A graduate of both Liverpool University and the Architectural Association, London, Jim joined what became Wilkinson Eyre Architects in 1986, twice winners of the RIBA Stirling prize.
His long experience in architectural practice has seen him work on a diverse range of project types at all stages of the design and construction process. He has a particular interest in multi-disciplinary projects where architectural creativity and engineering principles can be combined.
Jim was awarded an OBE for services to architecture in 2003 and the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Presidents Medal in 2004. He holds a visiting professorship at Liverpool University School of Architecture and has taught at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He was President of the Architectural Association from 2007-2009.
He has been a juror for a number of high-profile design competitions and was a member of the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment’s Design Review Panel up to its merger this year with the Design Council.