Hopkins was part of vanguard of ‘hi-tech’ architects who dominated building design in UK and beyond

Sir Michael Hopkins, one of the leading British architects of his era, has died leaving behind a built legacy including Portcullis House at the Palace of Westminster, the Mound Stand at Lord’s cricket ground and the Jubilee campus at Nottingham University.

His wife, Patty Hopkins, with whom he formed Hopkins Architects in 1976, said he had “died peacefully at the age of 88, surrounded by his family”.

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