Will Alsop

Will Alsop
Alsop always wanted to be an architect, but at six years old he didn’t understand what they did. At only six years old he designed a house for his mother, set in New Zealand. He first started working in the business of architecture at age 16. At age 23 he started to go to school to study the architecture and made a design for a contest to plan the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. His design came second.

His buildings are exuberant and bright; his buildings or original and have a very contemporary feel to them. Alsop is also prominent in the art world, with his pop art sketches and paintings. He drew his inspiration for his buildings from other sources; pop music, science fiction films and comic books. These inspirations of his can clearly be seen in Peckham Library. He has many awards and nominations under his belt, including the Stirling Prize, Civic Trust Award, Private Eye magazine's Worst New Building, City of Toronto Urban Design Award and numerous others.
Will Alsop’s designs are coming to Canada, in the form of condominiums. The Westside Lofts are currently in construction and will be open soon. Alsop also designed a building for Canada’s largest and oldest school of art and design; Sharp Centre for Design for Ontario College of Art & Design was designed by Alsop and was completed in 2004.
Will Alsop concepts of architectural design is where the architectural world is heading, but he is already there.

-Nevin Webster