| Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, architect of railway stations, has died aged 85 Posted by stuving at 20:23, 16th September 2025 |     |
Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, well-known as an architect of railway stations, has died at the age of 85. He was famous as one of the generation of high-tech architects, and for his use of EPDM "plastic bags" as roofing, most notably in the Eden Centre. Among his railway projects were Waterloo International and Reading.
From the BBC:
Eden Project architect Sir Nicholas Grimshaw dies
The firm founded by the Eden Project designer announced the news on Monday afternoon
By Lisa Young South West Published 15 September 2025 Updated 4 hours ago
Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, the architect of the Eden Project in Cornwall, has died at the age of 85.
Sir Nicholas also designed the landmark Ship building in Plymouth and the glass-and-steel International Terminal at Waterloo in London which won The Royal Institute of British Architects Building of the Year Award in 1994.
The news was announced on Monday afternoon by the architecture firm Grimshaw, which he founded in 1980.
In a statement, it said he had been "a man of invention and ideas" who would be remembered for "his endless curiosity about how things are made".
"With this pragmatic creativity, Nick had an extraordinary ability to convince others that daring ideas were possible," the firm added.
Sir Nicholas was knighted in 2002 for services to architecture.
He served as president of the Royal Academy from 2004 to 2011.
In 2022, he established the Grimshaw Foundation, which aims to promote innovative design, creativity and sustainability among young people.
In Cornwall, his design of the Eden Project was constructed in a former clay pit near St Austell and opened in 2001.
The visitor attraction and environmental charity's huge domes, called biomes, were built to recreate some of Earth's different climates, as well house thousands of different plant species.
The firm founded by the Eden Project designer announced the news on Monday afternoon
By Lisa Young South West Published 15 September 2025 Updated 4 hours ago
Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, the architect of the Eden Project in Cornwall, has died at the age of 85.
Sir Nicholas also designed the landmark Ship building in Plymouth and the glass-and-steel International Terminal at Waterloo in London which won The Royal Institute of British Architects Building of the Year Award in 1994.
The news was announced on Monday afternoon by the architecture firm Grimshaw, which he founded in 1980.
In a statement, it said he had been "a man of invention and ideas" who would be remembered for "his endless curiosity about how things are made".
"With this pragmatic creativity, Nick had an extraordinary ability to convince others that daring ideas were possible," the firm added.
Sir Nicholas was knighted in 2002 for services to architecture.
He served as president of the Royal Academy from 2004 to 2011.
In 2022, he established the Grimshaw Foundation, which aims to promote innovative design, creativity and sustainability among young people.
In Cornwall, his design of the Eden Project was constructed in a former clay pit near St Austell and opened in 2001.
The visitor attraction and environmental charity's huge domes, called biomes, were built to recreate some of Earth's different climates, as well house thousands of different plant species.
