Julia Barfield
British architect
Julia Barfield,, (born 1952) is a British architect and director of Marks Barfield Architects, established in 1989. Barfield created the London Eye together with husband and partner David Marks.2
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Born Nov 15, 1952.1
About
Barfield has interest in vernacular architecture, geometry and in the way nature "designs and organizes itself so efficiently". She was influenced by Buckminster Fuller and his beliefs on how architects have a social and environmental responsibility. Barfield remains involved in a diverse array of projects within architecture, including the categories of culture, education, transportation, sports, leisure, and master planning.
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Companies
- kut kutjopFounder11
Early life and education
- 1972 to 1978Architectural Association School of Architecture3
Barfield was drawn to architecture through the influence of a family friend who was an architect. She was interested in the arts and sciences, and believes that "architecture is a bridge" between them. She studied at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London from 1972 to 1978. She spent a year abroad working in the barriadas of Lima, Peru, where she designed housing and a community centre.
From Wikipedia’s article on Julia Barfield (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Career
Occupation: architect.6
- Since 1990Worked at kut kutjop4
- 1978 to 1990Worked at Foster and Partners4
- Date not recordedFounded kut kutjop5
Known for: London Eye.7
Personal life
Awards
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- 1WikidataJulia Barfield on Wikidata
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- 11Wikidatakut kutjop, Founder