Duggan Morris Architects is a London based practice established in 2004. The work of the practice is underpinned by a strong conviction in the creative design process, not by a desire to specialise in any single sector. Our strength lies in our ability to apply a systematic design process regardless of programme or location. Our approach is inclusive and collaborative, fostering creative dialogue with clients, consultant teams, statutory authorities, contractors and end users, as well as an active exchange between the disciplines of architecture, art, design, and urbanism. This methodology demands a highly rigorous, analytical approach, expertly manifest through a range of media in order to explore multiple outcomes. Over a decade of delivering the highest calibre of work has equipped us with the tools for delivering complex building projects which are the result of reconciling the perceived conflict between the formal intentions of the architect/designer and the social, political, cultural, historical and economic conditions of place and programme.
Duggan Morris Architects has been widely recognised for its design excellence, with multiple industry awards for both completed and unrealized work. Of note is the renovation of a 1960's Brutalist building in Highgate, receiving the Manser Medal in 2011.
The practice has also been the recipient of eight RIBA Awards between 2010 and 2015, for a range of very different buildings, and in 2012 was awarded the Stephen Lawrence Prize for Kings Grove for the best UK project constructed for under £1million. Kings Grove was also nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Award for European Architecture in 2013 along with Ortus, Home for Maudsley Learning in 2014. Between 2014 and 2015, three of our completed projects have also achieved a high place in the Midlist for the RIBA Stirling Prize, the UK’s most prestigious architecture prize.
