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Sarah Wigglesworth studied at Cambridge University, gaining a Diploma with Distinction in 1983. Since founding her London-based practice in 1994, Sarah has developed a reputation for bringing outstanding design to ecological buildings, using innovative materials. Her work is characterised by a careful theorising of the issues central to each project, and a close engagement with clients and end users. Her Straw Bale house and office has won numerous awards, including the 2004 RIBA Sustainability Award. Mossbrook Special School Classroom for the Future, Sheffield was the winner of five National Awards, and the Siobhan Davies Studios, London was winner of a 2006 RIBA Award. Sarah is a CABE Built Environment Expert, and a member of the LLDC Quality Panel. She has a long-standing relationship with academia, and was a Professor of Architecture at the University of Sheffield for nineteen years. In 2003 Sarah was awarded an MBE for her services to architecture.
This is a podcast version of our RDInsights archive recording from 2013 with the award-winning architect Sarah Wigglesworth RDI MBE, who recently closed her practice. Mike Dempsey RDI caught up with Sarah to record an update and learn about her decision to move to new pastures.
Photo: Jim Stephen
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Straw Bale house and office, London, UK
2001
2001
Siobhan Davies dance studios, London, UK
2005
2005
Mellor Primary School, Stockport, UK
2015
2015
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Paul Smoothy, Mark Hadden and Marianne Majerus, Sarah Wrigglesworth
Richard Bryant and Peter Cook, Sarah Wrigglesworth
Beccy Lane, Sarah Wrigglesworth
Paul Smoothy, Mark Hadden and Marianne Majerus, Sarah Wrigglesworth
Richard Bryant and Peter Cook, Sarah Wrigglesworth
Beccy Lane, Sarah Wrigglesworth