Roger Stephenson OBE (born London 1946) is an acclaimed English architect and one of the partners of Stephenson Bell Architects in Manchester, England.Stephenson studied architecture at the Liverpool University School of Architecture. After graduating he worked with Building Design Partnership and was partner at Michael Hyde & Partners in Manchester before founding his own practice Stephenson Bell Architects, established in 1979 in which he is a partner with Jeffrey Bell.The Practice has been awarded over 40 national awards for buildings it has designed and was shortlisted for the Stirling Prize in 1998 for the Quay Bar, Castlefield.