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Kathryn Findlay (26 January 1953 – 10 January 2014) was a Scottish architect..

Ushida Findlay Architects

Ushida Findlay Architects is an architectural practice originating in Tokyo but now based in London.

Ushida Findlay, the practice she ran with her now-ex-husband Eisaku Ushida, turned heads in the 1990s with a succession of wildly.

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  • Kathryn Findlay (26 January 1953 – 10 January 2014) was a Scottish architect.
  • Findlay was the first-ever female and first foreigner since the Meiji Period (1868–1912) to teach architecture at Tokyo University.
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  • They are known for their unusual, non-rectilinear, neo-expressionist buildings, including their Soft and Hairy House in Tsukuba (1994).[1] Their starfish-shaped design for a country house at Grafton Hall Estate in Cheshire (2002)[2] was selected in competition[3] but ultimately went unrealised.[4]

    The practice were architects for the ArcelorMittal Orbit tower, the UK's tallest sculpture, providing architectural design to transform it into a functional building.[5][6][7]

    History

    Ushida Findlay was originated in Japan, set up in 1986 by husband and wife team, Eisaku Ushida and Kathryn Findlay.

    They came to the UK in 1999, setting up the practice in Edinburgh.[8] However, the couple split-up and the company experienced financial difficulties, filing bankruptcy in 2004. F