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26 Apr 2012 RMJM - Tony Kettle News Tony Kettle Resigns Tony Kettle resigns from troubled RMJM, reports BD. He took over after Brian Stewart (shortly after the Scottish Parliament was completed) and lead the company as a designer. With so many directors gone and now the top man, who will run this once buoyant practice? Comments for publication welcome to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Tony Kettle joined RMJM in 1989 and is a Design Principal for the European Studio. He was in charge of major projects such as the controversial Gazprom Tower in Russia. More details online soon. 19 Jan 2012 RMJM - Latest News Paul Stallan Resigns Paul Stallan, Design Principal for RMJM in Scotland, has resigned just days after fellow Glasgow-based principal Alastair Brand was sacked, report the Architects' Journal. A RMJM spokesman confirmed that Paul Stallan, who had been with the practice since 1995 and had effectively built the Glasgow office, had ‘tendered his resignation’ and that it ‘had been accepted’. The move follows reports that staff in both the UK and US had repeatedly not been paid on time. Architect Paul Rodgers, 43, is believed to have taken over as Scottish managing prinicpal. Only six months ago Paul Stallan, who was described last year as ‘fiercely loyal’ to RMJM owner Fraser Morrison, had been handed the reigns of a new ‘design powerhouse’ under the Paul Stallan Studio banner, combining RMJM’s Edinburgh and Glasgow’s offices. Paul has been heavily involved in designing the 2014 Commonwealth Games Village in Glasgow. The practice also won the refurbishment of Gillespie Kidd and Coia’s Brutalist St Bride’s Church in East Kilbride having beaten off Page/ Park and James Stephens Architects. Stallan’s departure follows in the wake of the dismissal of Alastair Brand and allegations in a Scottish newspaper about the company, which have since been removed from the Herald Scotland website. Brand, who worked for RMJM for 17 years, was escorted from his Glasgow office by security guards on Monday morning and had his mobile phone confiscated. Paul previously won the title of Architect of the Year (Scotland) and won the Royal Scottish Academy Gold Medal for Architecture. In a separate development UK Prime Minister David Cameron has backed a new bid to strip Sir Fred Goodwin of his knighthood. Disgraced banker Sir Fred Goodwin worked as a consultant with RMJM after he had departed from the troubled RBS. 11 Jan 2012 RMJM - Latest Designs Atasehir Tower, Istanbul, Turkey picture from architects Atasehir Tower Istanbul RMJM Dubai studio receives planning approval for one of the tallest towers in Europe, located in the Atasehir district of Istanbul. The design for the mixed-use building, including super-high-rise apartments, will consist of a tower nearly 300 metres tall comparable with the height of London’s Shard. 3 Jan 2012 RMJM - YRM Purchase Update YRM sold to RMJM photograph from architects YRM Architects, a 67-year-old UK architects practice headquartered in London, England has been sold to RMJM, headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland. YRM specialised in the nuclear and aviation sectors. The major recent building by YRM was Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 with Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners back in 2008. 12 Dec 2011 RMJM - Latest Design DHA City, Karachi, Pakistan image from architects Pakistan Masterplan The RMJM Dubai studio has unveiled an ambitious masterplan for a new city near Karachi in Pakistan. In partnership with Doxiadis and Osmani Associates along with Professor Spiro Pollalis as chief planner, RMJM won a design competition in August 2010 to undertake the master planning study of DHA City in Karachi on an 11,640 acre rural site. 7 Nov 2011 RMJM - Recent Designs Merthyr Learning Quarter, southeast Wales, UK 2011- image from architects RMJM : latest design Planning permission has been granted for the Merthyr Learning Quarter Project (MLQ), which is being designed by RMJM’s London studio. 31 Oct 2011 Domodedovo Airport, Moscow picture from architects Domodedovo Airport RMJM awarded Segment 3 of Domodedovo Airport’s United Terminal. The RMJM European studio has been awarded the contract to design Segment 3 of the United Terminal of Domodedovo Airport in Moscow. It will be designed by RMJM in Edinburgh and Moscow and will increase the airports current capacity by 16.5 million passengers per year, with construction expected to be complete in 2017. 7 Oct 2011 RMJM - News St Bride’s Kirk - refurbishment, East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland image from Paul Stallan _Studio, RMJM RMJM Architects : building refurbishment Project by Paul Stallan _ Studio, RMJM 22 Aug 2011 RMJM - Construction News Newcastle Sixth Form College, England image from architect Newcastle Sixth Form College 4 Aug 2011 RMJM Architects - Latest Design Irving Convention Center, Texas, USA RMJM Hillier Architects image from architect RMJM : Latest Building 15 Mar 2011 RMJM - Practice News 2011 RMJM to Bolster Finances with £8m Funding Committed from Morrison Family RMJM today (Tuesday March 15th 2011) announced that the Morrison family is to commit an £8m funding package to the business, which will place the global architectural practice on a strong financial footing. Peter Morrison: photo : Dave Johnstone Unveiling the refinancing scheme to staff and shareholders, chief executive Peter Morrison revealed that the deal, which is subject to final shareholder approval, has been structured with the continued support of the group’s bankers and is scheduled to be completed by the end of this month. Mr Morrison said: "We have been working through the detail of this funding plan for several months, to enable us to underpin our superb architectural talent worldwide with a robust financial position. “The economic downturn has meant a very difficult couple of years for the profession but I’m immensely grateful to our teams and our partners worldwide for their patience and the exceptional quality of work they have continued to produce." The Morrison family has committed a total of £8m funding to the group, comprising £5m share capital in the company and a £3m loan. This will address cash-flow issues that have affected RMJM over the past 18 months, a result both of the recession in Europe, the United States and Middle East and late payments for substantial projects in the Middle East and Russia. As one of the world’s top ten architectural practices, with 850 staff and more than $125m (£78m) of projects currently on its books, RMJM is confident that this additional funding will put it in a strong position to continue to win new business as economies around the globe emerge from the recession. The RMJM order book is already back to pre-recession levels thanks to a series of significant international project wins, including the Baha Mar Resort in the Bahamas, Motorworld and Yas Southern Marina in Abu Dhabi and the delivery of the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre. Peter Morrison said: “Trading conditions continue to be challenging for the architecture sector but we are now seeing definite signs of recovery. The Far East continues to trade well and we are pursuing many significant new opportunities there. "After two very difficult years in the Middle East, the economy there is getting back on its feet and our US business is also starting to benefit from the recommencement of a number of projects which were put on hold during the height of the recession. “With a restructured balance sheet in place and the expected receipts from certain major overseas projects, we will be in robust shape and well-placed to benefit from the many opportunities the upturn will bring.” Commenting on the late payments to staff and industry partners caused by the cash-flow issues that RMJM has experienced in recent months, Mr Morrison added: “I would like to recognise the enormous effort, hard work and patience demonstrated by our staff, our industry partners and our shareholders in recent months. This support is critical to our ongoing success and it is hugely appreciated.” RMJM Architects - Studio News RMJM staffing and payment issues continue, 10 Mar 2011. Last week e-architect reported on '10 Design' in Hong Kong - led by directors Gordon Affleck, Adrian Boot, Ted Givens and Scott Findley, all former senior staff at RMJM in Hong Kong and Edinburgh. The latest development at RMJM, the Scottish-based global architectural firm, is mass resignation of staff at one of its main offices and the reported threat of industrial action over unpaid wages in the