publications
Cultural Formations Featured in Varsity
April 11, 2022
“Deftly combining explorations into local history and collective memory with a celebration of modern architectural craft, ABA envisions a diverse urban environment in which buildings are shaped by, and for, their community.”
Varsity‘s Zoe Turoff penned this glowing review of our recent exhibition ‘Cultural Formations’. →
“Deftly combining explorations into local history and collective memory with a celebration of modern architectural craft, ABA envisions a diverse urban environment in which buildings are shaped by, and for, their community.”
Varsity‘s Zoe Turoff penned this glowing review of our recent exhibition ‘Cultural Formations’. →
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FT | Wanted: more architectural careers designed for women
March 8, 2022
“Culturally, we still expect women to bear the primary role of childcare and running a home.” – in conversation with FT, Alison Brooks reflects on the career-structure problem for women architects. →
Azure | Alison Brooks Architects: Cultural Formations – Selected Works 2002-2022
February 10, 2022
“One of the most exciting and innovative contemporary architectural practices, Alison Brooks Architects is the subject of an upcoming exhibition at Clare Hall.” – Azure →
Dezeen | Alison Brooks’ ‘intriguing and distinguished’ farmhouse extension named UK’s best new home
December 8, 2021
A celebration of domestic life shared with an extraordinary collection of art, our house impressed the judges as a “complete piece of architecture – beautifully executed and considered.” →
The Observer | Rowan Moore | Buildings this good should be available everywhere: Oxford unveils two new quads
November 28, 2021
“From its big, sheltering roof to its little desk windows, Alison Brooks Architects’ new quad for Exeter College, Oxford is a tour de force that puts people first.” — Rowan Moore for the Observer →
The AJ | Alison Brooks wins 2021 Manser Medal – AJ House of the Year
November 17, 2021
Our Windward House has won the Manser Medal – House of the Year 2021, part of the Architects’ Journal Architecture Awards. →
Our Windward House has won the Manser Medal – House of the Year 2021, part of the Architects’ Journal Architecture Awards. →
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The AJ | Alison Brooks wins 2021 Manser Medal – AJ House of the Year
November 17, 2021
Windward House by Alison Brooks Architects has won the Manser Medal for the best completed house in the UK, part of the AJ Architecture Awards.
‘This rework of an existing house and new extension, connecting out to a sequence of walled gardens, deeply impressed the judges as a complete piece of architecture – beautifully executed and considered’, writes Rob Wilson, for the Architect’s Journal →
Windward House by Alison Brooks Architects has won the Manser Medal for the best completed house in the UK, part of the AJ Architecture Awards.
‘This rework of an existing house and new extension, connecting out to a sequence of walled gardens, deeply impressed the judges as a complete piece of architecture – beautifully executed and considered’, writes Rob Wilson, for the Architect’s Journal →
Alison Brooks Architects selected as one of the 25 best architecture firms in London
November 14, 2021
The platform for architecture and design Archello selected Alison Brooks Architects as one of the 25 best architecture firms in London, alongside Foster + Parners, Zaha Hadid Architects, and others. →
Monocle | Care to take a seat
November 11, 2021
Alison Brooks is featured in Monocle reflecting on ‘Kitchen Stool’, a collaboration with Felix de Pass for the 2014 London Design Festival. Manufactured by Benchmark, the design in solid American Cherry was partly inspired by Alison’s childhood in Ontario.
Alison Brooks is featured in Monocle reflecting on ‘Kitchen Stool’, a collaboration with Felix de Pass for the 2014 London Design Festival. Manufactured by Benchmark, the design in solid American Cherry was partly inspired by Alison’s childhood in Ontario.
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Architectural Record: Snapshot
September 11, 2021
The AJ | Alison Brooks wins Homerton College contest
August 4, 2021
Alison Brooks Architects has won an invited two-stage competition to design a porters lodge and entrance to Homerton College in Cambridge. →
Dezeen | Alison Brooks Architects unveils mass timber entrance block for Cambridge college
August 4, 2021
“Alison Brooks Architects‘ design was the winning entry of a competition held by Homerton College that called for a pioneering example of sustainable design.” — Lizzie Crook, Dezeen →
“Alison Brooks Architects‘ design was the winning entry of a competition held by Homerton College that called for a pioneering example of sustainable design.” — Lizzie Crook, Dezeen →
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The Sunday Times Home | Hugh Graham | New Build Better
July 25, 2021
The Effect Magazine: The return of the curve: inside 2021’s curved furniture trend
June 29, 2021
“Alison Brooks Architects’ Cadence project in King’s Cross, London is one sign that curves exert a fascination. Since buildings are with us for longer than furniture trends, they’re a reliable barometer of how tastes are evolving” — Dominic Lutyens for Effect Magazine →
Building London | BBC Radio 3
June 28, 2021
For the ‘Building London’ episode, Alison Brooks joined Eric Parry (Eric Parry Architects) and presenter Laurence Scott to discuss the development of London, as part of the London Festival of Architecture.
For the ‘Building London’ episode, Alison Brooks joined Eric Parry (Eric Parry Architects) and presenter Laurence Scott to discuss the development of London, as part of the London Festival of Architecture.
Follow the link to revisit the episode → https://bbc.in/3xM70oF
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The AJ | Venice Architecture Biennale 2021: more framework than built work
May 28, 2021
“Meanwhile Alison Brooks shows a small cityscape of current urban projects, with each building’s model lifted away from its ground floor, which read Nolli plan-like, showing how their communal spaces act as thresholds and connectors out to the public realm.” — Rob Wilson →
Wallpaper | Venice Architecture Biennale 2021: a year late but somehow right on time
May 26, 2021
“Future Assembly is a collective exhibition in the Central Pavilion, Giardini, which is part of the main show. It is a collaboration between artist Olafur Eliasson and architect Sebastian Behmann’s Studio Other Spaces and six co-designers. The installations explore the answer to the question: What could a multilateral assembly of the future look like?” — Amah-Rose Abrams →
“Future Assembly is a collective exhibition in the Central Pavilion, Giardini, which is part of the main show. It is a collaboration between artist Olafur Eliasson and architect Sebastian Behmann’s Studio Other Spaces and six co-designers. The installations explore the answer to the question: What could a multilateral assembly of the future look like?” — Amah-Rose Abrams →
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Cobo | Home Ground
May 26, 2021
According to Herbert Wright, “The 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale is a Timely Survey of Architecture’s Role in Building Human Connections Across Geographical and Cultural Divides.”
According to Herbert Wright, “The 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale is a Timely Survey of Architecture’s Role in Building Human Connections Across Geographical and Cultural Divides.”
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Adapt As An Architect: A Mid-Career Companion
May 11, 2021
Alison Brooks is pleased to be featured in Randy Deutsch’s new book “Adapt As An Architect: A Mid-Career Companion” (RIBA Publishing, 2021).
Alison Brooks is pleased to be featured in Randy Deutsch’s new book “Adapt As An Architect: A Mid-Career Companion” (RIBA Publishing, 2021).
Drawing insights from various international practices, the publication aims to support the growth of architects in the developing stages of their careers. → bit.ly/3y633w2
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