As RMJM paves the way to the future, its long history, international spirit and resilient character continue to shape the firm’s culture. Over the last 60 years, RMJM has made the founder’s vision to revolutionise the industry a reality, through consistently adapting to market changes and shifting social demographics, evolving into one of the largest and most geographically diverse architecture firms in the world.
The year begins with the completion of the Lakhta Centre, officially the tallest building in Europe, as work on Sheremetyevo Airport nears its conclusion in time for the 2018 World Cup.
RMJM wins a Cityscape Award for the DIFC development and the Zhuhai St Regis Hotel Hotel & Office Tower is named the world’s 10th tallest building to be completed on 2017.
The Gate of the Orient is completed. RMJM is appointed as Executive Architect and Interior Designer for Santiago Calatrava’s ‘The Tower’, and Designer for Sheremetyevo Airport Terminal B
RMJM Network of studios and alliances expands its global footprint size with the incorporation of RMJM Sport and new studios in Serbia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Botswana
RMJM’s masterplan for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games Village is heralded as a major feature in the Games’ legacy, transforming and rejuvenating Glasgow’s East End (Glasgow, United Kingdom)
The Varyap Meridian, the first Turkish project of its kind to achieve LEED certification, is awarded the Best Built Residential Project at the Cityscape Awards (Istanbul, Turkey)
The Capital Gate is certified as the ‘World’s Furthest Leaning Manmade Tower’. The tower leans 18 degrees westwards, which is more than four times Italy’s Leaning Tower of Pisa (Dubai, UAE)
Praised as the most energy efficient hospital in Asia and winner of several prestigious awards, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital becomes the most awarded project in RMJM’s history (Singapore)
The opening of the 2008 Olympic Games sees several projects designed by the firm, including The Beijing Olympic Green Convention Center, later repurposed as The China National Convention Center
RMJM acquires Hillier Architecture, one of the largest architecture practices in the US. In 2011, the London based YRM joins RMJM too, allowing the firm to venture in more technologically intensive industries
Located at Holyrood, within the UNESCO World Heritage Site in central Edinburgh, the Scottish Parliament Building celebrates its opening with a slew of awards including a RIBA and Civic Trust Award (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
The Falkirk Wheel, the world’s only rotating boatlift, opens to be recognised as an iconic landmark in the engineering world. The project is currently portrayed in the £50 note issued by the Bank of Scotland (United Kingdom)
The Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and TDR Inc appoint RMJM to design their new head office in Manila, a 42 storey building comprising a total GFA of 81,000 SF (Manila, Philippines)
The firm is awarded the RIAS Urban Regeneration Award and the Civic Trust/AHS Emstar Award for Energy conservation for their work on the Scottish Executive Headquarters in Edinburgh (United Kingdom)
RMJM’s design for the Happy Valley Clubhouse, is recognised with the HKIA Certificate of Merit, becoming an easy landmark by virtue of its distinctive timber roof (Hong Kong)
RMJM’s work on the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh earns them a Scottish Museum of the Year Award (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
The design for the Kota Kinabalu International Airport will set the ground for more projects in the aviation industry. Domodedovo Airport, NSCB International Airport and London City Airport will follow in the next decades
The award comes to recognise the relevance of RMJM’s international activities, as well as the outstanding level of design services delivered worldwide
Following the Holy Area Development Project, RMJM is commissioned to design and engineer a mixed use development consisting of residential apartments, retail, and offices in the Holy City of Medina
The firm completes the redesign of an open plan space for the London Borough of Hillingdon’s Council Office, winning the 1979 Civic Trust Award Commendation and the 1980 TV Times Readers Award
The Cross Harbour Tunnel provides the first road link between Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. RMJM was in charge of designing two ventilation buildings as well as the administration building (Hong Kong)
RMJM was the first registered international consultant to be employed by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Ruler of Dubai. Today, the Dubai office is located on Dubai Design District (D3)
HRH Princess Anne opens the Royal Commonwealth Pool on the 16th of July 1970. Several Awards follow, including RIBA Regional Award and Structural Steel Design Award (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
RMJM begins work in Saudi Arabia following an invitation to design the first plans for the Western Region, with master plans for the Holy cities of Mecca and Medina, and the commercial capital Jeddah
After undertaking a building costs study for the government of Northern Nigeria in 1962, RMJM is appointed as executive architect for an IDA-funded programme of over 100 schools and colleges in Nigeria
HRH Queen Elizabeth II opens one of the firm’s first major projects, the New Zealand House, quoted as “One of London’s first and most significant office blocks” (London, United Kingdom)
RMJM begins working on the masterplan for the new city of Islamabad in Pakistan. For this project, the firm works in close collaboration with world renowned architects such as Gio Ponti and Doxiadis
The firm wins the Centenary Medal of the Edinburgh Architecture Association for their work on the Turnhouse Airport, Edinburgh (United Kingdom)
Sir Robert Matthew and Stirrat Johnson-Marshall found RMJM in 1956, establishing the firm’s first offices in Edinburgh and London (United Kingdom)
