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.

The Hummingbird Learning Lab: the winners

2026-10-09T15:34:38+01:00

Invisible Studio with PEARCE+ and Studio 8FOLD have been selected as joint winners of the Hummingbird Learning Lab competition to design a learning environment that reflects a new approach to education.

The Hummingbird Learning Lab: the winners2026-10-09T15:34:38+01:00

Gary Clark, HKS

2026-09-07T15:29:32+01:00

For Gary Clark of HKS using regenerative principles as a design driver yields long-term benefits, not just for communities and the environment, but for business too.

Gary Clark, HKS2026-09-07T15:29:32+01:00

Mandy Franz, MICA

2026-09-02T19:01:54+01:00

Mandy Franz's approach to architecture has been shaped by the romantic castles and brutalist architecture of her East German childhood, Santiago Calatrava and a focus on striking a balance between respect for heritage and a hunger for progress.

Mandy Franz, MICA2026-09-02T19:01:54+01:00

Reserve your place for the launch of UK Architects Declare’s updated Regenerative Design Primer

2026-09-01T13:10:21+01:00

As UK Architects Declare prepares to launch its updated Regenerative Design Primer at Regenerative Design 2026, Anna Pamphilon of Within Planetary Boundaries Studio explains why – if we are to bring people with us – regenerative practice must be collaborative and ambitious, but also hopeful and fun.

Reserve your place for the launch of UK Architects Declare’s updated Regenerative Design Primer2026-09-01T13:10:21+01:00

How Should We Innovate?

2026-08-25T14:56:39+01:00

RIBA London Ethical Practice Special Interest Group to host a seminar entitled 'How Should We Innovate?' on the afternoon of Wednesday 7th October at the Building Centre in central London as part of Regenerative Design 2026.

How Should We Innovate?2026-08-25T14:56:39+01:00

Help the client: beyond business as usual

2026-08-24T13:07:49+01:00

Beau Lotto of Hummingbird Learning Lab, Piers Taylor of Invisible Studio and Julia Barfield of Marks Barfield Architects are hosting an interactive brainstorm at Regenerative Design 2026, exploring how to help clients get radical projects off the ground and challenge the conventions that hinder collaborative, regenerative design.

Help the client: beyond business as usual2026-08-24T13:07:49+01:00

My Kind of Town: Farid Esmaeil

2026-08-17T11:12:25+01:00

For X Architects founding partner Farid Esmaeil, Dubai is an extraordinary laboratory with a climate that demands a careful approach to materiality and passive design and a confidence that invites you to test ideas, challenge conventions and imagine architecture in new ways.

My Kind of Town: Farid Esmaeil2026-08-17T11:12:25+01:00

Regenerative Design takes to Radio 4

2026-08-17T14:14:53+01:00

RIBA President Elect Jay Morton, Architecture Today Editor Isabel Allen and author and historian Barnabas Calder discuss housing and regenerative design with Tom Heap and Helen Czerski on Radio 4's Rare Earth.

Regenerative Design takes to Radio 42026-08-17T14:14:53+01:00

Visit the Bears at Wildheart at Regenerative Design 2026

2026-08-14T14:44:29+01:00

Real-time real-size live footage of two bears rescued from captivity and re-housed at the Wildheart Animal Sanctuary will be on display at the Regenerative Design 2026 throughout October, celebrating an on-going collaboration between Wildheart and the RAI. 

Visit the Bears at Wildheart at Regenerative Design 20262026-08-14T14:44:29+01:00
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