Tom Wright

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Tom Wright is a British architect best known for designing Dubai’s iconic sail-shaped Burj Al Arab hotel.

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instanceOf British person
architect
human
activeYearsStart 1980s
alive true
almaMater Kingston University
associatedWith Dubai tourism development
Jumeirah Group
basedIn London, England
surface form: London
birthName Thomas Alexander Wright
citizenOf United Kingdom
coFounderOf WKK Architects
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1957-09-18
designed Burj Al Arab
designedStructureType hotel
skyscraper
educatedAt Kingston University
surface form: Kingston Polytechnic
employer WS Atkins
familyName Wright
fieldOfWork architecture
gender male
givenName Tom
hasWebsite https://www.wkkarchitects.com
hasWorkIn Europe
Middle East
influencedBy modernist architecture
knownFor design of luxury hotels
high-rise building design
languageSpoken English
memberOf Royal Institute of British Architects
name Tom Wright
nationality British
notableDesignFeature sail-shaped hotel form of Burj Al Arab
notableProjectLocation Dubai
surface form: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
notableRecognition international recognition for Burj Al Arab design
notableWork Burj Al Arab
occupation architect
placeOfBirth Croydon
surface form: Croydon, London, England
positionHeld Design Director at WS Atkins
residence United Kingdom
spouse Claire Wright
style contemporary architecture
subjectOf architectural documentaries about Burj Al Arab
interviews in architecture magazines
worksAt WKK Architects

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Burj Al Arab architect Tom Wright