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.

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

Building Brabazon

2026-05-28T11:43:51+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 Brabazon2026-05-28T11:43:51+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
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