Sir Michael Hopkins died in London on 17 June 2023; here, we celebrate his long, pioneering career in architecture
Architect Sir Michael Hopkins died 'peacefully on 17 June 2023 at the age of 88, surrounded by his family', it has been announced. The pioneering figure of 20th-century architecture worked in the UK and abroad on era-defining projects that won him many accolades, including the prestigious RIBA Royal Gold Medal in 1994 ; a CBE in 1989, followed by a knighthood in1995 for services to architecture; and he was elected a Royal Academician in 1992.
More work soon followed, with seminal examples in the Hopkins portfolio including the Lord's Cricket Ground Mound Stand , Westminster Underground Station , Portcullis House ,In a statement, the principals at Hopkins Architects said: 'Michael will be sadly missed by all of us who were lucky enough to have worked with him. He was consistently rigorous in his thinking, brilliant in his analysis and fearlessly creative in his designing.
'With Michael the process was always intensely focused and the conversation that led to the buildings always began as a voyage of discovery typically centred on establishing a sense of place, about how to make historic connections, how to put the materials together in an honest and contemporary way so that the building would appear calm and make immediate sense to the end user. Nothing was ever taken for granted.
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