Hannah Wooller
Isabel Allen2022-04-13T09:42:30+01:00Hannah Wooller sees herself as a doctor for buildings, using her expertise in conservation and regeneration to breathe new life into East Anglia's seaside towns.
Luke Lowings
Isabel Allen2022-04-07T11:28:12+01:00The house Luke Lowings and his partner built sixteen years ago is a workspace for both of their practices and an urban family home that is joyful, equal and full.
Rachel Hoolahan
Isabel Allen2022-04-07T11:43:32+01:00Rachel Hoolahan's work at Orms is focused on translating research into meaningful change on projects and reusing buildings and materials – even the ones that weren't designed with reuse in mind.
Dav Bansal
Isabel Allen2022-06-07T12:32:46+01:00Since joining Glenn Howells Architects over twenty years ago, partner Dav Bansal has evolved from a self-centred architect to a studio leader who is focused on helping others to succeed.
Gordon Abbott
Isabel Allen2022-04-05T10:24:47+01:00Despite working across Europe, Neat Architects founder Gordon Abbot feels rooted in Folkestone, a town that has taught him about the wider definition of sustainability.
Melanie Whild
Isabel Allen2022-04-05T10:26:14+01:00Melanie Whild joined Birmingham-based Weedon Architects for her year out, and never left. She reflects on the way the 100-year-old practice and its projects have evolved.
Charles Holland
Isabel Allen2022-04-22T09:34:52+01:00Relocating to Deal, a seaside town in east Kent, has exposed Charles Holland's practice to fresh influences, new ways of working and opportunities to engage with the community in profound ways.
Claire Bennie in conversation with Isabel Allen
Isabel Allen2022-05-11T11:39:14+01:00Interrailing in middle age, learning from life on the continent, the joys of 1930s mansion blocks and a proposal to give architects the skills required to write a decent brief and be an effective client.
Yemí Aládérun in conversation with Isabel Allen
Isabel Allen2022-05-11T11:40:11+01:00Finding magic in the mundane, understanding the power of a watertight contract and impeccable paperwork, speaking up for what you believe in and providing a platform for a wide range of professionals to make their voices heard.
Jennifer O’Donnell
Isabel Allen2022-04-05T10:12:24+01:00Jennifer O'Donnell's long relationship with Glasgow's derelict Govan Graving Docks has evolved into an opportunity to work on a community-led vision for the site.
Victoria Whenray in conversation with Isabel Allen
Isabel Allen2022-04-21T16:37:02+01:00Learning from European cities – and from Sheffield, the real Bilbao effect, the power of grassroots projects and thinking outside the red line to embed new parts of the city in the wider neighbourhood.