Hopkins Architects

British architectural firm

Practice information
Partners|

* Michael Hopkins
* Patricia Hopkins
* James Greaves
* Andrew Barnett
* Simon Fraser
* Michael Taylor
* Henry Buxton

Founded| 1976
Location| London, Dubai
Website
www.hopkins.co.uk

Hopkins Architects (formerly Michael Hopkins and Partners) is a prominent British architectural firm established by architects Sir Michael and Patricia, Lady Hopkins.

## Background

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The Schlumberger Cambridge Research Centre, opened in 1985, was one of Hopkins' earliest buildings and shows the Practice's distinctive use of a suspended, high-tech, fabric roof

The practice was established in 1976 by Michael and Patty Hopkins and is now run by five Principals.[1] The practice has won many awards for its work and has been shortlisted for the Stirling Prize three times, including in 2011[2] for the London 2012 Velodrome, in 2006[3] for Evelina Children's Hospital and in 2001[4] for Portcullis House and Westminster Underground Station. The founders were awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects Royal Gold Medal in 1994[5] and Michael Hopkins was appointed a CBE and knighted for services to architecture.

The practice's first building outside of the United Kingdom was the headquarters for GEK in Athens in 2003, followed by Tokyo's Shin-Marunouchi Tower in 2007. It has now designed buildings on four continents, with projects completed or under development in the UK, the US, Italy, Greece, Turkey, India, Japan, the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

Hopkins maintain their headquarters in Marylebone, London and operate an additional Design Studio in Dubai. In addition, they operate Project Offices in Munich, Shanghai and Tokyo.

Current work includes the new Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center at Colby College in Maine, USA,[6] and the Peninsula London Hotel.[7]

In July 2022, 100 Liverpool Street, a mixed use development for British Land in the City of London, was shortlisted for the Stirling Prize.[8]

## Notable buildings

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Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium at Gahunje, the home ground of Pune Warriors India from 2012–2013 Wellcome Trust building, London Hopkins House, Hampstead (1976)

* Music School, King's College School Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom (2018)
* Smith Campus Center, Harvard University, Massachusetts, US (2018)
* Alder Hey Children's Hospital: Institute in the Park, Liverpool, United Kingdom (2018)
* Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, Tokyo, Japan
* St Thomas' Hospital East Wing, London, United Kingdom (2015)[9]
* Bryanston School: The Tom Wheare Music School, Dorset, United Kingdom (2014)[10]
* Brent Civic Centre, London, United Kingdom (2013)[11]
* WWF-UK Headquarters, Living Planet Centre, Woking, United Kingdom (2013)[12]
* University of East London: Stratford Library, London, United Kingdom (2013)[13]
* St George's Chapel, Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom (2012)[14]
* Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, India (2012)[15]
* University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre, London, United Kingdom (2012)[16]
* London 2012 Velodrome, London, United Kingdom (2011)[17]
* Rice University: South Colleges, Houston, Texas, USA (2010)[18]
* Rice University: Duncan and McMurtry Colleges, Houston, Texas, USA (2010)[19]
* Princeton University: Frick Chemistry Laboratory, New Jersey, USA (2010)[20]
* M. A. Chidambaram "Chepauk" Stadium, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (2010) [21]
* Norwich Cathedral Hostry, Norwich, United Kingdom (2009)[22]
* Nottingham Trent University: Newton and Arkwright Buildings, Nottingham, United Kingdom (2009)[23]
* Yale University: Kroon Hall, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (2009)[24]
* Dubai International Financial Centre: Gate Village, Dubai, UAE (2008)[25]
* Lawn Tennis Association: National Tennis Centre, Roehampton, United Kingdom (2007)[26]
* Wellcome Trust: Wellcome Collection, London, United Kingdom (2007)[27]
* Evelina Children's Hospital, London, United Kingdom (2006)[28]
* Wellcome Trust: Gibbs Building, London, United Kingdom (2004)[29]
* Norwich Cathedral Refectory, Norwich, United Kingdom (2004)[30]
* Portcullis House, New Parliamentary Building, London, United Kingdom (2001)[31]
* Westminster Underground Station, London, United Kingdom (2001)[32]
* The Forum, Norwich, United Kingdom (2001)[33]
* University of Nottingham: Jubilee Campus, Nottingham, United Kingdom (1999)[34]
* Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh, United Kingdom (1999)[35]
* University of Cambridge: Queen's Building, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, United Kingdom (1995)[36]
* Victoria and Albert Museum Masterplan, London, United Kingdom (1993)[37]
* Inland Revenue Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom (1994)[38]
* Glyndebourne Opera House, Sussex, United Kingdom (1994)[39]
* Bracken House, London, United Kingdom (1992)[40]
* Lord's Cricket Ground: Mound Stand, London, United Kingdom (1987)[41]
* Schlumberger Research Centre, Cambridge, United Kingdom (1982 – 1985)
* Hopkins House, London, United Kingdom (1976)[42]

