Nicholas Hare Architects is a UK architectural practice, with a portfolio of award-winning projects. These include schools, higher education, refurbishment, commercial projects, and buildings for the arts. Founded by Nicholas Hare in 1977, the practice is now a limited liability partnership with over 50 employees. The office is based in an old book-binding factory in Barnsbury Square in

Islington Islington () is a district in the north of Greater London, England, and part of the London Borough of Islington. It is a mainly residential district of Inner London, extending from Islington's High Street to Highbury Fields, encompassing the ar ...

. Nicholas Hare Architects LLP is a member of the

UK Green Building Council The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) is a United Kingdom membership organisation, formed in 2007, which aims to 'radically transform' the way that the built environment in the UK is planned, designed, constructed, maintained and operated. The c ...

and achieves

BREEAM BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method), first published by the Building Research Establishment (BRE) in 1990, is the world's longest established method of assessing, rating, and certifying the sustainability of ...

Excellent rating for several of its completed buildings.

Notable buildings

Alison Richard Building, Cambridge university

Notable buildings include: * Golden Lane Campus next to the

Barbican A barbican (from fro, barbacane) is a fortified outpost or fortified gateway, such as at an outer fortifications, defense perimeter of a city or castle, or any tower situated over a gate or bridge which was used for defensive purposes. Europe ...

* Brunei Gallery for the

University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree ...

* UK Headquarters building for

Nokia Nokia Corporation (natively Nokia Oyj, referred to as Nokia) is a Finnish multinational corporation, multinational telecommunications industry, telecommunications, technology company, information technology, and consumer electronics corporatio ...

in Farnborough for Segro * Science Building & Drama Centre for

St Paul's School, London (''By Faith and By Learning'') , established = , closed = , type = Independent school Public school , religion = Church of England , president = , he ...

Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College is located in Highgate, Birmingham, England (1 Belgrave Road, Birmingham B12 9FF, UK). The College offers a wide range of A-level and BTEC programmes. It also has an adult education provision. It is located ...

Birmingham *

Sadler's Wells Theatre Sadler's Wells Theatre is a performing arts venue in Clerkenwell, London, England located on Rosebery Avenue next to New River Head. The present-day theatre is the sixth on the site since 1683. It consists of two performance spaces: a 1,500-seat ...

in Islington * Richard Doll Building for the

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

* Education & Simulation Centre for the

Royal College of Surgeons of England The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) is an independent professional body and registered charity that promotes and advances standards of surgical care for patients, and regulates surgery and dentistry in England and Wales. The ...

* Student Services Centre for the

University of Southampton , mottoeng = The Heights Yield to Endeavour , type = Public research university , established = 1862 – Hartley Institution1902 – Hartley University College1913 – Southampton University Coll ...

* The David Attenborough Building at the

University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

* Alison Richard Building on the

Sidgwick Site The Sidgwick Site is one of the largest sites within the University of Cambridge, England. Overview and history The Sidgwick Site is located on the western side of Cambridge city centre, near the Backs. The site is north of Sidgwick Avenue an ...

at the

Roald Dahl Plass Roald Dahl Plass is a public space in Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales. It is named after Cardiff-born author Roald Dahl, and is located on the coast along the south of the city centre. The square is home to the Senedd building housing the Senedd, t ...

in Cardiff, Wales * Headquarters Complex in Farnborough for Segro *

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) is a professional association based in London, United Kingdom. Its members, including people with and without medical degrees, work in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology, that is ...

London * Hawkshead Campus Gateway Building, Royal Veterinary College *

Cornelius Vermuyden School Cornelius Vermuyden School is a secondary school with academy status for boys and girls ages 11–16. Located on Canvey Island, Essex, the school is named after the Dutch land engineer Sir Cornelius Vermuyden (1595-1683) who reclaimed large are ...

Canvey Island Canvey Island is a town, civil parishes in England, civil parish and reclaimed island in the Thames estuary, near Southend-on-Sea, in the Castle Point district, in the county of Essex, England. It has an area of and a population of 38,170.Office ...

* Research and Development building for NOKIA in Farnborough for Segro * UK Headquarters building in Slough for O2. * Production Workshop and new Costume Centre in

Thurrock Thurrock () is a unitary authority area with borough status and unparished area in the ceremonial county of Essex, England. It is part of the London commuter belt and an area of regeneration within the Thames Gateway redevelopment zone. The l ...

for the

Royal Opera House The Royal Opera House (ROH) is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site. It is the home of The Royal Op ...

* Royal Courts building in

Guernsey Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency. It is the second largest of the Channel Islands ...

Awards

The practice won the Prime Minister's 'Better Public Building' award for Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College in 2009. The same project was awarded the

RIBA 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 ...

Learning and Skills Council The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) was a non-departmental public body jointly sponsored by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) in England. It closed on 31 Marc ...

