Grimshaw Architects (formerly Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners) is an

architectural firm In the United States, an architectural firm or architecture firm is a business that employs one or more licensed architects and practices the profession of architecture; while in South Africa, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark and other countri ...

based in London. Founded in 1980 by Sir

Nicholas Grimshaw Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, CBE, PPRA (born 9 October 1939) is a prominent English architect, particularly noted for several modernist buildings, including London's Waterloo International railway station and the Eden Project in Cornwall. He was Pre ...

, the firm was one of the pioneers of

high-tech architecture High-tech architecture, also known as structural expressionism, is a type of late modernist architecture that emerged in the 1970s, incorporating elements of high tech industry and technology into building design. High-tech architecture grew fro ...

. In particular, they are known for their design of transport projects including

Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA railway station Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA (; abbreviation: Asb), previously named Amsterdam Bijlmer (1971–2006), is a railway station in the Bijlmermeer neighbourhood of '' stadsdeel'' (borough) Amsterdam-Zuidoost in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The station has fiv ...

Waterloo International railway station Waterloo International station was the London terminus of the Eurostar international rail service from its opening on 14 November 1994 to its closure on 13 November 2007, when it was replaced by London St Pancras International as the terminal ...

and the award-winning

Southern Cross railway station Southern Cross railway station (until 2005 known as Spencer Street station) is a major railway station in Docklands, Victoria, Docklands, Melbourne. It is on Spencer Street, Melbourne, Spencer Street, between Collins Street, Melbourne, Collins ...

which was the recipient of the

Royal Institute of British Architects The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally, founded for the advancement of architecture under its royal charter granted in 1837, three suppl ...

Lubetkin Prize. Grimshaw is behind the design of the Sustainability Pavilion, an innovative net-zero building, for

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. The firm currently has offices in Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Dubai, Melbourne and Sydney, employing over 600 staff.

Organisation

Partners

Grimshaw has 21 partners worldwide: Jolyon Brewis, Keith Brewis, Andrew Byrne, Vincent Chang, Andrew Cortese,

Sir Nicholas Grimshaw Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, CBE, PPRA (born 9 October 1939) is a prominent English architect, particularly noted for several modernist buildings, including London's Waterloo International railway station and the Eden Project in Cornwall. He was Pre ...

, William Horgan, Mark Husser, Michael Janeke, Ewan Jones, Annelie Kvick Thompson, Kirsten Lees, Declan McCafferty, Neill McClements, Mark Middleton, Andrew Perez, Juan Porral, Neven Sidor, Neil Stonell, Andrew Thomas, and

Andrew Whalley Andrew David Whalley is an architect registered in the United Kingdom and United States of America. His speciality is ecological design. In 2011, he was named Deputy Chairman of the international architecture firm Grimshaw Architects. He became c ...

Project list

Major projects, by year of completion and ordered by type, are:

Arts and culture

Oxford Ice Rink Oxford Ice Rink is a 56 × 26m ice rink located on Oxpens Road in Oxford, England. It is a ten-minute walk from Oxford city centre and railway station. In 1980, money was raised by the Oxford Ice Skating Trust (OXIST) for the construction of a ...

Oxford Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...

, UK, 1984 *British Pavilion, Expo '92,

Seville Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...

, Spain, 1992 *

Eden Project The Eden Project ( kw, Edenva) is a visitor attraction in Cornwall, England, UK. The project is located in a reclaimed china clay pit, located from the town of St Blazey and from the larger town of St Austell.Ordnance Survey (2005). ''OS E ...

, Cornwall, UK, 2001 *

National Space Centre The National Space Centre is a museum and educational resource covering the fields of space science and astronomy, along with a space research programme in partnership with the University of Leicester. It is located on the north side of the city ...

Leicester Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands. The city l ...

, UK, 2001 *Caixa Galicia Art Foundation,

A Coruña A Coruña (; es, La Coruña ; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality of Galicia, Spain. A Coruña is the most populated city in Galicia and the second most populated municipality in the autonomous community and s ...

, Spain, 2006 *

Thermae Bath Spa Thermae Bath Spa is a combination of the historic spa and a contemporary building in the city of Bath, Somerset, Bath, England, and reopened in 2006. Bath and North East Somerset council own the buildings, and, as decreed in a Royal Charter of ...

Bath Bath may refer to: * Bathing, immersion in a fluid ** Bathtub, a large open container for water, in which a person may wash their body ** Public bathing, a public place where people bathe * Thermae, ancient Roman public bathing facilities Plac ...

