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Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partner鈥檚 highest-paid director enjoyed a 58% jump in pay to 拢1.2m last year, according to the architecture practice鈥檚 latest accounts.

It is thought the practice鈥檚 co-founder and Labour peer Lord Rogers received the increased pay package, which includes earnings from profit sharing.

Staff across the whole firm appear to be benefitting financially from the the global architecture practice鈥檚 rapid expansion.

The average RSHP employee took home a salary of 拢89,129 last year - up 11.5% from 拢79,967 in 2010.

The practice posted bumper results for the year ended 30 June 2011, with turnover and profit both significantly up on the previous year.

A boost in international work - particularly in the Far East and Australia - helped RSHP鈥檚 turnover jump by over a half to 拢25.8m, up from 拢16.9m in 2010.

Pre-tax profit also grew by 22% to just over 拢1m, up from 拢847,000 in 2010, according to its latest accounts filed at Companies House.

Turnover in the UK remained steady at 拢7.6m, while fees from Australia more than doubled from 拢2.9m to 拢6.8m.

Turnover in the rest of Europe grew three-fold to 拢4.2m, boosted by work at Las Arenas in Barcelona and Geneva Airport.

In an interview with 黑洞社区 last month, Rogers said that the practice was considering a move into the Middle East for the first time.

As of June last year, RSH employed 148 people, of which 91 were architects.

A RSHP spokesperson said: 鈥淎ll the salaries are fixed in proportion and then once the profit has been calculated it is distributed to all staff based on a points system as laid out by our constitution.鈥