Haworth Tompkins has been chosen by Reading Council as the lead architect on their £13.7 million Hexagon Theatre project. The revitalisation, which sees the creation of a flexible new space for performances and community use, forms the first phase of a longer-term regeneration of the 1970s-built Hexagon. HT will work in partnership with a multi-disciplinary design team, including Charcoalblue as Theatre and Acoustic Consultants, JCLA as Landscape Architects, Momentum as Structural Engineers and Skelly and Couch as Service Engineers. Joining the team is Equals Consulting as Project Managers. All proposals focus on improved sustainability as part of the Council’s commitment to working towards a net-zero carbon Reading by 2030. Read the full release.
Picture shows: Front row L to R: James Shepperd, Equals Consulting – Project Director; Donna Pentelow, Reading's Assistant Director of Culture; Lucy Picardo, Haworth Tompkins – Director; Sarah Cox, Reading Arts and Venues Manager. Back row L to R: Charity Gordon, Programme Manager The Hexagon; Fiona Marrison, Theatre Manager The Hexagon; Technical Manager Reading Arts; John Luther, Artistic Director South Street; Jason McKay, Haworth Tompkins – Associate; Rose Burgoyne, Haworth Tompkins architect; Joe Green, Equals consulting Project Manager.
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.
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