Jonathan Falkingham

Jonathan Mark Falkingham
MBE
Born Bradford, Yorkshire
Nationality British
Alma mater Liverpool University
Occupation Architect
Practice Urban Splash

Jonathan Mark Falkingham MBE (born c. 1962, Bradford, Yorkshire, England) is a British architect and property developer, co-founder of urban renewal property development company Urban Splash.

Background

Jonathan Falkingham was born in Bradford, Yorkshire.[1][2] He studied Architecture at Liverpool University graduating in 1988.

Falkingham's wife Nicole, who he started dating in 2003, was found dead from hypothermia in January 2013 after a night out with friends.[1]

Career

Falkingham founded the design company Shed in 1991, which merged with King McAllister to become shedkm.[1][3]

In 1993 Falkingham co-founded the property development company Urban Splash, of which he is the chief executive.[1] The company specialises in converting redundant industrial buildings into city centre residential apartments.[4] They have won over 100 awards for design, architecture and urban renewal.

Falkingham is a member the board of the Liverpool Architecture and Design Advisory Panel and a trustee of National Museums Liverpool.

Awards and recognition

Falkingham's renovation of his own home, a 17th-century sandstone farmhouse in Allerton near Liverpool, won a Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Excellence Award in 2005[1][2] and was shortlisted for the Manser Medal.[5]

In the Queen's Birthday Honours 2013 Falkingham was appointed a Member of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for services to architecture and regeneration.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Ward, Victoria (28 January 2013). "Wife of millionaire architect found dead in car". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  2. 1 2 Neild, Larry (27 June 2005). "The past is brought to life; Converted farmhouse wins top award". Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Jonathan Falkingham RIBA, FRSA". Businessweek. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  4. ↑ Forsyth, Michael (2007), Understanding Historic Building Conservation, Blackwell Publishing, pp. 85–87, ISBN 9781405111720
  5. ↑ Barrett, Claire (8 October 2005). "It's not a house that puts its arms around you and gives you a hug ...". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60534. p. 17. 15 June 2013.
  7. ↑ "Liverpool alumni recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours List". University of Liverpool. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
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