Graham Carl Stirk (born 8 January 1957) is an

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and senior partner at RSHP. He joined the Richard Rogers Partnership in 1983 and by 2007 the name of the practice changed to Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners to reflect his contribution to the practice, along with Ivan Harbour, later renamed RSHP, after the death of Richard Rogers.

Early life and career

Stirk was born in 1957 in

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, he joined the

Richard Rogers Partnership RSHP is a British architectural firm, founded in 1977 and previously known as the Richard Rogers Partnership which became Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. in 2007. The firm rebranded from Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners to simply RSHP on 30 Jun ...

in 1983 after studying at

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where he graduated with first-class honours degree (

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). He went on to study at the

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and Kingston Polytechnic. Stirk joined Richard Rogers Partnership in 1983 and was made a Senior Director in 1995. After his studies he joined the

and was made a director in 1988, and by 2007 the name of the practice changed from Richard Rogers Partnership to

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners Rogers may refer to: Places Canada *Rogers Pass (British Columbia) * Rogers Island (Nunavut) United States * Rogers, Arkansas, a city * Rogers, alternate name of Muroc, California, a former settlement * Rogers, Indiana, an unincorporated communit ...

in recognition of Ivan Harbour and Stirk's contribution to the firm. In 2011 he was made a senior partner in the firm. The practice is now known as RSHP.

Major works

Since joining the practice, Stirk has gone on to lead the design teams on such projects as

88 Wood Street 88 Wood Street is a commercial skyscraper in London, located on Wood Street in the City of London. The architect was the Richard Rogers Partnership, now known as Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, and the director in charge was Graham Stirk. The ...

One Hyde Park One Hyde Park is a major residential and retail complex located in Knightsbridge, London. The development includes three retail units (Rolex, McLaren Automotive and Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank) and 86 residential properties marketed with prices starti ...

122 Leadenhall Street 122 Leadenhall Street, which is also known as the Leadenhall Building, is a skyscraper in central London. It opened in July 2014 and was designed by the Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners; it is known informally as The Cheesegrater because of its ...

and Plaza de toros de las Arenas. He has also designed and led projects such as

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, Terminal 1 and Burlington Gate, London.

Images of a selection of Graham Stirk's work

All projects in

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, Spain

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Profile on the official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stirk, Graham Living people 20th-century English architects Architects from Leeds Alumni of Oxford Brookes University Alumni of the Architectural Association School of Architecture Alumni of Kingston University 1957 births

Early life and career

Major works

Images of a selection of Graham Stirk's work

See also

Notes

External links