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Book: CBA - Contemporary British Architecture

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James Simon Bichard
b. London

Christmas baby 1979

Career
October 2003 Allies and Morrison Architects
July 2002 Hopkins Architects - The regenerative Masterplan for Hull; Chester Masterplan & detail design work; Wai Tai Yuan Shanghai Masterplan; Hastings' Station Plaza brown-field redevelopment.

Plus++ Time in architectural offices in Shen Zhen, China; Sydney, Australia; and stacking shelves in supermarkets learning the hard way howto make a living....

Education

2002 BA Architecture [Part1] First Class Degree, three firsts consecutive years (1-1-1), St.John's College, Cambridge University, Whytehead Scholar for three years. Awarded Edward S. Prior Prize for acheiving outstanding technical excellence. Nominated to national level for the RIBA President's Medals, awarded M.I.T (Boston U.S.A) 1 year scholarship.
1999 Gap Year spent in a campervan chasing the sunsets around Australia, travels inc. Japan & Southern Africa. Taught English to students in Fortaleza, Brazil, for 3 months, followed by 4 weeks spent on a bus seeing the Latin quarter.
1998 A-Level 3xA A/S Level B
1996 GCSE 5xA* 4xA Additional Level 1xA (French)
1993 Awarded Academic and Art Scholarships to Charterhouse, UK.

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Author CBA Hebei Publishers
Various Design Consultancy Work

Skills: Party-planner, fundraising, French and Spanish languages, driving and windsurfing.