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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.

Looking back on 2023

2024-01-04T16:21:38+00:00

As we kick off 2024, Architecture Today editor Isabel Allen reflects on the highlights of 2023 and looks forward to the year ahead.

Looking back on 20232024-01-04T16:21:38+00:00

Against the odds: Tower Hamlets Town Hall

2024-03-01T11:41:40+00:00

AHMM’s deft reinvention marries the gravitas of historic civic architecture with an upbeat modernity that speaks of optimism and hope. If you ignore the empty bookshelves.

Against the odds: Tower Hamlets Town Hall2024-03-01T11:41:40+00:00

Towner Eastbourne

2023-12-08T09:45:46+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 Eastbourne2023-12-08T09:45:46+00:00

Tower Hamlets Town Hall

2024-04-04T13:21:07+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 Hall2024-04-04T13:21:07+01:00

Charles Holland

2023-12-19T17:20:59+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 Holland2023-12-19T17:20:59+00:00

Sandy Rendel

2023-12-19T17:21:17+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 Rendel2023-12-19T17:21:17+00:00

Neave Brown Award for Housing 2023

2023-10-19T18:33:14+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 20232023-10-19T18:33:14+01:00
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