Peter
Coleman
Director, architecture, head of retail
London
Peter chairs our architecture profession in southern England, a community of more than 250 architects. He is a main board director.
He champions our retail sector activities in all regional offices and directs key retail and regeneration projects.
His studio won the 2004 Architect of the Year award in retail. Notable projects include WestQuay, Southampton; Tres Aguas, Madrid; Chapelfield, Norwich and Waterfront City, Melbourne.
What is your biggest personal influence?
“Architecture which demonstrates tactile rationalism, demonstrating an individual response to site, human scale and a mastery of material - illustrated by works of Kahn, Aalto and Jacobsen.”