 In 1991 County Architect Colin Stansfield Smith won a RIBA Gold Medal award.The team built its reputation in the 1980s under the leadership of Colin Stansfield Smith who arrived in 1974 and was county architect until 1992.As a result of his work at Hampshire County Council, was awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Gold Medal in 1991. and was knighted in 1993.