130 YEARS – WILSON ARCHITECTS

Celebrating 130 years of continuous architectural practice through four generations, Hamilton Wilson traces back the influences that have shaped Wilson Architects design approach: “…to me, Architecture and Landscape Architecture are inseparable.”

BY Lorenzo Logi

May 20th, 2014

Featuring the building listed in the UK Guardian’s Top 20 University Libraries of the 21st Century, as well as Sunrise Beach House, and the Translational Research Institute (TRI) Building.

These projects emphasize how this multi-generational practice creates unique and fascinating architecture with an undeniable connection to its landscape architecture.

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