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.

Victoria Whenray in conversation with Isabel Allen

2022-04-21T16:37:02+01:00

Learning 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.

Victoria Whenray in conversation with Isabel Allen2022-04-21T16:37:02+01:00

Rosa Rogina in conversation with Isabel Allen

2022-05-11T11:53:55+01:00

Taking cultural content beyond the museum and into the public realm, creating a framework that allows other people’s ideas to flourish and encouraging a wide range of city users to engage with the built environment in new and unexpected ways.

Rosa Rogina in conversation with Isabel Allen2022-05-11T11:53:55+01:00

Martha Thorne in conversation with Isabel Allen

2022-04-01T11:21:16+01:00

Celebrating cities, educating a new generation of architects from a wide range of backgrounds and with a whole new set of skills, the role of awards and academia in shaping the modern city and giving urban infrastructure the respect that it deserves.

Martha Thorne in conversation with Isabel Allen2022-04-01T11:21:16+01:00

Morag Myerscough in conversation with Isabel Allen

2022-04-19T11:00:15+01:00

Connecting with communities, creating projects that bring as much happiness as a cup of tea in the morning or a big bunch of flowers, making architecture without architects and refusing to be defined by the education that you have.

Morag Myerscough in conversation with Isabel Allen2022-04-19T11:00:15+01:00

Sarah Griffiths and Martin Williams

2022-11-22T12:13:35+00:00

Sarah Griffiths and Martin Williams have witnessed the increase in intensity and frequency of extreme weather events from the window of their woodland studio.

Sarah Griffiths and Martin Williams2022-11-22T12:13:35+00:00

Help for refugee architects seeking work in the UK

2022-05-11T11:50:51+01:00

Refugee architects face multiple obstacles to continuing their career in the UK. Social enterprise Renaisi is offering practical support to refugees restarting their careers and calls on practices to take a more inclusive approach to recruitment in 2022.

Help for refugee architects seeking work in the UK2022-05-11T11:50:51+01:00
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