Stephen Hodder MBE (born 1956[1]) is an English architect who won the RIBA's Stirling Prize in 1996. He is also a partner at his own practice Hodder Associates which was founded in 1992 in Manchester.[2] In 2012, Hodder was elected for a two-year term as the president of the RIBA (2013–2015).[3]
Stephen Hodder | |
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 Stephen Hodder delivering the 2014 Gresham Special Lecture | |
| Born | 1956 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Manchester School of Architecture |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | Stirling Prize (1996) MBE (1998) |
| Practice | Hodder Partners |
| Buildings | Centenary Building, Salford Wakefield Tower, Manchester |
| Design | Corporation St. Bridge, Manchester |
Background
editHodder started his architectural education in 1975,[4] graduated from Manchester University in 1982 and joined Building Design Partnership but left after a year and set his own firm up after he was offered a project by a family member. Initially named Hodder Lees Partnership, later Hodder Sanderson, the practice became Hodder Associates in 1992.[5]
He joined the teaching staff at the Manchester School of Architecture. In 2011, he chaired the Professional Advisory Board at the School.[2]
Awards
editIn 1991, Hodder won the Royal Fine Art Commission/Sunday Times Building of the Year Award for his design of Colne swimming pool in Lancashire in the first year that his practice opened.[6]
In 1995, Hodder Associates won the Grand Prize at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition and in 1996 he was awarded the RIBA Stirling Prize for the Centenary Building, University of Salford.[7]
Hodder was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1998 for services to architecture.[2]
He was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Arts by Manchester Metropolitan University in 2006 in recognition of his distinguished contribution to architecture locally, nationally and internationally.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Former RIBA President, Stephen Hodder". ribapix.com. RIBApix. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ a b c "Professional Services Board: Stephen Hodder". architecture.com. RIBA. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ^ Fulcher, Merlin (17 May 2012). "Stephen Hodder named next RIBA president". architectsjournal.co.uk. Architects' Journal. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Stephen Hodder in conversation with Manchester architecture students". The Guardian. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ Roue, Lucy (16 October 2017). "Meet the high-flying husband and wife architects behind Gary Neville's St Michael's turnaround". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Stephen Hodder Architects, England". e-architect.com. E-Architect. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ Williams, Fran (4 August 2021). "Discover the AJBL: First Stirling Prize-winner University of Salford by Hodder Partners, 1995". architectsjournal.co.uk. Architects' Journal. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Stephen Hodder awarded Honorary Degree". mmu.ac.uk. Manchester Metropolitan University. 12 July 2006. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
External links
edit- Hodder Partners
- Manchester Metropolitan University's Honorands[permanent dead link]
- Stephen Hodder at archINFORM
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