He worked with Farrell for 15 years before establishing his own firm, Nicholas Grimshaw &amp; Partners, in 1980. In 1989, he won a Royal Institute of British Architects national award for his design of the "Financial Times" printworks in East London. After designing Britain's pavilion for the Seville Expo in 1992, he was appointed a CBE in 1993, and the following year saw his Waterloo railway terminal awarded the accolade of 'Building of the Year'. That same year (1994) also saw him elected a vice-chairman of the Architectural Association, a member of the Royal Academy and a member of the American Institute of Architects.