, 2006 *Horno 3: Museo del Acero,

Museum of Steel The Museum of Steel, known as the ''Museo del Acero'', is located in the city of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. The Museo del Acero is one of the largest museums ever created in Mexico. It is located on the site of the very large Fundidora steel ...

Monterrey Monterrey ( , ) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, Mexico, and the third largest city in Mexico behind Guadalajara and Mexico City. Located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, the city is anchor ...

, Mexico, 2007 *

Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) is a multi-venue arts center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, which opened on October 3, 2008. The building is named after Curtis Priem, co-founder ...

(EMPAC),

Troy Troy ( el, Τροία and Latin: Troia, Hittite language, Hittite: 𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭 ''Truwiša'') or Ilion ( el, Ίλιον and Latin: Ilium, Hittite language, Hittite: 𒃾𒇻𒊭 ''Wiluša'') was an ancient city located at Hisarlik in prese ...

, US, 2008 *Mobilizarte Mobile Pavilion,

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

, 2012 *

Queens Museum of Art The Queens Museum, formerly the Queens Museum of Art, is an art museum and educational center located in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in the borough of Queens in New York City, United States. The museum was founded in 1972, and has among its p ...

Queens Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long ...

, 2013 *

Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science The Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science (formerly known as the Miami Science Museum or Miami Science Museum and Space Transit Planetarium) is a science museum, planetarium, and aquarium located in Miami, Florida, United States. The museum ...

, Miami, US 2014 *

Shanghai Disney Resort Shanghai Disney Resort () is a themed resort in Pudong, Shanghai, China. The resort opened to the public on June 16, 2016. It is the first Disneyland in mainland China. It is also the sixth Disney resort worldwide, after Disneyland Resort, Walt ...

Tomorrowland Tomorrowland is one of the many themed lands featured at all of the Magic Kingdom styled Disney theme parks around the world owned or licensed by The Walt Disney Company. Each version of the land is different and features numerous attractions t ...

, Shanghai, China, 2016 *

Arter (art center) Arter is a contemporary art museum in the Dolapdere district of Istanbul, Turkey. A subsidiary of the Vehbi Koç Foundation, Arter was opened in 2010 with the aim of providing a sustainable infrastructure for producing and exhibiting contemporar ...

Contemporary Art Museum, Istanbul, Turkey, 2019 *Sustainability Pavilion,

Dubai, 2020

Bridges

* IJburg Bridge, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2001 *

Newport City footbridge Newport City footbridge is a pedestrian/cycle bridge over the River Usk in the city of Newport, South Wales. The bridge links the east bank of the river in the vicinity of Rodney Parade stadium to University Plaza on the west bank. It was ...

, Newport, South Wales, 2006 *Seafarers Bridge, Melbourne, Australia, 2008 *A40 Western Avenue Footbridge, London, UK, 2009

Science and education

: The Core,

Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...

, UK, 2005 *

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

: Roberts Building Front Extension, London, UK, 2007 *

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

Cancer Institute: Paul O Gorman Building, London, UK, 2007 *

London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

: New Academic Building, London, UK, 2009 *

London South Bank University London South Bank University (LSBU) is a public university in Elephant and Castle, London. It is based in the London Borough of Southwark, near the South Bank of the River Thames, from which it takes its name. Founded in 1892 as the Borough Po ...

, London, UK, 2010 *

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, the ...

Polytechnic: Rogers Hall,

Brooklyn Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...

, US, 2011 *Doherty Institute, Melbourne, Australia, 2014 * Boldrewood Innovation Campus Phase 1, Southampton, UK, 2015 *

University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-intensive ...

Hilmer Building, Sydney, Australia, 2015 *

Bangor University , former_names = University College of North Wales (1884–1996) University of Wales, Bangor (1996–2007) , image = File:Arms_of_Bangor_University.svg , image_size = 250px , caption = Arms ...

Arts and Innovation Centre, Bangor, UK, 2016 *

Dulwich College Dulwich College is a 2–19 independent, day and boarding school for boys in Dulwich, London, England. As a public school, it began as the College of God's Gift, founded in 1619 by Elizabethan actor Edward Alleyn, with the original purpose of ...

Laboratory, London, UK, 2016 *

Duke University Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James ...

, The Richard H. Brodhead Center for Campus Life, Durham, NC, USA, 2016

Rail

* International Terminal, Waterloo Station, London, UK, 1993 *

Paddington Station Paddington, also known as London Paddington, is a Central London railway terminus and London Underground station complex, located on Praed Street in the Paddington area. The site has been the London terminus of services provided by the Great We ...

