Billy Prendergast joined David Chipperfield Architects’ London office in 1998 after studying architecture at the University of Portsmouth. He was made a director in 2013 and a partner in 2021. During his time with the practice Billy has worked on a wide variety of projects and design competitions including the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center in Alaska; the Hoxton Press residential development in London; and a 32-storey mixed-use tower on Bryant Park in New York. His current projects include a new art museum in Bled, Slovenia; a concert hall in Edinburgh; and a new headquarters building for Rolex in New York.
Billy is responsible for design and concept development of projects and competitions worldwide. He assists the project architects and teams to ensure a focused and investigative approach to design that is embedded in the practice’s larger body of work.