Zoë Hooton

Zoë joined HPA in 2012, qualifying as an Architect while working. She became a Director in October 2016.

After studying architecture at Newcastle University, Zoë continued at postgraduate level at Kingston University, London, where she won a scholarship to study in Auckland, New Zealand.

Zoë started her career in Newcastle, working in a successful architecture studio on a number of high-end residential schemes in Northumberland. She later moved to Assael in London, an AJ100 practice, working among a large team developing a £150 million mixed-use scheme.

Zoë is a Specialist Conservation Architect and is on the approved list of surveying architects for both the Diocese of Blackburn and the Diocese of Carlisle. She also has an MA in the Conservation of the Historic Environment which she studied at Birmingham City University.

Zoë’s main role within the practice is managing jobs onsite along with the process and design of developments through to completion. Recent projects Zoë has been involved in are Lancaster Castle, Furness College, the stunning Ullswater Hotel; Another Place, The Lake and Talyllyn Railway.

Zoë is also a Professional Studies Mentor for the RIBA Part 3 course and a mentor for the RIBA students in practice scheme. She has contributed to a number of RIBA publications, including the RIBA book ‘Defining Contemporary Professionalism’ For Architects in Practice and Education. Zoë has acted as an examiner for the RIBA Part 3 course and been an invited external critic for a number of Manchester University Architecture School professional studies. Zoë is on the Advisory Board of the new school of Architecture at Lancaster University.

When she is not working, Zoë can be found somewhere outside in the mud trying to renovate her dilapidated cottage.