Jonathan Mark Falkingham (born c. 1962,

Bradford Bradford is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in West Yorkshire, England. It became a municipal borough in 1847, received a city charter in 1897 and, since the Local Government Act 1972, 1974 reform, the city status in the United Kingdo ...

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, England) is a British

architect An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

and property developer, co-founder of

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property development company

Urban Splash Urban Splash is a UK-based Real estate development, property development business. It was founded in 1993 by chairman Tom Bloxham and creative director Jonathan Falkingham. Headquartered in Castlefield, Manchester, it also has regional bases in ...

Background

Jonathan Falkingham was born in

. He studied Architecture at

Liverpool University The University of Liverpool (abbreviated UOL) is a public research university in Liverpool, England. Founded in 1881 as University College Liverpool, Victoria University, it received Royal Charter by King Edward VII in 1903 attaining the de ...

graduating in 1988. Falkingham's wife Nicole, who he started dating in 2003, was found dead from

hypothermia Hypothermia is defined as a body core temperature below in humans. Symptoms depend on the temperature. In mild hypothermia, there is shivering and mental confusion. In moderate hypothermia, shivering stops and confusion increases. In severe ...

in January 2013 after a night out with friends.

Career

Falkingham founded the design company Shed in 1991, which merged with King McAllister to become shedkm. In 1993 Falkingham co-founded the property development company

, of which he is the chief executive. The company specialises in converting redundant industrial buildings into city centre residential

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s. They have won over 100 awards for design, architecture and urban renewal. Falkingham is a member the board of the Liverpool Architecture and Design Advisory Panel and a trustee of

National Museums Liverpool National Museums Liverpool, formerly National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside, comprises several museums and art galleries in and around Liverpool in Merseyside, England. All the museums and galleries in the group have free admission. The mu ...

Awards and recognition

Falkingham's renovation of his own home, a 17th-century sandstone farmhouse in Allerton near Liverpool, won a

Royal Institute of British Architects The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally, founded for the advancement of architecture under its royal charter granted in 1837, three suppl ...

(RIBA) Excellence Award in 2005 and was shortlisted for the Manser Medal. In the Queen's Birthday Honours 2013 Falkingham was appointed a

Member of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

(MBE) for services to architecture and regeneration.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Falkingham, Jonathan Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Alumni of the University of Liverpool British real estate and property developers Architects from Bradford 1960s births