Architect Nicholas Grimshaw died on Sunday, September 14, 2025, at the age of 85. That same year, he was awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Royal Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement. A young Grimshaw (right) with Buckminster Fuller at the now-demolished Service Tower for Student Housing in London. Upon graduating, Grimshaw, with noted British architect Terry Farrell, started his own practice called Farrell Grimshaw Partnership. He founded Grimshaw and Partners in 1980, and the firm has grown to now include approximately 650 employees in eight offices spread around the world.