EPR Architects is a London-based architectural practice that originally started business under the names of its founders Elsom Pack & Roberts. It is known for commercial, residential and hotel projects. Cecil Elsom CBE (17 January 1912 – 3 April 2006) founded the practice in London in 1947 with William Pack and Alan Roberts. According to Elsom's obituary in ''The Times'': "

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Architect who appreciated classical design and restoration but also provided London with admirable postwar buildings." Projects such as the

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Eastbourne Terrace office scheme became the trademark style in the practice's early years. The practice changed its name to EPR Partnership in the eighties, and then EPR Architects in 1988. The company is based in

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, London, previously being based in

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. The practice was listed in AJ100 for 2013 at position 17 out of the top 100 architectural practices. The company sponsors the New London Architecture centre and

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's Pinpoint.

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conducted an oral history interview (C467/10) with Cecil Elsom in 1997 for its Architects Lives' collection held by the British Library.National Life Stories, 'Elsom, Cecil (1 of 10) National Life Stories Collection: Architects' Lives', The British Library Board, 1997
Retrieved 10 April 2018

Notable projects

*American Express, Brighton * Ram Brewery, Wandsworth, London *

Bernard Weatherill House Bernard Weatherill House is a municipal facility in Croydon, London. The building, which is located just south of Croydon Town Hall, provides accommodation for many of the offices of Croydon London Borough Council. History The building was commi ...

, Croydon * 2 Waterhouse Square, London * Greenwich Millennium Village (now Maurer Court), Greenwich, London * Parliament View, London * Greenwich Millennium Village, Greenwich, London * Twenty Rathbone Place, London * 24 Savile Row, London with potter Kate Malone * Cardinal Place (offices and shopping centre), London (2006) * Qube (mixed use), London (2008) *Eastbourne Terrace, Paddington, London (1958) At the time of opening, the 18-storey building was one of the highest in Britain. *

Hammersmith Broadway Hammersmith Broadway is a major transport node and shopping centre in Hammersmith, London. History The shopping centre opened in 1994, on the site of many now-demolished buildings, including The Clarendon Hotel (a music venue) and Palmers De ...

(offices, retail and transport interchange), London *London Weekend Television Centre (now

The London Studios The London Studios (also known as The South Bank Studios, The London Television Centre, ITV Tower, Kent House and LWT Tower) in Lambeth, London, Lambeth, Central London was a television studio complex owned by ITV plc and originally built for ...

), London (1972) *Victoria Street (offices and retail, Ashdown House), London (1975)''The Times'', Tuesday, December 9, 1975; pg. 13; Issue 59573

References

External links

Official site
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