Richard England nominated for Commonwealth award

The Kamra tal-Periti has nominated Professor Richard England as a candidate for the Robert Matthew Award.
This award commemorates the first President of the Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA), Sir Robert Matthew and recognises innovative contributions to the development of architecture, in the Commonwealth context.
The award is given to an architect or architectural office making the most outstanding contribution having particular relevance to the country or region in which they operate. Past winners include Ken Yeang with TR Hamzah and Yeang of Malaysia, Philip Cox of Australia, Ian Ritchie Architects of UK, and Arup Associates of UK.
Professor England burst into the architectural scene in Malta in 1962, with the design of the iconic Church of St Joseph in Manikata. 
Over the last half century, his work attracted the attention of the international architectural world.

In the early 80s, he was commissioned by Iraqi architect Rifat Chadirji, to work together with other world-famous architects, including Carlfried Mutschler, Arthur Erikson, Sheppard Robson, Ricardo Bofill, Robert Venturi, and Arup Associates, to prepare plans for the Bab Al-Sheikh district of...