Niall McLaughlin Architects

Níall McLaughlin Architects’ work is globally admired for its inventive use of building materials and qualities of light, and its strong emphasis on thoughtful, innovative and well-crafted architecture that prioritizes the relationship between the building and its surroundings.

The practice’s notable projects include the restoration and extension of 900-year-old Auckland Castle to accommodate a Faith Museum, as well as Auckland Tower, the Bishop Edward King Chapel, and the New Library for Magdalene College, Cambridge (all UK). Among NMLA’s major awards are the RIBA Stirling Prize (2022); multiple nominations for the Mies Van Der Rohe Award; and numerous RIBA and American Institute of Architecture Awards.

Founder Níall McLaughlin received the RIBA Gold Medal in January 2026 and was awarded an Honorary MBE for Services to Architecture in 2020.

The NMLA team is supported by Engicon (Local Consultant); Kim Wilkie Landscape (Landscape Architecture); Nissen Richards Studio (Exhibition Design & Wayfinding); Studio ZNA (Lighting Design); and Arup (Daylight & Shadow Studies).

Kim Wilkie CBE – NMLA’s landscape design consultant – has led a distinguished career of over 25 years. His work responds to the layered narratives of landscape, always seeking a balance between cultural continuity and natural evolution. Wilkie’s notable projects include a contemplative cloistered garden for the V&A Museum in London, a revival of the Oxford Botanic Garden (UK) and an area of Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania (US).

Nissen Richards Studio is a triple RIBA National Award-winning architects’ practice and exhibition design studio, founded in 2010. Director and Founder Pippa Nissen has worked on a range of theatrical, museum and gallery projects for world-renowned institutions such as the National Portrait Gallery, the British Museum, and the Courtauld Gallery in London.