Gavin Orton

architecture = place + people

people + place = architecture

architecture is about place –  places we know, walk through, visit, work, play, live and socialise. It has a real context – historical, economical, political, environmental and social. These are the situations where architecture happens. 

architecture is about people - it provides a background for individuals or groups, large or small, to come together. Be it a town square, a theatre, an office, a community centre – their aim is to bring people together. These are the interactions people experience everyday and architecture enables them to happen.

Qualifications

B.A. (Hons.) Architecture BArch, PG dip. RIBA

Education

Birmingham School of Architecture

Participation

Corporate member of RIBA, Committee Member of West Midlands Forum for Tomorrow (Forum for the Built Environment),  President of Birmingham Architectural Association, Member of Birmingham Civic Society