K Singporewala @ Thames Barrier
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Karl Singporewala, born in Crawley West Sussex, is a designer currently living and working in the South East of England.

Karl attended De Montfort University, Leicester School of Architecture from 2001-04 and the University of Brighton 2005-07, where he studied under Christopher Pierce and Chris Matthews, in the architectural studio Mis-Architecture; and also under Jenny Lowe.

In 2007 he won numerous international architectural and graduate awards for the theoretical design of a new tidal defence system that complemented and prolonged the life of the Thames Barrier London. The project titled ‘Deformation Histories’ also contributed to Karl being voted One of the UK’s Young Creative Heroes by Channel 4’s 4Talent, presented by Kieran Long and James Pallister of the Architects Journal.

During this period two of Karl’s drawings, Absorption Light Strategy and Symphony on the Water, were chosen and sold in the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition. It was following this exhibition that Karl met Ian Ritchie, the curator of the architecture room that year. Since then Karl has been working at the prestigious Ian Ritchie Architects internationally (Ireland, Kazakhstan and Turkey) and in the UK, ranging in scale from city masterplanning to unique sculptures. He is currently playing a prominent role in the design of a new world-class research centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour at University College London, funded by The Gatsby Charitable Foundation and The Wellcome Trust.

Karl has given talks at the Architectural Association (AA) School of Architecture, London (Mis-Architecture studio) on drawing technologies and speculative visions of architecture. His work can be found in several British galleries and private collections and since 2007 has had seven pieces selected and exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition.

The drawings, models and design archived on this website refer to Karl’s personal work, to see his professional work as part of the IRAL team, please visit the Ian Ritchie Architects website.