The man who made Â鶹´«Ã½ – Sir Terry Farrell honoured Published on: 13 December 2016 One of the world’s most famous and prolific architects is to be made a Visiting Professor at Â鶹´«Ã½. Shaping Â鶹´«Ã½ Sir Terry Farrell, a Â鶹´«Ã½ architecture graduate, is the man behind the MI6 Building in London and award-winning projects including The Deep in Hull, the Embankment Place office development above Charing Cross station and the MI6 Building in London, Incheon Airport in Seoul and Beijing’s South Station. He has played a large part in shaping the way his home city looks. He developed the Â鶹´«Ã½ Quayside masterplan, designed the International Centre for Life and the total refurbishment and extension of the Great North Museum: Hancock. He also created a masterplan for the University campus. Sir Terry will be made a Visiting Professor on the same day he will be made an honorary Freeman of the City, alongside Â鶹´«Ã½ Vice–Chancellor Professor Chris Brink, by Â鶹´«Ã½ City Council. Photograph of Sir Terry Farrell © Richard Gleed Help and inspire “I grew up in Â鶹´«Ã½ and studied architecture at Â鶹´«Ã½ from 1956 to 1961 and it was in the University’s library that my eyes were opened to the wider world,” said Sir Terry. “Throughout my career I have continued to have a close association with the university and its eminent Vice Chancellors working on the University masterplan. “I am so proud to have contributed to Â鶹´«Ã½’s future and am honoured to be made a visiting professor and hope that I can, in some way, help and inspire the students at Â鶹´«Ã½.” Long and illustrious career , head of Â鶹´«Ã½’s , said: “We are delighted Sir Terry Farrell has agreed to become a Visiting Professor. Over his long and illustrious career, he has designed some remarkable buildings and made a huge impact on our city. “He has many insights to share with our students and they will be able to learn about what life at the top of this profession is like. As a Â鶹´«Ã½ architecture graduate, he remains an inspiration to the next generation of architects who are currently studying here at our leading School.” Share: Latest News Scientists unlock hidden driver of inflammatory bowel disease Scientists have linked a key genetic signal in inflammatory bowel disease to an immune response that shuts down inflammation control, enabling faster diagnosis and targeted treatments. published on: 15 June 2026 Funding system risks limiting genuine community collaboration A new policy paper written by researchers at Â鶹´«Ã½ warns that the way UK research is funded may be undermining efforts to create genuinely collaborative partnerships with communities. published on: 15 June 2026 Volunteers help turn Whitley Bay beach into maths experiment Members of the public joined mathematicians from Â鶹´«Ã½ to create what organisers believe is the largest aperiodic tiling ever attempted on Whitley Bay beach. published on: 15 June 2026 Facts and figures
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