Peter Murray

Who is Peter Murray?

Peter Gerald Stewart Murray is a British architect and journalist who has made a career in architectural communications and surface design.

Peter Murray studied at the RWA School of Architecture and the prestigious Architectural Association School of Architecture in the 1960s.

He was editor of Building Design and then the RIBA Journal. In 1983, he launched Blueprint magazine; this was followed by Eye, the international review of graphic design and Tate magazine for the Tate Gallery. He is chairman of New London Architecture: the centre for London's built environment in Store Street, WC1. He is chairman of Wordsearch, a consultancy explaining and promoting architecture, planning and the built environment. He has worked on major projects around the world including Broadgate in the UK, Taipei 101, Taiwan, Union Square in Hong Kong, and Avant Seine in Paris.

Peter currently sits on the Board of Trustees at UK charity Article 25, a development and disaster relief charity who design, build and manage sustainable buildings in some of the most unstable, under-developed regions of the world.

A prolific author, his major works include "The Saga of Sydney Opera House" and "Architecture and Commerce."