, London, UK, 1999 *

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

, Australia, 2006 *

Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA Station Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA (; abbreviation: Asb), previously named Amsterdam Bijlmer (1971–2006), is a railway station in the Bijlmermeer neighbourhood of '' stadsdeel'' (borough) Amsterdam-Zuidoost in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The station has five ...

, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2007 *

Nunawading railway station Nunawading railway station is located on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Nunawading, and opened on 4 June 1888 as Tunstall. It was renamed Nunawading on 1 November 1945.

, Melbourne, Australia, 2010 *

Fulton Center Fulton Center is a subway and retail complex centered at the intersection of Fulton Street and Broadway in Lower Manhattan, New York City. The complex was built as part of a $1.4 billion project by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority ...

Manhattan Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...

, US, 2014 *

Reading railway station Reading railway station is a major transport hub in Reading, Berkshire, England. It is on the northern edge of the town centre, near the main retail and commercial areas and the River Thames, from . Reading is the ninth-busiest station in th ...

, Reading, UK, 2014 *

London Bridge station London Bridge is a central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in Southwark, south-east London. It occupies a large area on three levels immediately south-east of London Bridge, from which it takes its name. The m ...

, London, UK, 2018 *

Mernda railway line The Mernda railway line (previously the South Morang line, Epping line and Whittlesea line) is a commuter rail passenger train service in Melbourne, Australia. It operates between Flinders Street in the Melbourne central business district and ...

Extension, Melbourne, Australia, 2018 * Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (TTC) station, Vaughan, Canada, 2018 *Sydney

CBD and South East Light Rail The CBD and South East Light Rail is a light rail line in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Construction commenced in October 2015, with services between Circular Quay and Randwick commencing on 14 December 2019 as the L2 Randwick Line, and ...

, Sydney, Australia, 2019

Aviation

Heathrow Airport Heathrow Airport (), called ''London Airport'' until 1966 and now known as London Heathrow , is a major international airport in London, England. It is the largest of the six international airports in the London airport system (the others be ...

Terminal 1, Pier 4A, UK, 1993 *

Manchester Airport Manchester Airport is an international airport in Ringway, Manchester, England, south-west of Manchester city centre. In 2019, it was the third busiest airport in the United Kingdom in terms of passenger numbers and the busiest of those n ...

Terminal 3, UK, 1998 *

Zurich Airport Zürich Airport (), french: Aéroport de Zurich, it, Aeroporto di Zurigo, rm, Eroport da Turitg is the largest international airport of Switzerland and the airline hub, principal hub of Swiss International Air Lines. It serves Zürich, Switze ...

, Zurich, Switzerland, 2004 *

Terminal 2B, UK, 2009 *

Pulkovo Airport Pulkovo ( rus, links=no, Пулково, p=ˈpulkəvə) is an international airport serving St. Petersburg, Russia. It consists of one terminal which is located south of the city centre. The airport serves as a airline hub, hub for Rossiya Ai ...

, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2013 *

Istanbul Airport Istanbul Airport ( tr, İstanbul Havalimanı, ) is the main international airport serving Istanbul, Turkey. It is located in the Arnavutköy (district), Arnavutköy district on the European side of the city. All scheduled Commercial aviation, ...

Turkey, 2019 * Newark Liberty International New Terminal A, Newark, USA, 2022

Office and workplace

Nicholas Grimshaw flats Camden Town back of Sainsburys

*British Airways Operations, London, UK, 1993 *RAC Regional Control Centre,

Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...

, UK, 1994 *Ludwig Erhaud Haus,

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

, Germany, 1998 *Orange Operational Centre and Customer Service Facilities,

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town. In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...

, UK, 1998 *25 Gresham Street, London, UK, 2002 *

: The Foundation,

, UK, 2002 *Five Boats Houding,

Duisburg Duisburg () is a city in the Ruhr metropolitan area of the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Lying on the confluence of the Rhine and the Ruhr rivers in the center of the Rhine-Ruhr Region, Duisburg is the 5th largest city in Nor ...

, Germany, 2005 *385 Bourke Street,

, Australia, 2008 *The St Botolphs Building, London, UK, 2010 *

John Lewis & Partners John Lewis & Partners (formerly and commonly known as John Lewis) is a brand of high-end department stores operating throughout United Kingdom, the UK, with concessions also located in the Republic of Ireland and Australia. The brand sells gene ...

