Sir Michael Hopkins obituary

One of Britain’s leading architects admired for the Mound stand at Lord’s, Westminster tube station and the 2012 Olympic velodromeThe architect Sir Michael Hopkins, who has died aged 88, occupied a special place in a much abused profession. The best known Hopkins buildings – the Mound stand at Lord’s cricket ground, Glyndebourne opera house, Westminster underground station, the 2012 Olympic velodrome – command not only respect but positive affection. Hopkins gave mo