Patty Hopkins
Founder

Patty Hopkins graduated from the Architectural Association before founding Hopkins Architects with Michael Hopkins in 1976.

Michael and Patty’s work is known for its use of innovative materials and construction techniques, energy-efficient design and the ability to combine the contemporary with the traditional. Together they designed and developed numerous inspirational and award-winning projects including their own house in Hampstead, the Schlumberger Cambridge Research Centre, the Mound Stand at Lord’s Cricket, Glyndebourne Opera House and Portcullis House. They were jointly awarded the RIBA Gold Medal in 1994 where the medal citation stated, “What best characterises the work of Michael and Patricia Hopkins is an equal appeal to ordinary people and to architects”.

Patty is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of Architects in Scotland and the American Institute of Architects and was previously a Council Member of the Architectural Association, a Trustee of the National Gallery and member of the Arts Council National Lottery Board. In 2024 Patty received an OBE in the New Year Honours for her services to architecture.