Having not built a theatre, John Miller missed the competition shortlist in 1997 for one in Runcorn. But the night before the interviews a practice dropped out, so he and Su Rogers came, without the rehearsed presentation of their competitors.
Photographs of previous work – close-ups of a beautifully formed banister, or a brickwork detail – swiftly made John the unanimous and excited choice of the panel. The resulting Brindley theatre is a masterpiece of quiet authority, beauty and welcome.
David Clarke
John Miller’s curriculum at the Royal College of Art, London, championed the historic European city as the most sustainable model of urban development – socially, culturally and environmentally.
He helped make ideas of compact urban neighbourhoods and integrating contemporary architecture commonplace.
Paul Keogh