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Comment: The article requires some more sources which focus on the company itself, rather than individual bridges it has built. Lovelyfurball (talk) 17:10, 23 March 2026 (UTC)
| Knight Architects | |
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| Practice information | |
| Founders | Martin Knight |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Location | London |
| Significant works and honors | |
| Projects | Colne Valley Viaduct, Merchant Square Footbridge, New Pooley Bridge, Kruunusillat |
| Website | |
| www | |
Knight Architects is a British architectural practice based in London, specialising in the design of bridges and transport infrastructure. The firm was founded in 2006 by Martin Knight and frequently collaborates with structural engineering firms on civil engineering projects.[1]
History and work
[edit]Knight Architects was established by Martin Knight, a former Associate Director at WilkinsonEyre.[2] The practice focuses exclusively on bridge design and infrastructure.
The firm has provided architectural design for several major national and international infrastructure projects. In the United Kingdom, Knight Architects provided the concept design for the 3.4km Colne Valley Viaduct (part of the High Speed 2 project), which became the country's longest railway bridge upon completion.[3][4] Internationally, the practice collaborated with WSP Finland on the design of Kruunusillat in Helsinki, a 1.2km cable-stayed tram and pedestrian bridge, now the longest and tallest bridge in Finland.[5]
Other completed structures include the Küstrin-Kietz Rail Crossing (2024) over the Oder river between Germany and Poland, noted as the first heavy-rail bridge to use carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) hangers;[6] the New Pooley Bridge (2020), the UK's first stainless steel road bridge, built to replace a structure destroyed during Storm Desmond;[7] and the Merchant Square Footbridge (2014) in Paddington Basin, London, a movable structure featuring five cantilevered beams that open in a sequence inspired by a Japanese hand fan.[8]
Awards
[edit]Knight Architects was named "SME Consulting Firm - Best Place to Work" at the 2025 New Civil Engineer Awards.[9] Projects designed by the firm have also received industry recognition; the Colne Valley Viaduct won the 2024 Building Beauty Award (Engineering Category) from the Royal Fine Art Commission Trust,[10] and the Küstrin-Kietz Rail Crossing received the 2025 Bridges International Award.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Mairs, Jessica (22 September 2016). "Knight Architects unveils design for Finland's longest bridge". Dezeen. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "Chris Wilkinson 1945 – 2021". Architecture Today. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "HS2 finishes Colne Valley Viaduct". BBC News. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "Bridge Over Troubled Water". The Times. 10 August 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "Construction of Finland's biggest bridge sees completion of 135m-tall diamond-form pylon". New Civil Engineer. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "Knight Architects-designed bridge between Germany and Poland opens". The Architects' Journal. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "Sheep and Land Rovers rejoice: Pooley Bridge reunites the Lake District". The Guardian. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "Knights' Japanese fan-inspired Paddington footbridge opens". The Architects' Journal. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "2025 Winners - NCE Awards 2026". New Civil Engineer. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "Building Beauty Awards 2024 Winners". Building Beauty Awards. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "Winners 2025 - Bridges Awards 2025". Bridges Awards. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
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