Patty Hopkins

[7] At age 20 she married fellow AA student, Michael Hopkins in Newcastle-under-Lyme,[9] after which they lived in Suffolk until 1970 before moving to North London.

[10] Together they continued to create buildings using innovative new materials, for example using lightweight fabric for the Mound Stand[1] at Lord's Cricket Ground (1987).

In 1994 Patty and Michael Hopkins were jointly awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Royal Gold Medal for Architecture, with the medal citation saying "What best characterises the work of Michael and Patricia Hopkins is an equal appeal to ordinary people and to architects.

"[8] Hopkins was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to architecture.

[12] The series focused on the five male architects, Norman Foster, Richard Rogers, Nicholas Grimshaw, Terry Farrell and Michael Hopkins, her husband.