senior partner of the firm's current incarnation, RSHP.
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Mike Davies (born 1942) is a British architect. The architect was born in England.
Mike Davies studied at Architectural Association School of Architecture, Highgate School and University of California, Los Angeles, among others. The architect is a member of Royal Geographical Society.
Works include Centre Georges Pompidou. Languages used include English. Mike Davies received Commander of the Order of the British Empire and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
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Biography
Mike Davies studied at Architectural Association School of Architecture, University of California, Los Angeles and University of North London. The recorded working language is English. Works named in the authority record are Centre Georges Pompidou. Distinctions recorded are Commander of the Order of the British Empire and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
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• Name — Mike Davies • Honorific Suffix — CBE RIBA FRSA FRGS FICPD • Born — 25 January 1942 • Birthplace — England • Education — Architectural Association School of Architecture, UCLA, Northern Polytechnic • Practice — Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners • Significant Buildings — Centre Georges Pompidou Lloyd's building (Grade I) Millennium Dome Heathrow Terminal 5 • Awards — Légion d’honneur • Illustration — Heathrow Terminal 5 Michael Jeremy Pugh Davies CBE RIBA FRSA FRGS FICPD (born 25 January 1942) is a British architect. He was a founding partner of the Richard Rogers Partnership and a senior partner of the firm's current incarnation, RSHP.
Early life and education
Early life and education
Mike Davies was born in Wales in 1942. His father was a geographer, and he travelled extensively with him as a child. He was educated at Highgate School, the Northern Polytechnic and the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, before graduating with a master's degree in urban design from UCLA in 1970.
Career
Career
Mike Davies started his career at Airstructures Design in London while studying at the Architectural Association. Following his master's degree at UCLA he co-founded Chrysalis Architects in the USA, a firm specialising in lightweight structures. He joined the partnership between Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano in 1971, shortly after they won the commission to design the Pompidou Centre in Paris, and later went on to become one of the founding directors of the Richard Rogers Partnership in 1977. He has worked with the firm ever since. In 2010 he was appointed a Chevalier of the Order of the Légion d’honneur by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Davies is known for always dressing in red. Rogers Stirk Harbour was reorganised in 2015 and Davies stepped down from his role as a partner in the company on 31 December 2015. He was to continue working for them in a part-time capacity.
Selected projects
Selected projects
• Illustration — The Millennium Dome • Pompidou Centre, Paris • IRCAM (Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique), Paris • Lloyd's Building, London • Millennium Dome, London • Heathrow Terminal 5, London
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1942
Mike Davies born at England.
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- 1.Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. Mike Davies biography.
- 2.Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. Mike Davies CV.
- 3.Anna Winston. Mike Davies turns 70. Building Design. 25 January 2012.
- 4.Hannah Baldock. He built the dome. Fortunately he didn't choose the colour. The Guardian. 26 July 1999.
- 5.Richard Waite. Top French honour for Pompidou architect Mike Davies. Architects' Journal. 19 April 2010.
- 6.Tim Walker. Any colour as long as it's red. The Independent. 19 November 2011.
- 7.Laura Mark. Davies to step down as RSHP announces new partners. The Architects' Journal. 17 November 2015.
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Formation and teaching. Davies studied at Architectural Association School of Architecture, University of California, Los Angeles, University of North London and Highgate School. Recorded as having studied at Architectural Association School of Architecture, University of California, Los Angeles and University of North London.
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