Peter Cook

Sir Peter Cook first gained international recognition through the visionary group Archigram, whose conceptual projects — including Plug-In City (1963–66) — continue to challenge ideas at the intersection of architecture, technology, and society. Alongside these influential unrealised works, Cook’s built projects include Kunsthaus Graz in Austria (completed in 2003 with Colin Fournier) and the Drawing Studio (2016) and Innovation Studio (2021) for Arts University Bournemouth. His work has been the subject of numerous publications and exhibitions, and in 2002 he was awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Royal Gold Medal, the institution’s highest honour.

A celebrated teacher and writer, Cook served as Director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London, and as Chair of the Bartlett School of Architecture at University College London. In recognition of his contributions to the field, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2007 and awarded an honorary doctorate by Lund University, Sweden, in 2010. He is a Royal Academician, a Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres of the French Republic, and currently a Senior Fellow of the Royal College of Art, London. Over the course of his career, he has taught at institutions including University College London, the Architectural Association, the Städelschule in Frankfurt, Harvard University, Columbia University, SCI-Arc, USC Architecture, and Rice University.

Cook’s drawings are held in major public collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Deutsches Architekturmuseum, Frankfurt; FRAC Centre, Orléans; M+ Museum of Art, Hong Kong; Japan Architect Collection, Tokyo; the National Museum of Art, Oslo; and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

Peter Cook is the director of Peter Cook Studio Crablab.