About Isabel Allen

Isabel Allen is the Editor of Architecture Today and the Editorial Director of BEAM (Built Environment and Architecture Media), founded in 2021 to provide the construction industry with a multi-media platform for interdisciplinary learning and collaboration. Highly experienced in her field, Isabel was previously editor of the AJ and has spearheaded the launch of numerous initiatives including the Architecture Today Awards for buildings that stand the test of time and the Regenerative Architecture Index launched in partnership with Architects Declare. Alongside a career as an editor, curator and critic she also co-founded HAB Housing, which delivered low-cost housing using natural materials and innovative models of procurement, land ownership and finance. She is an Honorary Fellow of the RIBA.

Studio SAAR

2026-06-24T16:34:16+01:00

Studio SAAR reflect on designing across cultures and climates – combining vernacular wisdom, circular material strategies and ecological thinking to create places that strengthen communities and landscapes alike.

Studio SAAR2026-06-24T16:34:16+01:00

The Hummingbird Learning Lab: the shortlist

2026-06-23T10:06:15+01:00

The Hummingbird Learning Lab has announced a shortlist of four teams from the Regenerative Architecture Index 2026 for its competition to design a demountable learning space that reflects its neuroscience-grounded approach to education and community engagement.

The Hummingbird Learning Lab: the shortlist2026-06-23T10:06:15+01:00

Custodians versus corporations

2026-06-04T09:56:18+01:00

The New Towns Taskforce is entrusting the delivery of new settlements to development corporations. Architect-turned-developer Russ Edwards explains why housing associations’ culture of stewardship and resilience makes them a better fit for the role.

Custodians versus corporations2026-06-04T09:56:18+01:00

Sheep Field Barn

2026-06-01T11:42:15+01:00

DSDHA has reworked Sheep Field Barn at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens at the Hertfordshire hamlet of Perry Green, doubling its footprint and setting a new benchmark for low carbon gallery design.

Sheep Field Barn2026-06-01T11:42:15+01:00

SEVEN

2026-06-02T16:40:37+01:00

Stanton Williams has completed the last piece of the puzzle in a decade-long project to turn London's Shell Tower site into a mixed-use neighbourhood that reconnects Waterloo Station with the River Thames.

SEVEN2026-06-02T16:40:37+01:00

UKREiiF Round Table: Unlocking the value of heritage assets

2026-05-28T12:53:20+01:00

How do we unlock the economic, social and cultural value locked inside Britain's historic buildings? A roundtable of experts from architecture, law, engineering, finance and local government gathered to explore this question and debate the definition of value itself. 

UKREiiF Round Table: Unlocking the value of heritage assets2026-05-28T12:53:20+01:00
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