04.04.07 | Main Space @ 7pm
CJ Lim: Being English
Director, Studio 8 Architects, London
CJ Lim was born in Malaysia. He graduated from the Architectural Association London in 1987, and he worked for various architectural offices in London before establishing his own practice, Studio 8 Architects Ltd.
In 2004, he was selected to represent the UK in the Venice Architecture Biennale 04 and was chosen as one of the New British Talents in Architecture by the Guardian and the Independent newspapers. He is also listed in Debrett’s People of Today and the International Who’s Who for his architecture. In 1997, he was the first recipient of the Royal Institute of British Architects Award for Academic Contribution in Architectural Education, an award he also received in 1998 and 1999.