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.

UKREiiF Round Table: Unlocking the value of heritage assets

2026-05-22T11:20:32+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 assets2026-05-22T11:20:32+01:00

Building Brabazon

2026-05-19T13:05:21+01:00

Jon McDiarmid and Seb Loyn from YTL Developments talk to Isabel Allen about transforming the 142-hectare former Filton Airfield, just outside Bristol, into the 'least new' of the latest batch of New Towns – and identifying the right architect for the job. 

Building Brabazon2026-05-19T13:05:21+01:00

Dispatches from UKREiiF: Humanising the city

2026-05-20T11:36:41+01:00

Abigail Scott Paul, Global Head of the Humanise Campaign, talks to AT Editor Isabel Allen about waging war on mediocrity and giving Mayors the tools they need to set an awesome long-term vision for the communities they serve.

Dispatches from UKREiiF: Humanising the city2026-05-20T11:36:41+01:00

Opportunity for RAI members: Regenerative Design 2026

2026-05-08T09:35:03+01:00

Participants in the 2026 Regenerative Architecture Index are invited to showcase their work at Regenerative Design 2026, a new month-long event that will take place at the Building Centre in central London throughout October 2026.

Opportunity for RAI members: Regenerative Design 20262026-05-08T09:35:03+01:00

Muzeul Ivan Patzaichin

2026-05-01T20:51:57+01:00

An extraordinary museum and community centre in Romania’s Danube Delta locks into the sustainable networks of one of Europe’s last great wildernesses to support the culture and the future of the Lipovan people

Muzeul Ivan Patzaichin2026-05-01T20:51:57+01:00

How do you design a regenerative masterplan?

2026-04-29T16:25:06+01:00

Liz Liddell-Grainger from JTP argues that we need to look backward as well as forward to understand how to design masterplans that restore, renew or revitalise natural and social systems.

How do you design a regenerative masterplan?2026-04-29T16:25:06+01:00

Why some buildings stay with us

2026-04-15T16:40:12+01:00

Steve Melvin of Atelier Architecture & Design reflects on the elusive qualities that make certain works of architecture capture the imagination and make a lasting impression on our collective consciousness.  

Why some buildings stay with us2026-04-15T16:40:12+01:00

The RAI on stage: Futurebuild 2026

2026-05-13T11:40:38+01:00

Join RAI members Tonkin Liu, Purcell and Jan Kattein Architects at Futurebuild 2026 for a series of presentations exploring what regenerative architecture looks like in practice hosted by Architects Declare and Architecture Today.

The RAI on stage: Futurebuild 20262026-05-13T11:40:38+01:00
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