Further Education Building Design Excellence Award. Nicholas Hare Architects has won several

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 ...

and commendations for several projects and was named Best School Architect at the British Council for School Environments Awards in 2009. ;2017 * The David Attenborough Building, Winner AJ Retrofit Award, Winner: Offices (2,000m2-10,000m2) * The David Attenborough Building, Education, RIBA Journal Schüco Excellence Awards * The David Attenborough Building, Commended, British Construction Industry Award (BCIA) * Christies Care Office Building Winner (Large New Building),

Suffolk Craftsmanship Award ;2016 * The David Attenborough Building, Cambridge Design & Construction Awards: Best Conservation Alteration or Extension Award & Engineering & Sustainability Project of the Year *

, Costume Centre Thurrock Business Awards, Best Community Charity Award ;2015 * St Paul's School Science Building, RIBA London Award *

Gloucester Academy Gloucester Academy, was formed as a merger of Bishop's College a mixed CofE school and Central Technology College, a boys school, starting life on the site of the old Technology College located in Derby Road, Gloucester, England. It converted to ...

, Commendation, Gloucester Civic Award *

Kettering Science Academy Kettering Science Academy is a secondary and sixth form school in Kettering, Northamptonshire Northamptonshire (; abbreviated Northants.) is a county in the East Midlands of England. In 2015, it had a population of 723,000. The county i ...

, Commendation,

;2014 *

Bishop of Rochester Academy The Victory Academy (formerly Bishop of Rochester Academy and Medway Community College) is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Chatham in the English county of Kent. History Bishop of Rochesters Academy was formed in 2010 with ...

Highly Commended, AJ100 Value Excellence Award * Woodlands School Winner - BIM Initiative of the Year, Heating & Ventilation Awards * St Paul's School Science Building Highly Commended - Design Through Innovation, (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) RICS London Awards * St Paul's School Science Building Winner,

* GreenPark, Reading Winner,

Civic Trust Award 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 ...

* Noel-Baker and St Martins School Derby Civic Society, Commendation (Top Prize) * Noel-Baker and St Martins School Winner,

East Midlands Award ;2013 *

Dormers Wells High School Dormers Wells High School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form in Dormers Wells, in the Ealing area of London, England. In 2011 the school building and grounds were rebuilt in a £30 million project designed by Nicholas Hare Arc ...

Winner, Ealing Civic Society Award *

Top 20 projects in the West Midlands, MADE20 Design Awards * Nicholas Hare Architects Overall Winner,

Open City In war, an open city is a settlement which has announced it has abandoned all defensive efforts, generally in the event of the imminent capture of the city to avoid destruction. Once a city has declared itself open the opposing military will be ...

Architecture in Schools Primary Awards * Woodlands SchoolWinner (Building) BIM Project Application,

British Construction Industry Awards The British Construction Industry Awards (BCI Awards or BCIA) were launched by ''New Civil Engineer'' magazine and Thomas Telford Ltd in 1998, at the time both owned by the Institution of Civil Engineers. The awards seek to recognise outstanding ...

* Strood Academy Best New Build, Medway Culture & Design Award * Alison Richard Building Commendation, Cambridge Design and Construction Awards ;2012 *

Production Workshop, RIBA East Spirit of Ingenuity Award *

Crown Woods College Stationers' Crown Woods Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the Eltham area of the Royal Borough of Greenwich in London, England. The school is built upon the land that was formerly King ...

, RIBA London Regional Award *

, Civic Trust Awards Commendation * Alison Richard Building, Civic Trust Awards Commendation ;2011 * High House Production Park Project of the Year and Regeneration & Conservation Award,

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is a global professional body for surveyors, founded in London in 1868. It works at a cross-governmental level, and aims to promote and enforce the highest international standards in the val ...

(RICS), South East Region 2011 *

Coleridge Primary School Crouch End is an area of North London, approximately from the City of London in the western half of the borough of Haringey. It is within the Hornsey postal district (N8). It has been described by the BBC as one of "a new breed of urban villag ...

Winner, Civic Trust Awards ;2009 * Park Hall School in

Solihull Solihull (, or ) is a market town and the administrative centre of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in West Midlands County, England. The town had a population of 126,577 at the 2021 Census. Solihull is situated on the River Blythe i ...

Winner - Excellence in BSF: Best Design for a New School (also shortlisted in the Innovation in Sustainability Award), Partnership for Schools * O2 Headquarters building in Slough The Architecture Award Winner, International Property and Commercial Awards * Best School Architect, British Council for School Environments * Winner - Inspiring Design, British Council for School Environments - Golden Lane Campus ;2007 * The

Richard Doll Sir William Richard Shaboe Doll (28 October 1912 – 24 July 2005) was a British physician who became an epidemiologist in the mid-20th century and made important contributions to that discipline. He was a pioneer in research linking smoking ...

Building,

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

Award * Student Services Centre,

Award

References

External links

News articles

Sadlers Wells keeps listing but faces closure, Architects' Journal

Golden Lane Campus by Nicholas Hare Architects

Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College in ArchDaily

At Guernsey’s new Royal Court complex, the majesty of the law is given a commanding hill-top position and a contemporary welcoming feel
* Concrete Quarterly, St Paul's School:
Best days of its life

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