Press and Media

Gareth’s work has been featured in international media across print, broadcast and digital platforms, reflecting a career that spans leadership, governance, culture and civic programmes operating under public scrutiny.

His projects and ideas have been profiled in the context of major institutional initiatives, cultural programmes and national events, with coverage often focusing on leadership, delivery and public value rather than authorship alone.

Below is a selected collection of press coverage, interviews and features offering a snapshot of institutional work, public-facing programmes and the broader contexts in which they have operated.

1. Serpentine Pavilions & Galleries

  • Building Magazine: Rise wins Serpentine Pavilion commission

  • World Landscape Architecture: Serpentine Pavilion 2012 (H&dM, Ai Weiwei, Gareth Stapleton)

  • Divisare: Serpentine Gallery & Gareth Stapleton

  • ARQA: Review of Serpentine Sackler Gallery

  • Serpentine Galleries: Sackler Gallery Project Team & Advisors

  • Press Pack 2013: Serpentine Pavilion

2. Cultural Institutions & Major Arts Projects

  • Oxford Mail: Modern Art Oxford redevelopment – about Rise

  • Architects’ Journal: Royal Academy of Music retrofit – Rise credited

  • Architonic: Royal Academy of Music – project feature

  • Building Magazine: Rise wins Royal Opera House redevelopment

  • Construction News: ROH revamp feature

  • The Stage: Royal Opera House preview of new refurbishment

3. UK Pavilion, Milan Expo

  • Building Magazine: Rise lands key role on UK Pavilion

  • Construction Enquirer: Rise wins Milan Expo job

  • E-Architect: UK Pavilion Expo Milan

  • Gov.uk: HMG Press Release – Wolfgang Buttress to design UK Pavilion

4. The Queen’s Green Canopy & Tree of Trees

  • Bloomberg: Tree of Trees launch by Michael Bloomberg

  • CNN: Coverage of Tree of Trees

  • BBC: Press for Tree of Trees

  • ITV News: Installation outside Buckingham Palace

  • Town & Country: Behind the Tree of Trees

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A large illuminated tree sculpture with a tall, spiraling trunk and branches adorned with small lights, set against a darkening evening sky at an outdoor event.

The Tree of Trees - Collaboration with Thomas Heatherwick for the Queen’s Platinumn Jubilee, Buckingham Palace

5. Interviews & Features with Gareth Stapleton

  • Construction News (front cover): Interview with Gareth Stapleton

  • Building Magazine (front cover): Gareth interview

  • The Parliamentary Review: Professional best practice interview

  • Construction News: Q&A Interview with Gareth

  • Building Magazine: “Building a Better Brexit Manifesto” supporter

  • Construction Management Magazine: Profile on Rise

  • Construction Youth Awards: Duke of Gloucester Awards