Hopkins Architects

Hopkins Architects have helped pioneer British architecture since our founding by Sir Michael Hopkins in 1976. The Practice is now led by six Senior Partners and we are based in London, having completed projects throughout the world. Our deeply-rooted architectural, environmental and social convictions guide our designs and we work confidently and collaboratively in a manner appropriate to each client's needs, ambitions and budget.

At the heart of the Practice's organisation are Design Teams, which are formed to take a new project from inception to completion and ensure continuity of brief and design intent. These teams are led by a Senior Partner who collaborates on each project with leading engineers, cost-control consultants and other specialists. Experience has taught us that the best buildings come from close cooperation between ourselves, our consultants, and the client and their advisors and we approach every project with this in mind.

We take great pride in our adaptability throughout the design and construction process and we have worked with varied clients ranging from individuals to city councils to Boards of Trustees to developers. We work from offices which we designed ourselves in Marylebone that house a team of approximately 80 architects and staff. In addition, we operate a second Design Studio in Dubai and maintain Project Offices in Tokyo, Shanghai and Munich. The size of our practice has allowed us to gain a breadth of experience from projects in a variety of sectors while maintaining an intimate connection to the development of each design.

Hopkins projects have won over 250 national and international awards, including 55 RIBA Awards and 33 Civic Trust Awards. The following is a list of selected awards:

RIBA National Award (Brent Civic Centre, St George’s Chapel, UCH Macmillan Cancer Centre, Bracken House, David Mellor Cutlery Factory, Hopkins House, Green King Brewery, Draught Beer Cellars and others)
RIBA International Award (Princeton University: Frick Chemistry Laboratory, Yale University: Kroon Hall, Rice University: Duncan and McMurtry Colleges and others)
British Construction Industry Awards (BCIA) Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award (London 2012 Velodrome, UCH Macmillan Cancer Centre and others)
British Construction Industry Award (Westminster Underground Station and Jubilee Line Extension)
AJ100 Building of the Year (London 2012 Velodrome)
Stirling Prize People’s Choice (London 2012 Velodrome)
Elle Decoration: British Design Awards, First Place (London 2012 Velodrome)
AIA Housing Award (Rice University, Duncan and McMurtry Colleges)
AJ100 Contribution to the Profession Award (for Michael Hopkins)
Building Magazine Sustainable Architect of the Year
BD Sports Architect of the Year
AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) Top Ten Award (Yale University: Kroon Hall)
BCO London Region, Best Corporate Workplace Award (Brent Civic Centre, Wellcome Trust)
BCO Best of the Best Award (National Tennis Centre)
Stirling Prize People’s Choice (Evelina Children’s Hospital)
British Construction Industry Awards, Judges’ Special Award (Evelina Children’s Hospital)
British Council for Offices: Regional, National and Best of the Best Awards (National Tennis Centre)
The Wood Awards: Highly Commended (Alnwick Garden Pavilion, Haberdasher’s Hall)
The Wood Awards: Gold Award (Norwich Cathedral Refectory)
Civic Trust Award (Norwich Cathedral: Hostry, Norwich Cathedral Refectory, Arc, Westminster Underground Station, Utopia, Broughton Hall and others)
Civic Trust Award: Special Award for Sustainability (University of Nottingham: Jubilee Campus)
Royal Fine Art Commission Trust: Aggiornamento Award (Manchester Art Gallery)
Brick Award (The Forum)
Timber Industry Award (Portcullis House)
Concrete Society Award (Portcullis House)
The Times’ Britain’s Top 5 Greenest Buildings (University of Nottingham: Jubilee Campus)
Royal Fine Art Commission: Building of the Year (University of Cambridge: Queen’s Building, Emmanuel College)
Royal Fine Art Commission: Arts Building of the Year Award (Glyndebourne Opera House
Financial Times Building of the Year Award (Glyndebourne Opera House)
Financial Times Architecture Award (Schlumberger Cambridge Research Centre)