UK. Senior employees at the Hong Kong office jumped ship to rival company 10 Design after (though some were before) executives from RMJM head office were parachuted in to take control of the division, amid a ferocious battle over unpaid wages and alleged financial mismanagement. A further 33 employees there have also defected to rival firm Aedas, which has its head office in Hong Kong and is ranked above RMJM as one of the world's largest architecture practices. It has also emerged a number of workers at the company's UK offices - including the RMJM headquarters in Edinburgh - did not receive their wages on time for the second consecutive month. The news came amid unconfirmed reports that staff in the RMJM London office are considering taking strike action early next week. Most senior RMJM Hong Kong workers - including managing principal Bertil de Kleynen - quit after their office was taken over by a team headed by chief executive Peter Morrison. A source close to RMJM - which, until recently employed former RBS chief executive Sir Fred Goodwin as a consultant - described the loss of the management team as "very sad. The best architects have left the practice. It is a big problem for the company," he said. The Scotsman report that Peter Morrison stepped in to take control of the RMJM Hong Kong office last week after principal architect Catherine Siu - who is among those believed to have handed in their resignations - revealed she had lodged an official complaint with the Hong Kong labour department over unpaid salaries in an e-mail tirade addressed to Peter Morrison and copied to all 180 RMJM staff in Hong Kong. She accused RMJM of leaving the Hong Kong operation unable to make payments to workers and local creditors. If found guilty of the offence under Hong Kong law, Peter Morrison could be subject to a hefty fine and three years in prison. The chief executive, who runs RMJM with his father, Sir Fraser Morrison, yesterday revealed plans to bolster the Hong Kong division with new appointments and expand in mainland China, where it was responsible for a number of buildings used in the Beijing Olympics in 2008. Peter Morrison claimed it was "not entirely unexpected" that certain members of the previous RMJM management team would leave after last week's furore. But rival Aedas, which has around 750 staff in Hong Kong, have poached 33 staff from RMJM - the majority from the company's lucrative China team, led by William Wong. Ed Jimenez, a senior architect at RMJM's New York office, resigned after sending a 900-word e-mail to Mr Morrison, it was reported last week. St Joseph’s Primary School, South Lanarkshire, Scotland photo © Keith Hunter St.Joseph’s Primary School is one of a group of schools by RMJM, constructed by Kier. Napier Sighthill Campus photograph from RMJM architects Napier Sighthill Campus, Edinburgh, Scotland : RMJM Architects RMJM - USA News RMJM is being sued by employees in the United States over claims that it owes them hundreds of thousands of dollars. According to the lawsuit lodged in New Jersey, RMJM director Fraser Morrison and his chief executive son Peter Morrison reneged on the $24 million deal where RMJM merged with major US architects Hillier in 2007. According to the legal papers – filed on behalf of a number of US-based principals by former Hillier owner and shareholder representative Bob Hillier – RMJM owes $664,000 of a $1.5m cash bonus pool promised under the terms of the merger agreement to employees for 2009. RMJM advise that the remaining money will be paid soon. RMJM - Practice News 2010 Commonwealth Games Village, Glasgow, Scotland - Approval news picture from RMJM architects Commonwealth Games Athletes Village Capital Gate, Abu Dhabi, UAE - most leaning tower in the world image from RMJM architects Capital Gate Abu Dhabi Park Circus, Glasgow, Scotland, UK image from RMJM architects Park Circus Fred Goodwin @ RMJM 15 Jan 2010 The appointment of Sir Fred Goodwin as a consultant at RMJM has already unleashed a wave of negativity. Sir Fred will be advising the practice on international strategy, working closely with their executive team. This is a major appointment - a former heavyweight figure on the world stage. Our inbox is filling rapidly! It's the first appointment the former Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) chief executive has secured since stepping down from RBS after intense criticism. Fred Goodwin's approach to his pension was even attacked by the British Prime Minister. Currently RMJM Architects are the 5th largest architectural firm in the world with operations across five continents (ironically Sir Fred Goowdin built RBS up to be the 5th largest bank in the world) . Along with RMJM's recent 'signing' of architect Will Alsop this shows the studio is flexing its muscles and not afraid to deal with controversy. RMJM - Key Buildings Featured Buildings Scottish Parliament Building, Scotland building image © adrian welch Okhta Tower, Russia image from RMJM architects Palm Island Dubai, UAE picture from RMJM architects Falkirk Wheel, Scotland building photo from SSUK RMJM Building News 2009 Will Alsop at RMJM : New Studio photograph : Jason Alden RMJM plan to significantly strengthen its London studio, starting with appointment of a new top team. Miriam White, previously of Foster + Partners and Rafael Viñoly Architects, joins in the newly created position of Operations Director : RMJM London Stephen Lawrence Memorial Lecture Ayr Campus Building, Scotland image from RMJM architects Public Academy Suzhou Campus, China image from RMJM architects Louisiana Cancer Research Centre Building, USA image from RMJM architects London Array Wind Farm Substation, UK image from RMJM architects RMJM Hillier : North American Offices of Global Firm to Use RMJM Name RMJM Building News 2008 Beijing Convention Centre, China image from RMJM architects Dubai Convention Centre, UAE image from RMJM architects Ekaterinburg Tower, Russia image from RMJM architects St Patrick's College Dublin, Ireland image from RMJM architects Kolkata Convention Centre, India image from RMJM architects Mont Orchid Riverlet, Hong Kong image from RMJM architects Capital Centre Hotel, UAE image from RMJM architects City Palace Tower, Moscow, Russia image from RMJM architects Madinat Al Soor Dubai, UAE image from RMJM architects Chinese University of Hong Kong image from RMJM architects Jewel and Esk Valley College, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK 2008 image from RMJM architects Jewel and Esk Valley : Education building Shenzhen University Town Library Project, Shenzhen, China 2007 image from RMJM architects Chinese building : American Institute of Architects Prize 2007 Sheffield University, England 2007 image from RMJM architects English University University Campus Suffolk, England 2007- image from RMJM architects RMJM university building Forthside development, Edinburgh, Scotland - image from RMJM architects Forthside Princes Dock Tower, Liverpool, England - image from RMJM architects Liverpool Tower Doncaster Racehorse Facility, England 2008 Doncaster building Cambridge Biomedical Campus, south Cambridge, England 2007- Kolkata Airport, India 2008- image from RMJM architects Kolkata Airport More RMJM projects online soon RMJM Hillier RMJM merge with USA's 5th largest practice, Hillier of New Jersey. Hillier Architecture formed in 1966 and have around 350 employees. Most of their buildings are in the US but they designed the GlaxoSmithKline HQ, just west of London RMJM Hillier Architects : Announcement RMJM Hillier Projects, alphabetical: Champalimaud Foundation Charity Hospital New Orleans Gouverneur New York Penn State Student Health Center Princeton House University Medical Center Princeton Hospital Moscow Skyscraper - Moscow City Palace Tower, Russia 46 storey tower; initial proposal for 118 storeys – Europe’s tallest tower located close to Foster & Partners' 'tallest tower in Europe' proposal RMJM Architects win Gazprom's new headquarters, St Petersburg, Russia image from RMJM architects RMJM - Key Projects Newcastle College Homes for the Future, Glasgow Tron Theatre, Glasgow Glasgow Harbour - various buildings David Hume Tower, Edinburgh (Robert Matthew) Scottish Public Pensions Agency, Galashiels Commonwealth Institute, west London, England - RMJM Grade II* listed : saved from potential demolition 2007 New Zealand House, Haymarket, London SW1 1960 Al Gurg Tower, UAE - Lowport Primary School - Extension, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland 2003 Stevenson College – ‘the music box’ proposal, Edinburgh, Scotland - University building, Chatham, Kent, UK 2006 More projects by RMJM Architects online soon

