RMJM (Robert Matthew Johnson Marshall) is one of the largest

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and design networks in the world. Services include architecture, development management, engineering, interior design,

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, lead consultancy,

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, specialist advisory services, and

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. The network caters to a wide range of clients in multiple different sectors including mixed-use, education, healthcare, energy, residential, government and hospitality."RMJM History & Services"
RMJM Architecture & Masterplanning Ltd., ''RMJM Website'', 25 June 2015 Specific services are also available through global PRO studios: RMJM Sport, RMJM Healthcare, RMJM DX and RMJM PIM. Founded in 1956 by architects

Robert Matthew Sir Robert Hogg Matthew (12 December 1906 – 2 June 1975) was a Scottish architect and a leading proponent of modernism. Early life and studies Robert Matthew was the son of John Fraser Matthew (1875–1955) (also an architect, and the pa ...

and

Stirrat Johnson-Marshall Sir Stirrat Andrew William Johnson-Marshall, CBE ARIBA FRIBA (19 February 1912 – 16 December 1981) was a British architect and one of the founders of RMJM along with Robert Matthew. Early life and studies Stirrat Johnson-Marshall was bor ...

, RMJM's first offices were based in London and

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. RMJM has been a strong proponent of

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and contemporary architecture inspired by cultures around the globe since its conception.

History

RMJM was founded by

and

in 1956. The partnership began following Robert Matthew's decision to hire Johnson-Marshall to manage the new London office of his architecture practice, which had been set up to oversee the construction of

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in Haymarket Road, London, described as "London's most distinguished 1960s office block".Paul Stallan; Lucy Andrew; Adrian Boot (2006) "RMJM: Inside Out, Outside In". Black Dog Publishing. The firm was heavily involved with academic campus projects in Scotland in the early 1960s, with notable commissions for the

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, the new

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in 1964 and the

University of Stirling The University of Stirling (abbreviated as Stir or Shruiglea, in post-nominals; ) is a public university in Stirling, Scotland, founded by a royal charter in 1967. It is located in the Central Belt of Scotland, built within the walled Airth ...

. In 1961, the firm took Tom Spaven, Kenneth Graham, Vernon Lee, John Richards, Chris Carter, and Alan Whiteman into partnership. As a result, the practice changed its name to RMJM & Partners."Scottish Architects"
Scottish Architects Website., ''Scottish Architects Website'', 25 June 2015 The change in name also marked a shift towards larger international projects; by 1967 the practice employed 350 members of staff between the

and London offices. RMJM began to take on more projects as the need for public sector construction grew, expanding to include a Glasgow studio before extending its reach beyond the British borders. In the late 1960s, the firm began working on projects in the United States. Further projects in the Middle East and Central Asia saw RMJM establish several more international studios in the following decades. Over the next 20 years, RMJM continued to expand and the firms

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, functional style became a trademark. As RMJM moved further into the

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of the Middle East, East Asia, and Africa, it began to establish more offices within the respective countries. Around 2010, management difficulties meant the RMJM workforce shrunk while they were subject to lawsuits and other challenges with their international studios Between 2011 and 2019, the company saw a change in its fortunes as it began to expand its services once more. 2014 saw the firm renew their relationship with the

Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations, which consists mostly, but not exclusively, of territories of the former British Empire. The event was first held in 1930 ...

by taking on the role of masterplanners for the City Legacy Consortium, developing 700 homes in the City of Glasgow's Commonwealth Athletes Village. In 2016, RMJM announced the creation of its first "PRO" studios with the capacity to provide sector-specific services, known as RMJM Sport and RMJM Healthcare. In the last decade RMJM has been commissioned for a number of significant projects including The Lakhta Center, the

Gate to the East The Gate to the East, also known as the Gate of the Orient, () is the second tallest building in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China behind Suzhou IFS. It is intended to be a symbol of a gateway to the city which emphasizes the city's continuing significance ...

, Iran Historical Car Museum,

Evolution Tower The Evolution Tower () is a skyscraper located on plots 2 and 3 of the MIBC in Moscow, Russia. The 55-story office building has a height of and a total area of . Noted in Moscow for its futuristic DNA-like shape, the building was designed by Bri ...

and Sheremetyevo Airport's North Terminal Complex.

