1.4 Team

Ian Watchorn, RA, AIA

WAU is led by Ian Watchorn, a Licensed Architect in both the US & Europe with prior experience working at some of the worlds most internationally renowned offices; including two separate Pritzker Prize winning architects in OMA and Grafton Architects.

Critical to Ian's understanding of architecture is an awareness of the distinct skills required to both design and deliver architectural projects. With this understanding in mind, Ian spent his formative years working on the front end of high profile design projects and competitions, most notably with OMA and Grafton Architects. This design thinking was then further refined leading a number of design commissions in the years that followed. With a desire to see projects through to completion Ian then completed his educational arc at Cooper Robertson, working exclusively on the back end of project delivery and construction with some of New Yorks most noteworthy cultural institutions, including MoMA, The New Museum, and The Albright Knox Museum, gaining extensive experience in project documentation, and execution.

With experience in leading all stages of architectural projects at the highest-level Ian founded WAU - Watchorn Architecture & Urbanism in 2020.

Professional Licensure

2020 New York State Licensed Architect

2020 Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland

2020 Royal Institute of British Architects

Professional Affiliation

2020 American Institute of Architects

Professional Experience

2020 WAU - Watchorn Architecture & Urbanism

2016 Cooper Robertson

2016 HWKN - Hollwich Kushner

2014 Studio Link-Arc

2013 Grafton Architects

2012 OMA - Office for Metropolitan Architecture

2012 OG Arkitekter

2011 VMX Architects

Education

2012 The Berlage Institute, The Netherlands

Masterclass Program

2012 ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Masterclass Program

2011 Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland

Bachelor of Architecture

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