Tom Wright (British architect)

Tom Wright ( born September 18, 1957) is a British architect. He was known above all by the Burj al Arab in Dubai, which has quickly become the architectural icon and a landmark of Dubai.

Life and career

He studied at the Royal Russell School and the Kingston Polytechnic School of Architecture (now Kingston University School of Architecture ) and completed his studies in 1983. He is employed by the firm WS Atkins PLC and now head of the architecture department at Atkins headquarters in Epsom, London.

Works

  • Burj al Arab (1999) in Dubai
  • Al- Rajhi Tower in Riyadh
  • Lakeside Hotel in Tunisia
  • Bahrain World Trade Centre, Bahrain
Atkins (company) Bahrain World Trade Center
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