Fashion Pavilion, London, UK, 2011 *

Highpoint Shopping Centre Highpoint Shopping Centre is a super regional shopping centre located in Maribyrnong, Victoria, in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria. Highpoint is Victoria's third largest shopping centre and the fifth largest in Australia, with an an ...

, Melbourne, Australia, 2013 *699 Bourke Street,

, Australia, 2015 *333 George Street,

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

, Australia, 2016 *

YOOX Net-a-Porter Group YOOX Net-a-Porter Group S.p.A. is an Italian online fashion retailer created on 5 October 2015 after the merger between Yoox Group and Net-a-porter Group (NAP). Yoox was originally founded by Federico Marchetti in Milan in 2000, and Net-a-Porter ...

Tech Hub, London, UK, 2017 *Plexal Innovation Centre, London, UK, 2017 *Belfast City Quays 2,

Belfast Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdo ...

, Northern Ireland, 2018 *664 Collins Street,

, Australia, 2018 *50/60 Station Road,

Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge bec ...

, UK, 2019 *Olderfleet,

, Australia, 2020

Industry

*Herman Miller Factory,

Bath, Somerset Bath () is a city in the Bath and North East Somerset unitary area in the county of Somerset, England, known for and named after its Roman-built baths. At the 2021 Census, the population was 101,557. Bath is in the valley of the River Avon, ...

, UK, 1976 *Vitra Furniture Factory,

Weil am Rhein Weil am Rhein (High Alemannic: ''Wiil am Rhii'') is a German town and commune. It is on the east bank of the River Rhine, and extends to the point at which the Swiss, French and German borders meet. It is the most southwesterly town in Germany an ...

, Germany, 1981 *Herman Miller Factory,

Chippenham Chippenham is a market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village ...

, UK, 1982 *Financial Times Printworks, London, UK, 1988 *Western Morning News,

Plymouth Plymouth () is a port city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west. Plymouth ...

, UK, 1993 *Igus Factory & Headquarters,

Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 m ...

, Germany, 2000 *Donald Danforth Plant Center,

St. Louis St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...

, US, 2001 *

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited is a British luxury automobile maker which has operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of BMW AG since 2003 – as the exclusive manufacturer of ''Rolls-Royce''-branded motor cars. The company's administrative ...

Manufacturing Plant & Headquarters,

West Sussex West Sussex is a county in South East England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the shire districts of Adur, Arun, Chichester, Horsham, and Mid Sussex, and the boroughs of Crawley and Worthing. Covering an ar ...

, UK, 2003 *

Suez Environnement Suez SA (formerly Suez Environnement) is a French-based utility company which operates largely in the water and waste management sectors. The company has its head office in La Défense, Paris.Herman Miller (manufacturer) Herman Miller, officially MillerKnoll, Inc., is an American company that produces office furniture, equipment, and home furnishings, including the Aeron chair, Noguchi table, Marshmallow sofa, and the Eames Lounge Chair. Herman Miller is als ...

Portal Mill, Melksham, UK, 2015

Mixed use and housing

*Sainsbury's Store & Grand Union Walk Housing, London, UK, 1988 *Via Verde – The Green Way,

The Bronx The Bronx () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the state of New York. It is south of Westchester County; north and east of the New York City borough of Manhattan, across the Harlem River; and north of the New Y ...

, US, 2012 *Harbour Mill Apartments,

, Australia, 2015

Awards

2019

(RIBA) Royal Gold Medal for Architecture awarded to

*AJ 100: Practice of the Year *AIANY + ASLANY Transportation + Infrastructure Design Excellence Awards—

Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (also known as Vaughan, Vaughan Metro Centre or VMC) is a rapid transit station in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. Opened on December 17, 2017, it is the north terminus of the western section of the Toronto subway's Line 1 Y ...

*SCUP Outstanding Achievement in Integrated Planning and Design—

Brodhead Center

2018

*SCUP Excellence in Landscape Architecture (General Design)—

Brodhead Center *

World Architecture Festival The World Architecture Festival (WAF) is an annual festival and awards ceremony, one of the most prestigious events dedicated to the architecture and development industry. The first four events were held in Barcelona, from 2008 to 2011, at which p ...

