A UK-wide architecture practice with 13 studios, from Warwick to Glasgow, that rose to number 10 in the Architects' Journal AJ100 ranking in 2025.
Corstorphine & Wright is an architecture practice that designs homes, offices, shops, hotels, schools, university buildings, health buildings and masterplans for whole neighbourhoods. Its website says it works across residential and living (city living, student living, housing, care and senior living), commercial and mixed-use (retail, leisure, hotels, offices, industrial and logistics) and public and specialist work such as education, health, life sciences and defence. It also offers urban and interior design. Projects named on its site include Hexagon Tower and Deansgate South in Manchester, the Royal Liver Building in Liverpool, The Scoop in London and the Rob Burrow Centre for MND in Leeds.
The practice describes its aim as work that is "beautifully crafted, exceptionally efficient and people-driven by design". It says it is known for "creative excellence and commercial edge" and organises its approach around four principles: client centricity, market insight, results focus and intelligent design. Each client has a director as the main contact. The practice says that 135 leading UK property companies and developers have worked with it and that 85% of its projects over the past three years were for repeat clients. These are the firm's own figures. We found no founding date or founder names.
In the UK, the practice has 13 studios: Birmingham, Bristol, Canterbury, Darlington, Fordingbridge, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Stourbridge, Tamworth and Warwick. Its limited company is registered in England and Wales (number 03315371). That means architecture careers are not limited to London. The firm entered the AJ100 list of the UK's largest practices at number 116 about a decade ago and, in June 2025, moved up to number 10. The AJ100 ranks firms by the number of architects they employ in the UK, so a climb of that size reflects a lot of hiring.
On culture, the firm describes its people as "collaborators and original thinkers, problem-solvers and storytellers, leaders and listeners". It says it invests in its staff and values diversity, and it was shortlisted for Employer of the Year in the 2025 AJ100 awards, its first nomination. It says it has more than 300 professionals. It holds RIBA Chartered Practice and CIAT Chartered Practice status, publishes a Carbon Reduction Plan, is certified to ISO 14001 for environmental management and has a Director and Head of ESG (environmental, social and governance).
The practice employs architects, architectural technologists (who turn designs into detailed technical drawings), interior designers, urban designers, BIM and digital specialists, sustainability staff and the business, marketing and finance teams that support a firm of its size. If you are studying or thinking about architecture, architectural technology, or planning, a practice with many studios and a mix of building types gives wide experience early on. Its website lists current roles by studio.
Website: www.corstorphine-wright.com
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