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.Mae’s John Morden Centre wins the 2023 Stirling Prize
Isabel Allen2023-10-24T12:57:08+01:00The John Morden Centre by Mae has won the 2023 RIBA Stirling Prize.
RIBA Client of the Year 2023
Isabel Allen2023-10-19T18:33:24+01:00Onion Collective named RIBA Client of the Year 2023 for East Quay community-led regeneration project.
Neave Brown Award for Housing 2023
Isabel Allen2023-10-19T18:33:14+01:00McGrath 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.
Stephen Lawrence Prize 2023
Isabel Allen2023-10-19T17:10:19+01:00Lighthouse Children's Home in London by Conrad Koslowsky Architects has been awarded the 2023 Stephen Lawrence Prize.
RIBA Reinvention Award 2023
Isabel Allen2023-10-19T17:09:57+01:00Van Heyningen & Haward Architects (vHH) win inaugural RIBA Reinvention Award for Rugby Radio station turned secondary school.
Dav Bansal
Isabel Allen2023-12-19T17:21:08+00:00Since 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.
Julia Barfield
Isabel Allen2023-12-19T17:21:26+00:00Julia Barfield explains how Marks Barfield Architects has built on its entrepreneurial activist roots to redirect its energies towards becoming a regenerative practice.
Mike Tonkin and Anna Liu
Isabel Allen2023-12-19T17:21:37+00:00For 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.
BCO Awards honour the UK’s best workplaces
Isabel Allen2023-10-04T13:54:56+01:00The British Council for Offices has announced the winners of the 2023 BCO Awards, designed to celebrate best-in-class office buildings across the UK.
Christopher Christophi
Isabel Allen2023-10-03T11:44:25+01:00Christopher Christophi celebrates a career milestone in completing Perkins&Will's new London studio.
Francis Kéré wins 2023 Praemium Imperiale Award
Isabel Allen2023-09-18T09:26:51+01:00Francis Kéré receives the 2023 Praemium Imperiale Award for Architecture