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.

Fire safety

2024-12-17T09:34:31+00:00

Simón Santamaria has produced a learning module on fire safety for School of Specification. He explains why the early and continuous involvement of a fire safety engineer is crucial to achieving sustainability targets without compromising safety.

Fire safety2024-12-17T09:34:31+00:00

Projekt CEO Nick Hartwright on Studio Smithfield

2024-04-08T18:01:48+01:00

As Smithfield Market gears itself for radical transformation, social entrepreneur and chief executive of Projekt, Nick Hartwright, talks to AT about Studio Smithfield, a new creative hub found above the Meat Market in Smithfield’s Northwest Quadrant.

Projekt CEO Nick Hartwright on Studio Smithfield2024-04-08T18:01:48+01:00

Dispatches: Mojan Kavosh

2024-04-02T09:08:29+01:00

AT chats to Mojan Kavosh about winning the British School at Rome's 2024 Scholarship in Architecture and plans to walk an eight-day itinerary devised in 1763 for visitors on the Grand Tour.

Dispatches: Mojan Kavosh2024-04-02T09:08:29+01:00

Tara Gbolade

2024-04-30T14:37:03+01:00

Ever-changing graffiti at the Leak Street arches at Waterloo reflects the culture of constant regeneration and renewal that underpins Tara Gbolade's approach to practice.

Tara Gbolade2024-04-30T14:37:03+01:00

Earth building

2024-12-17T09:38:32+00:00

Earth Building UK and Ireland has produced a learning module on earth building for School of Specification. CEO Rowland Keable explains why we need a change of mindset to unlock the many benefits it brings.

Earth building2024-12-17T09:38:32+00:00

Dispatches: Dinah Casson

2024-03-19T17:39:42+00:00

AT chats to Dinah Casson about holding Islington Council to account and battling to protect a fragile corner of Shoreditch from Morris+Co's controversial Castle & Fitzroy scheme.    

Dispatches: Dinah Casson2024-03-19T17:39:42+00:00

Dispatches from the House of Commons: Kate Raworth

2024-03-18T12:06:40+00:00

Kate Raworth, ecological economist and author of Doughnut Economics, explains why she's proud to support Building Blocks, the manifesto produced by UK Architects Declare, as a blueprint for government policy to transform the built environment.

Dispatches from the House of Commons: Kate Raworth2024-03-18T12:06:40+00:00

Shahed Saleem

2024-04-30T14:33:03+01:00

For Shahed Saleem migration, identity, heritage, migration and narrative are the common threads that run through practice, curation, teaching and research.

Shahed Saleem2024-04-30T14:33:03+01:00

JJ Lorraine

2024-04-30T14:36:11+01:00

For JJ Lorraine, the waves at Camber Sands are a source of positive energy and life-affirming joy that match his optimism about his practice and the future.

JJ Lorraine2024-04-30T14:36:11+01:00
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