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Allies and Morrison 
Summary
Allies and Morrison LLP is an architecture and urban planning practice based in London and Cambridge. Founded in 1984, the practice is now one of Britain's largest architectural firms.[1] The practice's work ranges from architecture and interior design to conservation and renovation of historic buildings to urbanism, planning, consultation and research. The firm's notable projects include the redevelopment of the Royal Festival Hall, the masterplan for the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, BBC Media Village and the redevelopment of King's Cross Central. The practice has a reputation for designing modernist, yet stylistically restrained buildings.[2]
| Allies and Morrison | |
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| Practice information | |
| Partners | Alex Wraight, Alfredo Caraballo, Antony Rifkin, Artur Carulla, Bob Allies, Chris Bearman, David Amarasekera, Graham Morrison, Helen Logan, Hendrik Heyns, Jason Syrett, Joanna Bacon, Miles Leigh, Paul Appleton, Paul Eaton, Robert Maxwell, Simon Fraser, Simon Gathercole |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Location | London, Cambridge and Liverpool |
They have completed projects throughout the UK, and in Ireland, India, Africa and the Middle East and in North America. The practice's portfolio includes cultural, educational, public and housing projects.
Work edit
Buildings designed by Allies and Morrison include:
- Abbey Mills Pumping Station
- BBC Media Village, White City, London[3]
- Brighton College Simon Smith Building[4]
- Charles Street Car Park, Sheffield[5]
- Chelsea College of Arts[6]
- New home for London College of Fashion, Stratford[7]
- New campus for London College of Communication, Elephant and Castle[8]
- Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University
- Ash Court, Library and Archive at Girton College, Cambridge University
- Highbury Square, redevelopment of Arsenal Stadium
- Horniman Museum extension
- London King's Cross railway station-St Pancras railway station Link[9]
- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London[10]
- Merton College, Oxford University
- University of Cambridge Sidgwick Site new buildings: Faculty of English and Cambridge Institute of Criminology[11]
- Rambert Dance Company, South Bank, London
- Restoration of Queen's House, Greenwich
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter[12]
- Royal Festival Hall refurbishment[13]
- Renovation and extension of Royal Observatory, Greenwich[14]
- Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare's Globe[15]
- South Yorkshire Police headquarters, Sheffield[16]
- Two Fifty One mixed-use development, Elephant and Castle, London
Allies and Morrison masterplans include:
- King's Cross Central
- Madinat al Irfan, urban extension to Muscat[17]
- Msheireb Downtown Doha[18]
- Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park games and legacy masterplans[19] (with EDAW)
- Stratford Waterfront, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Cultural and Education District[20]
- Wood Wharf, extension to Canary Wharf[21]
The practice has won 41 RIBA Awards, 18 Civic Trust Awards and the 2015 AJ120 Practice of the Year award. [22]
References edit
- ^ "AJ100". Aj100.architectsjournal.co.uk. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ Worsely, Giles (23 June 2004). "An empire built on subtlety". The Telegraph. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "White City goes environmentally friendly". BBC Press Office. 18 October 2003. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Brighton College by Allies and Morrison". Dezeen.com. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ Ravenscroft, Tom (23 August 2013). "Allies and Morrison's 'cheesegrater' named UK's coolest car park". The Architects' Journal. EMAP Publishing Limited. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ Hill, John (4 February 2008). "A Daily Dose of Architecture: Chelsea College of Art and Design". Archidose.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ Pithers, Ellie (7 June 2016). "LCF Goes East". Vogue. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ pmaustin. "New images of UAL's London College of Communication proposal revealed at public exhibition - UAL News". Newsevents.arts.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "Tunnel vision: inside Allies & Morrison's King's Cross tunnel". Architects' Journal. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "Maurice Wohl Neuroscience Institute by Allies and Morrison with PM Devereux". Architects' Journal. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "Institute of Criminology Cambridge Architecture". e-architect. e-architect. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ Gosling, Emily. "Exeter's Royal Albert Memorial Museum wins 'museum of the year' prize". Design Week. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "The Royal Festival Hall by Allies and Morrison". Architects' Journal. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "Royal Observatory, Greenwich". Architecture Today. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "Allies and Morrison completes Jacobean theatre at Globe". Architects' Journal. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "Nunnery Sqyare". Allies and Morrison. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "Allies and Morrison scoops 740ha Oman masterplan". Architects' Journal. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "Msheireb". FT. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ Berg, Nate (3 August 2016). "The urban games". Curbed. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "New images reveal Olympicopolis vision by Allies and Morrison and O'Donnell + Tuomey". Dezeen.com. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ Withers, Iain. "Green light for Allies & Morrison's Wood Wharf masterplan | News | Building Design". Bdonline.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ AJ120 Awards, 3 June 2015
External links edit
- Official website