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In 2023, the Ribbon Building, one of Tom Wright's architectures, was opened in Iran and in Tehran. The three functions of the building are visually split by a flowing silver ribbon of cladding and light. This single dramatic device helps transform a simple, efficient structure into a memorable
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In 2013 Tom Wright, Geku Kuruvilla George, and Hakim Khennouchi left Atkins to create a new practice called WKK Architects incorporated in July 2013. WKK was restructured and WKA (Wright Kuruvilla Architects Ltd) was formed in March 2024.
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One of White's most recent projects is the co-design of Celebrity Cruises' new ship, Celebrity Edge, which brings a number of innovations to the cruise ship industry.
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School of Architecture. Wright qualified as an architect in 1983, the same year he was accepted as a member of the
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