Keith Griffiths (architect)
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Keith Griffiths 12 October 1954 Merthyr Tydfil, Wales |
| Nationality | British (Welsh) |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Website | www |
| Practice | Aedas |
Keith Griffiths RIBA FHKIA (born 12 October 1954) is a British architect who founded and chairs Aedas, one of the largest global architecture and design practices. Since 1983 and for most of his career he has resided in Hong Kong.
Griffiths was born to Emrys and Jane Griffiths in 1954 in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. He was brought up in the small cathedral city of St Davids, in Wales. He attended Ysgol Dewi Sant, St Davids School and read architecture at St John's College, University of Cambridge where he received a Masters in Architecture in 1976 and a Diploma in Architecture in 1979. In 1979 he registered as an architect (ARB) and became a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). He was awarded a fellow ship of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA) in 2001.
From 1978 to 1980 Griffiths worked for Arup Associates before joining Foster and Partners in London as a member of the design team for the new Hongkong and Shanghai Bank headquarters (HSBC) in Hong Kong. In 1985, Keith Griffiths and Anthony Hackett set up Hackett and Griffiths in Hong Kong. Hackett and Griffiths first commission was the new Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club sailing Centre at Middle Island. Further commissions included LandMark 2, Bangkok in 1987 for First Pacific Land; Pacific Plaza, Singapore in 1988 for LET Pacific (formerly London and Edinburgh Trust);Gaysorn Shopping Centre, Bangkok in 1988 for Gaysorn Property Company Ltd.
In 1992 Griffiths joined LPT Architects, which has offices in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, and designed the John Hancock Tower in Singapore.
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