Locations

Africa: Nairobi, Kenya; Mombasa, Kenya; Kampala, Uganda; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Gaborone, Botswana; Pretoria, South Africa Americas: New York City, USA; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Curitiba, Brazil Asia: Karachi, Pakistan; Shanghai, PRC; Shenzhen, PRC; Hong Kong; Singapore Europe: Valletta, Malta; Rome, Milan, Italy; Ostrava, Czech Rupublic; Belgrade, Serbia; Istanbul, Turkey Middle East: Dubai, UAE; Tehran, Iran''RMJM: Locations'', RMJM: Home, October 18, 2018
/ref> Sector Specific: Sport; Healthcare; PIM; DX

Notable projects

Royal Commonwealth Pool The Royal Commonwealth Pool is a category-A-listed building in St Leonard's, Edinburgh, Scotland that houses one of Scotland's main swimming pools. It is usually referred to simply as the Commonwealth Pool and known colloquially as the 'Commie ...

, Edinburgh, Scotland * Hutchesontown Area B housing estate,

Gorbals The Gorbals is an area in the city of Glasgow, Scotland, and former burgh, on the south bank of the River Clyde. By the late 19th century, it had become densely populated; rural migrants and immigrants were attracted by the new industries and e ...

, Glasgow, Scotland * Falkirk Wheel, Falkirk, Scotland *

campus masterplan, Glasgow, Scotland * Colville Building,

, Glasgow, Scotland *

Islamabad Islamabad (; , ; ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's tenth-most populous city with a population of over 1.1 million and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital Territory. Bu ...

Masterplan, Islamabad, Pakistan *

, London, England * Holy Area Development Project, Mecca, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia *

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art National Galleries Scotland: Modern (the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art) is part of National Galleries Scotland, which is based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Modern houses the collection of modern and contemporary art dating from about 1 ...

, Edinburgh, Scotland *

Scottish Parliament The Scottish Parliament ( ; ) is the Devolution in the United Kingdom, devolved, unicameral legislature of Scotland. It is located in the Holyrood, Edinburgh, Holyrood area of Edinburgh, and is frequently referred to by the metonym 'Holyrood'. ...

, Edinburgh, Scotland *

Khoo Teck Puat Hospital Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (Abbreviation: KTPH) is a 795-bed general and acute care hospital located at Yishun in Singapore. Named after Singaporean hotelier, Khoo Teck Puat, the hospital is part of an integrated development together with the adj ...

, Singapore * China National Convention Centre, Beijing, China *

Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre The ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi is an exhibition centre in Abu Dhabi. It was opened by Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates on February 18, 2007. It was designed by the international architecture firm, ...

, Abu Dhabi, UAE * Varyap Meridian, Istanbul, Turkey * Commonwealth Games Athlete's Village, Glasgow, Scotland *

DHA City DHA City Karachi is a housing estate being built in Gadap Town, which is located in the outskirts of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The project spans over 11,640 acres. Located 56 kilometers from Karachi, the community is planned to be self-dependent f ...

, Karachi, Pakistan *

Sheremetyevo International Airport Sheremetyevo International Airport (, , Internal code: ШРМ) is one of four international airports that serve the city of Moscow. It is the busiest airport in Russia and the post-Soviet states, as well as the ninth-busiest airport in Euro ...

North Terminal Complex, Moscow, Russia *

, Moscow, Russia *

, Suzhou, China *

Lakhta Center The Lakhta Centre () is an 87-story skyscraper built in the northwestern neighbourhood of Lakhta, Saint Petersburg, Lakhta in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Standing tall, it is the List of tallest buildings in Russia, tallest building in both Rus ...

, Saint-Petersburg, Russia *

Zhuhai Tower Zhuhai Tower is a tall skyscraper in Zhuhai, Guangdong, China. It is ranked 74th on the list of tallest buildings in China. Construction started in 2013 and was completed in 2017. It houses a St. Regis Hotels & Resorts-branded hotel, office ...

, Zhuhai, China *

Capital Gate Capital Gate, also known as the Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi, is a skyscraper in Abu Dhabi that is over tall, 35 stories high, with over of usable office space. Capital Gate is one of the tallest buildings in the city and was designed to incline 1 ...

