Isabel Allen - Architecture Today

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.

Towner Eastbourne

Isabel Allen2023-12-08T09:45:46+00:00

Manalo & White's redesign gives a new lease of life to the Towner Eastbourne, designed by Rick Mather and opened in 2009.

Towner EastbourneIsabel Allen2023-12-08T09:45:46+00:00

Tower Hamlets Town Hall

Isabel Allen2024-04-04T13:21:07+01:00

Allford Hall Monaghan Morris has transformed the former Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel into Tower Hamlets Town Hall. Chris Dyson admires a project that combines conservation, retrofit and new build to create a complex, vibrant building that plays a vital role in civic life.

Tower Hamlets Town HallIsabel Allen2024-04-04T13:21:07+01:00

Charles Holland

Isabel Allen2023-12-19T17:20:59+00:00

Relocating 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.

Charles HollandIsabel Allen2023-12-19T17:20:59+00:00

Sandy Rendel

Isabel Allen2023-12-19T17:21:17+00:00

Sandy Rendel is inspired by the cobbled mews where he works, a Victorian example of live/work space that is now home to a thriving community of makers and designers.

Sandy RendelIsabel Allen2023-12-19T17:21:17+00:00

Mae’s John Morden Centre wins the 2023 Stirling Prize

Isabel Allen2023-10-24T12:57:08+01:00

The John Morden Centre by Mae has won the 2023 RIBA Stirling Prize.

Mae’s John Morden Centre wins the 2023 Stirling PrizeIsabel Allen2023-10-24T12:57:08+01:00

RIBA Client of the Year 2023

Isabel Allen2023-10-19T18:33:24+01:00

Onion Collective named RIBA Client of the Year 2023 for East Quay community-led regeneration project.

RIBA Client of the Year 2023Isabel Allen2023-10-19T18:33:24+01:00

Neave Brown Award for Housing 2023

Isabel Allen2023-10-19T18:33:14+01:00

McGrath Road by Peter Barber Architects has been named the winner of the 2021 Neave Brown Award for Housing, a prize given by RIBA to the best new high-quality and affordable housing project in the UK.

Neave Brown Award for Housing 2023Isabel Allen2023-10-19T18:33:14+01:00

Stephen Lawrence Prize 2023

Isabel Allen2023-10-19T17:10:19+01:00

Lighthouse Children's Home in London by Conrad Koslowsky Architects has been awarded the 2023 Stephen Lawrence Prize.

Stephen Lawrence Prize 2023Isabel Allen2023-10-19T17:10:19+01:00

RIBA Reinvention Award 2023

Isabel Allen2023-10-19T17:09:57+01:00

Van Heyningen & Haward Architects (vHH) win inaugural RIBA Reinvention Award for Rugby Radio station turned secondary school.

RIBA Reinvention Award 2023Isabel Allen2023-10-19T17:09:57+01:00

Dav Bansal

Isabel Allen2023-12-19T17:21:08+00:00

Since 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.

Dav BansalIsabel Allen2023-12-19T17:21:08+00:00

Julia Barfield

Isabel Allen2023-12-19T17:21:26+00:00

Julia Barfield explains how Marks Barfield Architects has built on its entrepreneurial activist roots to redirect its energies towards becoming a regenerative practice.

Julia BarfieldIsabel Allen2023-12-19T17:21:26+00:00

Mike Tonkin and Anna Liu

Isabel Allen2023-12-19T17:21:37+00:00

For Mike Tonkin and Anna Liu the Palm House at Kew Gardens is a reminder that solutions to contemporary problems depend on an understanding of the inter-connected systems of the natural world.

Mike Tonkin and Anna LiuIsabel Allen2023-12-19T17:21:37+00:00