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OVERVIEW
RMJM is an international firm of architects with offices throughout the UK, Asia, and the Middle East. Founded in 1956 by renowned British architects Robert Matthew and Stirrat Johnson-Marshall, RMJM is one of the world’s largest architectural practices and employs almost 700 people in 11 international offices: Bangkok, Beijing, Cambridge, Dubai, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hong Kong, London, Moscow, Shanghai, and Singapore. RMJM Architects recently secured commissions in four of the world’s rapidly developing markets—China, India, Russia, and Qatar—providing the impetus for forthcoming offices in Abu Dhabi, Delhi, and Doha.

NOTABLE PROJECTS
Abu Dhabi Convention Centre, UAE (current)
Beijing Olympic Green Convention Centre, China (current)
Dubai Convention Centre, UAE (current)
Kolkata Intl Convention Centre, Kolkata India (current)
Shanghai Expo 2010 Intl Convention Centre, China (current)
Custom House Quay, Glasgow (current)
China Merchants Bank, Shanghai (current)
Beijing Olympic Convention Centre (2007)
Gazprom, St. Petersbirg (2007)
World Bengal Tower, Kolkata (2005)
The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh (2004)
SZR-17, Dubai (2003)
Dubai Tower, Doha (2003)
Falkirk Wheel & Visitor Center (2002)
University of St. Andrews (2002)