, Abu Dhabi, UAE * Gate Avenue, Dubai, UAE * Metropol Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey *

Shenzhen Metro Line 6 Line 6 (), also known as the Guangming line () of the Shenzhen Metro is in operation. Line 6 is part of the Phase III expansion of the Shenzhen Metro with a construction time frame scheduled for 2015–2019. The first phase of Line 6 has a len ...

, Shenzhen, China * Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Dubai, UAE * China Merchants Bank Tower, Shanghai, China *

Belgrade Waterfront Belgrade Waterfront (), is an urban renewal development project headed by the Government of Serbia aimed at changing Belgrade's cityscape and economy by revitalizing the Sava amphitheater, between the Belgrade Fair and Branko's bridge, includin ...

, Belgrade, Serbia

Awards

*Financial Times Industrial Architecture Award, 1968, Power Station,

Cockenzie Cockenzie and Port Seton ( ; ) is a unified town in East Lothian, Scotland. It is on the coast of the Firth of Forth, four miles east of Musselburgh. The burgh of Cockenzie was created in 1591 by James VI of Scotland. Port Seton harbour was bu ...

Civic Trust Award The Civic Trust Awards scheme is a British awards scheme to recognise outstanding architecture, planning and design in the built environment. It was established in 1959, and is the longest-standing built environment awards scheme in Europe. The ...

, 1968, Pathfoot Building,

RIBA ''Riba'' (, or , ) is an Arabic word used in Islamic law and roughly translated as " usury": unjust, exploitative gains made in trade or business. ''Riba'' is mentioned and condemned in several different verses in the Qur'an3:130

Regional Award, 1970,

, Edinburgh *

Saltire Award The Saltire Society is a membership organisation which aims to promote the understanding of the culture and heritage of Scotland, founded in 1936. The society organises lectures and publishes pamphlets, and presents a series of awards in the fiel ...

, 1970, Housing at Scotstoun Park, South Queensferry *Civic Trust European Architecture Heritage Year Award, 1975, RMJM Offices, Edinburgh *

American Institute of Architects The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is a professional organization for architects in the United States. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C. AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach progr ...

Awards, 1983, New Jersey Highway Authority Office Complex, New Jersey * Queens Award for Export Achievement, 1983 *RSA Gold Medal for Architecture, 1994 *Dynamic Place Award- Supreme Award, 2003, Falkirk Wheel Boatlift, Falkirk *

RIBA Stirling Prize The Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize is a British prize for excellence in architecture. It is named after the architect James Stirling, organised and awarded annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). The ...

, 2005, The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh *Construction Week's "Project of the Year" Award, 2008, Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, Abu Dhabi *AIA Hong Kong Awards 'Merit Award for Architecture', 2009, Evian Town, Hong Kong *Futurarc Green Leadership Awards, 2011,

, Singapore *Green Excellency Award, Pakistan Green Building Council, 2016, DHA City Karachi, Pakistan *International Airport Review Awards Finalist, 2018, Sheremetyevo Airport Terminal B, Moscow *2020

CTBUH The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is an international body in the field of tall buildings, including skyscrapers, and sustainable urban design. A non-profit organization based at the Monroe Building in Chicago, Illinois, U ...

Awards of Excellence for "Best Tall Building 400 Meters and Above", 2019,

, St Petersburg *Construction Week Awards- Construction Executive of the Year Finalist, 2019

Gallery

File:Falkirk (Millennium) Wheel.jpg, The Falkirk Wheel, Scotland File:Scottish Parliament Building (10253345204).jpg,

Scottish Parliament Building The Scottish Parliament Building (; ) is the home of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, Edinburgh, Holyrood, within the World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site in central Edinburgh. Construction of the building commenced in June 1999 ...

, Scotland File:Capital Gate.jpg, Capital Gate, Abu Dhabi File:Moscow, Krasnopresnenskaya Embankment - Evolution tower (30590377323).jpg, Evolution Tower, Moscow File:Saint Petersburg Lakhta center 07.jpg, Lakhta Center, St-Petersburg File:Shenzhen Bay Innovation and Technology Centre in Dec 2020.jpg, Shenzhen Bay Innovation and Technology Centre, Shenzhen File:Varyap Meridian.jpg, Varyap Meridian, Istanbul

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rmjm Design companies established in 1956 1956 establishments in Scotland Architecture firms of Scotland Companies based in Edinburgh Stirling Prize laureates