Colour beyond the Surface: Art in Architecture 30.09.22

Colour beyond the Surface: Art in Architecture is a new book by Fiona McLachlan which discusses the role of art in architecture, with a particular focus on colour and the dynamic relationships between light, form, material surface, space and movement. Artistic collaboration is very important to us as a practice and we have worked with several artists over the years. This book looks at six of our projects with Antoni Malinowski: Bush Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre, Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre, Donmar Dryden Street, Liverpool Everyman and Royal Court, and Scotsman Steps one of our collaborations with Martin Creed. Published by Lund Humphries, the book is available now.

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Pembroke Mill Lane for Pembroke College, Cambridge, has been shortlisted for the 2026 RIBA Stirling Prize, the UK's most prestigious award for architecture.

Wonderful to see the new performance spaces at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) alive with performance, rehearsal and teaching.

Pembroke Mill Lane, Cambridge has received a RIBA National Award. 

Haworth Tompkins has been shortlisted in two categories at this year's Building Design Architect of the Year Awards.

We are so pleased to see The Court Theatre continue to receive industry recognition, with multiple honours at Friday night's Property Council New Zealand Industry Awards, including the Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Judges' Choice Award.

In the second of three NLA articles, Tom Gibson, Associate Director at Haworth Tompkins, reflects on the practice’s international mass timber projects and the lessons they offer for timber construction in the UK. 

Last week, Haworth Tompkins received the Dewi-Prys Thomas Award for our work on Theatr Clwyd in Mold, North Wales. The award celebrates the role of design in improving quality of life and supporting regeneration across Wales.

The redevelopment of Pembroke Mill Lane, Cambridge, for Pembroke College has been recognised with four RIBA awards, including a 2026 RIBA East Award, Building of the Year, Project Architect and the Conservation Award.