MILESTONES
1956 RMJM founded by British architects, Robert Matthew and Stirrat Johnson-Marshall.
1962 Completion of New Zealand House, described as ”London’s most distinguished
1960’s office block” and now a Grade 2 listed building
1962 Completion of the Commonwealth Institute, London
1966 RMJM oversees the design of the entire campus of the University of York
1969 Czechoslovakian Embassy opens, designed by RMJM
1974 RMJM extends capabilities as educational facilities design specialist, designing full University of Stirling campus
1999 RMJM awarded the RSA Gold Medal for Architecture (Paul Stallan)
2002 RMJM wins British Construction Industry Award for design of the William Gates Building, University of Cambridge
2003 Presented with the Scottish design Award ‘Best Original Work’ for the Falkirk Wheel
2005 RMJM wins appointment to design international convention center in Kolkata, India
2006 Moscow appoints RMJM to design the new headquarters for gas giant, Gazprom
2006 Construction begins on the RMJM-designed Beijing Olympic Green Convention Centre
2007 RMJM’s design for Centralised Science Laboratories Building at The Chinese University Hong Kong wins 2006 Hong Kong Institute of Architects Merit Award for Community Building

MANAGEMENT
Peter Morrison has served as RMJM Architects’ CEO since 2006. He joined the group in 2003 as a non-executive director of the holding company. Since joining, Peter has led RMJM through a period of dynamic and strategic international expansion particularly focused on rapidly emerging and global markets. He has a background in corporate finance and acquisitions. Peter Morrison will continue as RMJM’s CEO while Sir Fraser Morrison will become the acting CEO of RMJM Hillier until a permanent replacement is installed.

PRINCIPALS
David Pringle, Managing Director (Asia)
Hazel Wong, Managing Director (Middle East)
Tony Kettle, Managing Director (UK)
Scott Findley, Design Director (Asia)
Paul Stallan, Design Director (UK)
Robert Meikle, Technical Director (Middle East)
Hugh Mullan, Group Finance Director (UK)

RMJM studio based in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdon

Lothian Regional Council Edinburgh (Robert Matthew)

The most well-known Scottish building by RMJM Architects has to be the Scottish Parliament in collaboration with EMBT Architects

British Home Stores Edinburgh (Robert Matthew)

RMJM Architects : Croythorn House, Edinburgh

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