* Westminster Underground Station, London

* University of Nottingham: Jubilee Campus

* Shin-Marunouchi Building, Tokyo

* Yale University: Kroon Hall, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, New Haven

* Hampshire County Cricket Club, Southampton

## Former collaborators

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Former Hopkins staff include Chris Wilkinson, Bill Dunster, and John Pringle and Ian Sharratt (who went on to set up Pringle Richards Sharratt)

## Appearances

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Buildings by Hopkins appear in two James Bond films. The interior of the IBM Building at Bedfont Lakes serves as the location for Elliot Carver's media party in Hamburg in Tomorrow Never Dies. In the following film, The World Is Not Enough, Portcullis House makes a fleeting appearance in the boat chase down the Thames.

On 22 October 2006, the practice's Westminster Underground Station was closed for the day to allow filming for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix to take place for a scene where Harry takes the tube with Arthur Weasley to go to a disciplinary hearing at the Ministry of Magic.[43]

As one of the main venues during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the interior and exterior of the 2012 London Velodrome featured prominently during track cycling events on many major networks throughout the world.

## References

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1. ^ "Practice Profile". Hopkins Architects.
2. ^ "Stirling shortlist: Hopkins Architects". Architects' Journal. 25 August 2011.
3. ^ "2006 Stirling Prize shortlist unveiled". Architects Journal. 23 August 2006.
4. ^ Taylor, David (13 September 2001). "Stirling Prize 2001: seven to fight it out". Architects Journal.
5. ^ "1994 - Michael and Patricia Hopkins 1935 - /1942 -". Archived from the original on 2014-05-23. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
6. ^ "Architect, donors named for new campus center". November 14, 2013.
7. ^ "Grosvenor - Peninsula London". www.grosvenor.com.
8. ^ "RIBA unveils shortlist for 2022 Stirling Prize". Building Design. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
9. ^ "St Thomas' Hospital East Wing revamp completed". London SE1.
10. ^ "Orchestral Manoevres". PAD Studio. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
11. ^ "Brent Civic Centre". RIBA. Archived from the original on 2014-08-29. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
12. ^ "Building the Living Planet Centre". WWF UK. Archived from the original on 2015-09-09.
13. ^ "The Library & Learning Centres - Stratford LLC". University of East London. Archived from the original on 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
14. ^ "St George's Theatre". The Theatres Trust.
15. ^ "IPL 2015 Venues: Maharashtra Cricket Association stadium". Indiatoday.
16. ^ "University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre opens". Macmillan Cancer Support. Archived from the original on 2015-09-29.
17. ^ "Five Fascinating Lee Valley Velopark Velodrome Facts". British Cycling.
18. ^ "Rice University: South Colleges Expansion". Architectural Engineers Collaborative. Archived from the original on 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
19. ^ "Duncan and McMurtry Colleges". ArchDaily. 9 November 2011.
20. ^ "Elements of new Frick lab join to create 'best infrastructure' for chemistry". Princeton University.
21. ^ "News | Hopkins Architects". 2018-12-25. Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2024-03-06.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
22. ^ "The Hostry & Refectory, Norwich Cathedral". Snelling Business Systems. Archived from the original on 2014-02-26.
23. ^ "Newton and Arkwright". Nottingham Trent University.
24. ^ "Kroon Hall". Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
25. ^ "Architectural triumph of DIFC's open-gate policy". The National.
26. ^ "National Winner / Joint Regional Winner : The LTA's National Tennis Centre". British Council for Offices. Archived from the original on 2023-06-23. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
27. ^ "Wellcome Collection announces 300 000 visits in first year". Wellcome Collection. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
28. ^ "Evelina Children's Hospital". Architects for Health.
29. ^ "Wellcome Trust: Gibbs Building". Wellcome Trust.
30. ^ "The Refectory - a place to meet and dine". Norwich Cathedral.
31. ^ "The Architectural design of Portcullis House". Parliament.uk.
32. ^ "Station Architecture". Transport for London.
33. ^ "Forum History". The Forum. Archived from the original on 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
34. ^ "Jubilee Campus, University of Nottingham". Educate Sustainability. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
35. ^ "Events Centre in Edinburgh". Detail. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
36. ^ "Queen's Building". Emmanuel College. Archived from the original on 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
37. ^ "The Research and Conservation of Art Centre". Victoria and Albert Museum Conservation Journal. 11 January 2011.
38. ^ "Inland Revenue offices". AJ Buildings Library.
39. ^ "New opera house". Glyndebourne.
40. ^ "Bracken House". London Architecture Guide. Archived from the original on 2016-02-04.
41. ^ "Landmarks: The Mound Stand, Lord's". The Independent. 24 June 1994.
42. ^ "The Brits who Built the Modern World: Hopkins House". RIBA. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
43. ^ "Harry Potter rides on London Tube". 2006-10-22. Retrieved 2024-03-01.

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