Neil qualified as an architect in 1995, having started his degree at North East London Polytechnic in 1985. He is a Chartered Member of the RIBA, and has worked at HLM Architects in Sheffield since leaving full-time education (albeit initially spending a one-year spell as a shop assistant in London, waiting for the economy to improve, in 1992).

Heading up HLM’s Healthcare Team both nationally and internationally, he has a detailed knowledge of this specialist sector, working on a spectrum of projects, from small refurbishments through to multi-million-pound facilities.

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Neil is married, with two grown up children, lives in Sheffield and has been an active member of the Sheffield Society of Architects since 2008.

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Thoughts and Views

07.08.23 | HLM News

Revisiting an early exemplar of person-centred design for patients and staff

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Integrated Health and Wellbeing - European Healthcare Design Conference, 2023

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Holistic Healthcare

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An Offsite Approach to Healthcare - Neil Orpwood and Mohammed Ul-Haq
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An Offsite Approach to Healthcare

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Designing resilient, healthy, inclusive, and sustainable environments

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Improving the wellbeing of healthcare staff and patients through design

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