• White Partners

    White Partners clients are architects.

    White Partners advise on business strategy to architects throughout the world.

    White Partners have assisted their architect clients in the fee and contract negotiations for appointments on more than 10 billion dollars of construction.

    White Partners have sourced and introduced their architect clients to commissions on more than a billion dollars of construction.

    White Partners advise on the curation and placement of architects archives.

  • Clients

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    ­ UK­

    ­ Rest of the World

  • Projects

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    UK

    (Selected)
    • Millenium Dome Greenwich, London, UK
    • Greenwich Peninsula Masterplan, London, UK
    • Terminal Five, Heathrow, London, UK
    • Wood Wharf, London, UK
    • Selfridges Birmingham
    • Bristol PFI Hospital
    • Kent PFI Schools
    • Birmingham PFI Schools
    • Waltham Forest PFI Schools
    • Bristol PFI Schools
    • 2012 High Street, London, UK
    • 2012 Stadium, London, UK
    • 2012 Bridge, London, UK 
    • 2012 Velodrome, London, UK 
    • 2012 Basketball, London, UK 
    • 2012 Swimming training, London, UK
    • Birmingham Library
    • Westminster College
    • Aberdeen Library
    • Dundee V+A
    • Glasgow Macintosh
    • In excess of 5000 Units of housing

    Europe

    (Selected)
    • Barajas Terminal 2, Madrid, Spain
    • University of Economics Vienna, Austria
    • BMW Central Building, Leipzig, Germany
    • Maxxi Museum of XXI Century Arts, Rome, Italy
    • Ordrupgaard Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark
    • Potsdammer Platz, Berlin, Germany
    • Phaeno Science Center Wolfsburg Germany
    • Puerta America Hotel, Madrid, Spain
    • Krankenhaus Nord
    • Hesperia Hotel
    • Antwerp Law Courts
    • Sports Park STOŽICE,  Ljubljana, Slovenia
    • Air Traffic Control Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
    • In excess of 2000 units of housing

    Rest of the World

    (Selected)
    • Sheik Zayed Bridge, Abu Dhabi, UAE
    • Lois and Richard Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art, Cincinati, USA
    • Beach Palace for Wife of HH The Emir, Qatar
    • Museum of National Textiles and Costumes, Qatar 
    • Art Foundation and Official Residence, Qatar
    • Khartoum Airport, Sudan
    • St. Petersburg Airport, Russia
    • Paramata Rail Link, Sydney, Australia
    • Puerto Madero Masterplan, Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • Estacion Retiro Masterplan, Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • Rosario Santa Fe River Masterplan, Argentina
    • Aeroportos Argentina 2000 multi location, Argentina
    • Puerto Montt Port Masterplan, Chile
    • Antofagasta Port Masterplan, Chile

  • Patronage

    White Partners believe the future of the profession of architecture is based in excellence in design schools, theoretical thinking and in the promotion of innovative young practitioners.

    White Partners have acted as patrons to the Bartlett School of Architecture for 9 years (2010) in the role as supporter of the Opener's Prize which helps to bring the best of the worlds leading architects to review and open the end of year Summer Show and award the Opener's Prize for the best Unit in the school. To date this list has included Thom Mayne, Daniel Libeskind, Zaha Hadid, Wolf Prix, Richard Rogers, Paul Finch, Nick Grimshaw, Massimiliano Fuksas, Hitoshi Abe.

    Over three editions of the Press Preview of Venice Architecture Biennale (2006, 2008, 2010) White Partners have hosted the Dark Side Club, a late night salon where young practitioners and theorists have the opportunity to converse with the professions leading practitioners about issues afffecting the profession. For details visit the dedicated webpage www.darksideclub.org.

    White Partners provide on going pro bono advice to selected practices throughout Europe in recognition of the difficulty of establishing a financially viable business. To discuss becoming one of these practices please contact us. 

  • Research

    White Partners carries out research into the value issues affecting the architectural profession.

    The most recent study is an analysis of the value created on behalf of the clients in the design and construction of three of the 21st Century's brand led buildings. This work carried out in conjunction with Coop Himmelblau, Office of Zaha Hadid and Delugan Meissl looks at the value creation when measured in editorial coverage produced by their respective buildings for BMW and Porsche at BMW Welt, BMW Leipzig and Porsche Museum.

    White Partners utilises links with some of the leading theorists in statistical probability modelling, auction theory and negotiating techniques to offer tools and skills sets for the optimum fee negotiation structures and provides innovative structures for risk sharing, incentivised fee and contract arrangements for our clients in their appointments.

    White Partners works with in house legal advice and chosen network of specialists in Intellectual Property, partnering and property and an international network of firms we feel offer insight into regional variations of legal apointments.

    White Partners collates and analyse the trends and preferences in markets through out the world that affect architectural appointments.

    White Partners have a catalogue of studies into markets around the world.

    White Partners have a catalogue of  studies of clients around the world. 

  • Contact

    Robert White
    Partner
    White Partners
    www.whitepartners.com

    White Partners are hosts of the 2010 Edition of the Dark Side Club during the Press Preview of the 2010 Venice Architecture Biennale www.darksideclub.org

    In London:
    HW Lee New Derwent House
    69 - 73 Theobalds Road
    London WC1X 8TA
    T + 44 (0)20 7025 4677.
    Mobile + 44 (0) 7774621059
    robert@whitepartners.com

    In Vienna:
    A - 1070 Vienna, Austria
    Kirchengasse 41
    T + 43 1 522 66 66
    Skype whitepartners1­



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