High-tech pioneer Nicholas Grimshaw steps down as chair of his architecture firm

Nicholas Grimshaw has stepped down as chair of Grimshaw, the architecture firm he founded almost 40 years ago, to dedicate his time to a new foundation.
The 79-year-old British architect, who won the RIBA Royal Gold Medal in 2019, will remain in an advisory role and will devote much of his time to the new Grimshaw Arts and Architecture Foundation.
Andrew Whalley, currently principal architect at Grimshaw, will take over from Grimshaw as chair of the company.
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