Steve Tompkins has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday honours list for services to Architecture and to the Arts. He trained at Bath University before joining the multi-disciplinary practice Arup Associates in 1985 and was a founding member of Bennetts Associates in 1987, before founding Haworth Tompkins with Graham Haworth in 1991. Steve leads the studio's performing arts portfolio along with co-director Roger Watts, on projects such as the National Theatre, Battersea Arts Centre, Young Vic, Bridge Theatre, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Royal Court, Liverpool Everyman, Bristol Old Vic and American Repertory Theater at Harvard University. In 2019 he co-founded Architects Declare, a network of architectural practices committed to addressing the climate and biodiversity emergency, now active in 26 countries. Congratulations to Steve from everyone at Haworth Tompkins.
Planning permission has been granted for the first phase of York Central, delivering 1014 homes, commercial space, extensive public realm and parkland, as well as a brand-new entrance to the west of York railway station.
Five Haworth Tompkins projects have secured six shortlist places across the 2026 AJ Architecture Awards and NLA Awards. The recognition reflects the breadth of our expertise across culture, housing, regeneration and masterplanning - from the sensitive transformation of listed cultural buildings to major residential developments and urban masterplans.
Planning permission has been secured for the first phase of the transformation of St Botolph's Quarter in central Colchester, marking an important milestone in the city's long-term regeneration.
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.
| 25.03.26 | Mass Timber Design Innovations: from fire strategy to carbon reduction, the challenges and opportunities of designing with timber. → |
| 30.10.25 | Construction Reaches Topping Off Milestone for the New Home of the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University → |
| 28.07.25 | Haworth Tompkins reveals plans for the redevelopment of Grade I listed De La Warr Pavilion → |
| 13.05.25 | Haworth Tompkins to lead design of affordable housing in £2.5 Billion York Central Regeneration → |