Clive Wilkinson is an architect, designer, writer and strategist with particular expertise in the application of urban design thinking to interior design, specifically in workplace and educational communities. He was born in South Africa and educated in the United Kingdom. His practice, Clive Wilkinson Architects, was established in Los Angeles in 1991, and is an acknowledged global leader in workplace design. He's created unique spaces for Google, Nokia, Macquarie Group, Disney & TBWA\Chiat\Day. In 2005, Clive was inducted into the Interior Design ‘Hall of Fame’. In 2006, he was named as a ‘Master of Design’ by Fast Company magazine and, in 2011, a ‘Pioneer of Design’ by IIDA. His firm's portfolio of work has been selected as a Finalist for two years running in the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt Museum National Design Awards. In 2012, the firm was honored as the Winner for excellence in the category of Interior Design. Clive is a former Board Director of AIA LA, a member of the GSA National Peer Registry and has served as a keynote speaker at global media and design conferences. His designs have received over 75 awards to date.

Clive Wilkinson Architects collaborates with forward-thinking clients to envision, design and build creative communities.

We think of any organization as a distinctive ‘human community’. Through our design process, we strive to connect people, shape relationships and empower organizations to produce new invigorating forms of human community. By working with many of the world’s most creative companies and institutions over the course of twenty years, we have amassed a comprehensive base for the enrichment of future projects. Our strength lies in designing strong architectural frameworks that personify a client’s social, cultural and functional needs, in addition to providing highly sustainable and flexible platforms.

Our practice has completed over 3 million square feet of creative workplace, educational and housing projects across the globe. The work of CWA is consistently featured in books, magazines, websites, blogs and newspapers globally, as well as radio and television, and continues to garner national and international design awards for unique projects. Clive Wilkinson Architects was founded in the experimental microcosm of Los Angeles, California in 1991.