Piers GoughCBE RA (born 24 April 1946) is anarchitect in the practiceCZWG. His younger brothers are the composerOrlando Gough and Jamie Gough, theUniversity of Sheffield's senior lecturer in Town and Regional Planning.[1]
Gough was born inBrighton, grew up inHove, and went toUppingham School, Rutland. He studied at theArchitectural Association School of Architecture in London and qualified in 1971. He co-founded the architectural practice Campbell Zogolovitch Wilkinson and Gough (CZWG), in 1975.
While working on his own house in east London in the 1970s, he fell through the floor and damaged his spine. The drop was only 10 feet but he was hospitalised for six months and now walks with the aid of a stick.[2]
He made his name with CZWG's work in the redevelopment of theLondon Docklands (1988).[3] His projects include:1988:Janet Street-Porter's house, central London; 1991: Crown Street regeneration,Glasgow; 1993:Westbourne Grove public lavatories, west London; 1994: Brindley Place Cafe,Birmingham; 2000: Green Bridge,Mile End Park, east London, Maggie's Centre, Nottingham (2011) andCanada Water Library, Southwark; 2011.
Gough was listed in the 2018London Evening Standard's "Progress 1000: London's most influential people" (Visualisers: Architecture)[4]
Gough was appointed aCommander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to architecture in the1998 Birthday Honours,[5] and was elected aRoyal Academician in 2002.[6]
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