Cindy Walters facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Dr Cindy Walters
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| Born | 17 June 1963 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | AJ Woman Architect of the Year Award |
| Practice | Walters & Cohen |
| Buildings | Bedales School (Hampshire); Colston's Girls' School (Bristol); Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art (Kew Gardens); KwaZulu Natal Society of Arts (Durban,South Africa) |
Cindy Walters (born 1963) is an Australian architect. She is a partner at Walters & Cohen, an architecture firm in London, England.
Cindy studied architecture in South Africa. In 1990, she moved to London. She worked at a firm called Foster & Partners. Then, in 1994, she started her own company, Walters & Cohen, with Michál Cohen.
Designing for Education
Walters & Cohen is known for designing schools. In 2003, they were asked to create new school designs. This was for the Department for Education and Skills in the UK. Later, in 2012, they also designed schools for the Scottish Government. These designs helped create better learning spaces for students.
Awards and Recognition
Cindy Walters and Michál Cohen have won many awards for their work. In 2012, they received a special award. It was the first-ever Woman Architect of the Year Award from the Architects' Journal. The judges praised their high-quality building designs. They also noted how involved the firm was in teaching and helping other architects. At that time, most of the architects working at Walters & Cohen were women.
Key Awards for Buildings
Walters & Cohen has won many awards for specific buildings. Some of these include:
- 2022: Nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Award for the Dorothy Garrod Building. This building is at Newnham College, Cambridge.
- 2021: RIBA South East Award and RIBA National Award for The King’s School. This was for their International College in Canterbury.
- 2020: Civic Trust Award for The Dorothy Garrod Building. This is also at Newnham College, Cambridge.
- 2019: RIBA National Award, RIBA East Award, and RIBA East Building of the Year. All these were for The Dorothy Garrod Building.
- 2018: Civic Trust Award for the Vajrasana Buddhist Retreat Centre.
- 2017: Civic Trust Award for Regent High School.
- 2016: RIBA London Sustainability Award for Regent High School. This award recognized the building's environmentally friendly design.
- 2013: RIBA South Region Award for a new building at Ryde School.
- 2010: Civic Trust Award for The Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art. This gallery is located at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
