Renato Benedetti (born November 1962) is a Canadian born and educated architect. He studied at the

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and has practiced in London since 1989. He founded Benedetti Architects in 2016 following twenty years of partnership with Jonathan McDowell as co-directors of the multi award-winning practice McDowell+Benedetti. Celebrated projects by McDowell+Benedetti include Scale Lane Bridge in Hull and Castleford Bridge in Yorkshire. Renato is a Built Environment Expert for the Design Council, a fellow of the

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and was a founding committee member of the London Festival of Architecture. He has been a competition judge for the

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since 2003 and was Chair of the judging panel for The Wall,"The Wall is a Christian organisation seeking to build a national landmark in the UK. The Wall of Answered Prayer will be an architectural sculpture consisting of a million bricks, each of which will represent a prayer which Jesus has answered." international design competition in 2016. He has judged numerous international awards and was a member of the RSA Art for Architecture Awards panel (1998–2004).

Education

* Bachelor of Environmental Studies (BES), Architecture,

* Bachelor of Architecture (BArch)

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Significant Buildings

* 2014–2020 BAFTA Headquarters, Piccadilly, London * 2017 Terni Bridge, Italy * 2017 Connock & Lockie, Bloomsbury, London * 2015 Eleventh Church, Clerkenwell, London * 2013 Brunner Headquarters & Showroom * 2013 Scale Lane Footbridge, Hull * 2008 Castleford Bridge, Yorkshire

Practices

* 2016 Benedetti Architects * 1996 McDowell+Benedetti Architects * * * 1989 David Chipperfield Architects

Honours, decorations, awards and distinctions

* 2014 World Architecture Festival Transport Award (Scale Lane Bridge) * 2013 London Borough of Lewisham, Design Review Panel Member * 2011 London Borough of Wandsworth, Design Review Panel Member and Founding Member * 2006 World Architecture Festival News Awards Judge * 2006 London Borough of Southwark, Design Review Panel member

Teaching

* 2009 Visiting Professor, Roma Tre University, Department of Architecture

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