At Healthcare Estates 2025, Sam Vijatov of Innovation Fire Engineering interviewed Paul Mathews, director at Murphy Philipps Architects, winner of the 2025 Healthcare Estates Architectural Practice of the Year Award.
Sam Vijatov: Congratulations on winning Architectural Practice of the Year. How would you describe your style and philosophy as an architect practice?
Paul Mathews: We started in 1997, so about 28 years ago now. We set out originally to do a mix of healthcare and other stuff, but over the years as we’ve developed and the practice has grown and our depth of experience has grown, we’ve become specialists in the [healthcare] area. Health is our passion – we do everything from acute hospitals through to [projects] in the community and all sorts of stuff in between. So, it’s what we do. It’s our bread and butter. We’re extremely good at it. Our philosophy is always to try and build something better to help people. You’re going to hospital because there’s something [wrong] with you, so it’s about trying to create a better space for those moments.
Could you take me through a recent project that captures what Murphy Philipps is all about?
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