Graham Carl Stirk (born 8 January 1957) is an

architect An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

and senior partner at

RSHP RSHP is a British architecture firm, 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 si ...

. 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 Richard George Rogers, Baron Rogers of Riverside (23 July 1933 – 18 December 2021) was a British-Italian architect noted for his modernist and constructivist designs in high-tech architecture. He was the founder at Rogers Stirk Harbour + ...

Early life and career

Stirk was born in 1957 in

Leeds Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

, 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

Oxford Polytechnic A polytechnic is an educational institution that primarily focuses on vocational education, applied sciences, and career pathways. They are sometimes referred to as ''institutes of technology'', ''vocational institutes'', or ''universities of app ...

where he graduated with first-class honours degree (

Bachelor of Science A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, B.S., B.Sc., SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree that is awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Scienc ...

). He went on to study at the

Architectural Association The Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, commonly referred to as the AA, is the oldest private school of architecture in the UK. The AA hosts exhibitions, lectures, symposia and publications. History The Architectura ...

and

Kingston Polytechnic Kingston University London is a public research university located within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, in South West London, England. Its roots go back to the Kingston Technical Institute, founded in 1899. It received university ...

. 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 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 Ju ...

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, with prices starting at ar ...

122 Leadenhall Street 122 Leadenhall Street, also known as the Leadenhall Building, Leadenhall Tower or informally the Cheesegrater, is a skyscraper in central London. It opened in July 2014 and was designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. The informal name ref ...

and

Plaza de toros de las Arenas Plaza de toros de las Arenas is a converted former bullring in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Over the years it was used music venue, hosting Carlos Santana and Paco de Lucia in 1977. It opened on June 29, 1900, and its last bullfight was held on ...

. He has also designed and led projects such as

Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport — formerly known as ''Lyon Satolas Airport'' — is an international airport of Lyon, the third-largest city in France and an important transport facility for the entire Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It lies in ...

, Terminal 1 and Burlington Gate, London.

Images of a selection of Graham Stirk's work

All projects in

London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...

, unless otherwise stated. File:Lloyd's Register building.jpg, 71 Fenchurch Street
(Lloyd's Register building) File:88 Wood St, London.jpg,

File:One Hyde Park - Knightsbridge (20826078708).jpg,

File:Neo Bankside apartment buildings, London (side view).jpg, NEO Bankside, Holland Street File:BM WCEC July 2015.JPG, World Conservation and Exhibitions Centre
(

British Museum The British Museum is a Museum, public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is the largest in the world. It documents the story of human cu ...

) File:Channel 4 Offices, Horseferry Road - geograph.org.uk - 439697.jpg, 124 Horseferry Road
(

Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation. It is state-owned enterprise, publicly owned but, unlike the BBC, it receives no public funding and is funded en ...

HQ) File:Montevetro Oct 2010.jpg, Montevetro,
100 Battersea Church Road File:Edificio Leadenhall y Gherkin, Londres, Inglaterra, 2014-08-11, DD 153.JPG,

File:Riverlight Quay flats - geograph-4968201-by-Jim-Barton.jpg, Riverlight,

Nine Elms Nine Elms is an area of south-west London, England, within the London Borough of Wandsworth, with some parts (including the Nine Elms tube station, tube station) extending into the neighbouring London Borough of Lambeth. It lies on the River Thame ...

File:Vista aérea zocalo triangular.jpg, Bodegas Protos,

Peñafiel, Spain Peñafiel is a town in the Valladolid Province and the greater autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is best known for the Peñafiel Castle and for its medieval square used for bullfights and named "Plaza del Coso" (English: "Bullri ...

File:Berlin, Tiergarten Potsdamer Platz, Linkstrasse 2, 4, Wohn-, Geschaefts- und Buerohaeuser.jpg, Linkstraße 2-4,

Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...

, Germany File:Paddington Waterside geograph-2790569-by-Colin-Smith.jpg, Waterside House, Paddington File:Reuters Technical Services Centre, London.jpg, Reuters Data Centre File:Arenas de Barcelona 2013.jpg,

Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...

, Spain

Notes

External links

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