George Williams (YMCA) place was the YMCA, which he founded on 6 June 1844. It promoted Muscular Christianity. One of the earliest converts and contributors to the new association was George's employer, George Hitchcock. It also provided a safe place for young men and women. Williams was knighted by Queen Victoria in her 1894 Birthday Honours. After his death in 1905, he was commemorated by a stained-glass window in the nave of Westminster Abbey. Sir George Williams is buried in St Paul's Cathedral. Sir George Williams University in Montreal, which was founded by the YMCA, was named in commemoration of Williams; it was
Stanton Williams programmes ‘Architecture in Schools’ and ‘Accelerate into University’. Stanton Williams offers support and mentoring to architectural students at Central Saint Martins (via the RIBA London Student Mentoring scheme), University of Greenwich, University of East London and the Bartlett School of Architecture. Stanton Williams Stanton Williams is a British architectural design practice based in Islington, London. The studio was founded by Alan Stanton and Paul Williams in 1985 and now has a team of over 85 people with four principal directors, two associate directors and fifteen associates. Stanton Williams has completed over 350 architectural, urban design, masterplanning, exhibition and interior design