'Transport- Completed Buildings' Category Winner—

Redevelopment * British Constructional Steelwork Association's Structural Steel Design Award—

Redevelopment *British Construction Industry Awards (BCIA), Transport Project of the Year, ICE200 Award—

Redevelopment *British Transport Awards, Station of the Year—

Redevelopment *City of Sydney Lord Mayor's Prize, NSW AIA Awards, Commendation—333 George Street *NSW AIA Award, Commendation—333 George Street Interior fit-out *Chicago Athenaeum Award—333 George Street *Design Impact Awards, Australian Interior Design Awards—

*AJ 100: International Practice of the Year *New London Awards, Overall Prize—

Redevelopment *New London Awards, Transport and Infrastructure—

Redevelopment *New London Awards, Sustainability Prize—

Redevelopment *RSAW Welsh Architecture Awards—

, Arts and Innovation Centre

2017

Civic Trust Awards The Civic Trust Awards scheme was established in 1959 to recognise outstanding architecture, planning and design in the built environment. As the longest standing built environment awards scheme in Europe, since 1959, more than 7000 projects have ...

– SUEZ Energy-from-Waste *

– Southampton Boldrewood Phase 1 *

RIBA National Award RIBA National Awards are part of an awards program operated by the Royal Institute of British Architects, also encompassing the Stirling Prize, the RIBA European Award, European Award and the RIBA International Award, International Award. The Natio ...

– The Laboratory,

*ICE 'Greatest Contribution to London'–

Redevelopment *AJ Retrofit Awards International Retrofit Project–

Brodhead Center *ENR Southeast Best Cultural Project–

*ENR Southeast Higher Education/Research Award of Merit–

Brodhead Center

2016

*Commonwealth Institute of Architects; Robert Matthew Awards *AJ 100: International Practice of the Year

2015

AIA New York COTE Award – Via Verde (designed with Dattner Architects)
*AIA New York: Medal of Honor *AJ 120: Project of the Year—

*BCI Award: International Project of the Year—

2014

*MASterworks Award: Best Adaptive Reuse—

Queens Museum The Queens Museum, formerly the Queens Museum of Art, is an art museum and educational center located in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in the borough of Queens in New York City, United States. The museum was founded in 1972, and has among its pe ...

2013

(RIBA) International Award— Via Verde *2013 AIA Housing and Urban Development Secretary's Award— Via Verde *AIA New York State Award of Excellence— Via Verde

2012

*Carbuncle Cup – Building Design Awards

2009

*AIA Honor Award – Horno 3: Museo Del Acero

2008

*Architectural Practice of the Year – Building Design Awards *World Architect of the Year – Building Design Awards *Transport Architect of the Year – Building Design Awards * 2008 RIBA European Award –

*Royal Institute of Dutch Architects –

Stirling Prize The Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize is a British prize for excellence in architecture. It is named after the architect James Stirling, organised and awarded annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). The S ...

Runner up –

2007

*Lubetkin Prize – Southern Cross Station, Melbourne, Australia *2007 RIBA International Award – Southern Cross Station, Melbourne, Australia

Controversy

In October 2019, UK publications ''

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'' and ''

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'' published a joint investigation into fatalities at

- nicknamed by workers "the cemetery" as so many have died. By this point, the official death toll was 55, but unofficial estimates suggested the figure could "be higher than 400". Grimshaw was one of four architects employed on the airport's design, three of them UK-based (the other two were

Scott Brownrigg Scott Brownrigg (originally Scott Brownrigg & Turner) is a British architecture practice with nine offices in the UK and abroad, with staff of 280. It was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in London. Company The company was originally establis ...

and Haptic Architects). As concept architects, Grimshaw ceased working on the project before the construction phase, and voiced shock and sadness about what it described as the "alarmingly high number" of subsequent deaths.

Exhibitions

Grimshaw's first exhibition titled ''Product + Process'' debuted in 1988. The firm has since produced four exhibitions: ''Structure Space + Skin'' (1993), ''Fusion'' (1998), ''Equilibrium'' (2000), and ''Micro to Macro: Grimshaw in New York'' (2007). The latest exhibition, ''Equation'': Design Inspired by Nature, launched on Wednesday, 20 February 2013 at The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) Centre in Singapore. ''Equation'' explores a series of themes that investigate biomimicry, biophilia and ecosystems and their influence on design.

Publications

*Grimshaw Architecture: The First Thirty Years *Blue 02: Systems and Structure *Blue 01: Water, Energy and Waste *The Sketchbooks of

*The Making of Station Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA *The Architecture of Eden *Equilibrium *Grimshaw: Architecture, Industry and Innovation *Structure, Space and Skin: The Work of Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners *British Pavilion Seville Exposition

References

Notes

External links

Grimshaw Architects web site
{{Authority control Architecture firms based in London Design companies established in 1984 1984 establishments in England