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TC 163 – Alison Brooks Architects: Architecture 2004 – 2024
Buy the Book
Our new practice monograph, Alison Brooks Architects: Architecture 2004–2024, is out now. Join us for the official book launch at the Architectural Association Bookshop in London on March 5, 2025.
Published by international architectural magazine, TC Cuadernos, this dual English and Spanish edition (TC 163) captures two decades of our work. The 386-page monograph charts 18 built works completed in the past 20 years, extensively documented with descriptive texts, photographs, drawings and emblematic construction details that illuminate each project’s tectonic and conceptual intent.
The portfolio showcases Alison Brooks Architects’ ethos, demonstrating how the practice fuses an endlessly inventive architectural imagination with a profound sensitivity to the diverse cultural and natural histories that form each project’s provenance.
Contributors
Introduction by Ricardo Meri de la Maza, ‘On the Essence of Alison Brooks’ Architecture’
Interview between Jose Maria de Lapuerta with Alison Brooks
Alison Brooks Architects
Year
2024
Publisher
TC Cuadernos
English, Spanish
386 Pages, Paperback
ISBN: 978-84-17753-60-3
Also available for purchase at your local independent bookstore.
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Celebrating Cross-Border Collaboration in Architecture
On June 18th, Alison Brooks attended a celebration of the recently signed Mutual Recognition Agreement for architecture between Canada and the UK.
On June 18th, Alison Brooks attended a celebration of the recently signed Mutual Recognition Agreement for architecture between Canada and the UK.
The evening featured a speech by HE Ralph Goodale, Canada’s High Commissioner in the UK, celebrating cooperation between the UK and Canada – not to mention a strong showing from the expat architecture community and even some poutine, to top it all off. Hosted at the High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom, Alison attended alongside fellow Canadian-in-London, Jamie Fobert.
This landmark agreement establishes mutual recognition between British Architects Registration Board-accredited qualifications and the Canadian Architectural Certification Board (CACB), through the Regulatory Organizations of Architecture in Canada (ROAC).
A little early for Canada Day on July 1st, but a memorable moment for architectural exchange and shared professional values.
Photography by High Commission of Canada in the UK / Alison Brooks.
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Alison Brooks Architects at UKREiiF 2025
20.05.2025, Leeds, UK
We are pleased to share highlights from an engaging and productive few days at the UK Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) in Leeds last week.
We are pleased to share highlights from an engaging and productive few days at the UK Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) in Leeds last week.
The event brought together leaders from across the built environment sector to discuss key issues shaping the future of development and infrastructure in the UK.
Highlights include a thought-provoking panel session hosted by The Earls Court Development Company, which explored strategies for sustainable growth and highlighted innovative approaches to long-term urban regeneration in the west London district within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
British Land also delivered a compelling update on the evolving vision for Canada Water in southeast London, showcasing progress and ambition for one of the capital’s most significant regeneration projects which was started in the 1980s.
A key session featuring the Oxford-Cambridge Supercluster Board offered an inspiring dialogue on the future of the Oxford-Cambridge Corridor. Chaired by Jane Hutchins, Director of Cambridge Science Park, the discussion emphasized a critical message: that the combination of funding, talent, and infrastructure forms the foundation of a robust development ecosystem – one that positions the UK as a global innovation leader and ensures nationwide regional benefits.
Another engaging feature was the high-energy speed pitch session with council leaders from across West London. Each leader passionately presented their borough’s unique strengths – from advanced manufacturing and research capacity to vital residential and transport infrastructure.
Beyond the sessions, the week provided valuable opportunities to reconnect with long-standing partners, forge new relationships, and share a collective sense of optimism with peers from across the UK industry.
A special thank-you to Civic Engineers for hosting a generous, and delicious, paella-themed closing party, a fitting end to a memorable week.
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Alison Brooks Architects at Clerkenwell Design Week 2025
21.05.2025, London, UK
Michael Mueller, our Director, delivered a presentation at the EH Smith Design Centre in London for CDW 2025.
Michael Mueller, our Director, delivered a presentation at the EH Smith Design Centre in London for CDW 2025.
His presentation, ‘Place and Materials’, explored the practice’s ethos, highlighting two of our recent projects – Rubicon in Eddington, northwest Cambridge, and Cadence in King’s Cross – as case studies demonstrating the studio’s collaboration with EH Smith and our shared commitment to beautiful and enduring materials.
The Rubicon project features a distinctive hand-glazed brick produced by Klinker Covadonga, while Cadence – a mixed-use residential development that defines the northern edge of the Stirling Prize-shortlisted King’s Cross masterplan – is characterised by its richly detailed orange brick, evocative of the materiality of the nearby St Pancras landmark.
Hosted in partnership with EH Smith, the event was held as part of London’s leading design festival, Clerkenwell Design Week, with the support of Architecture Today.
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Alison Brooks Architects Participates in South Korean Exhibition
20.05.2025, Seoul, South Korea
Alison Brooks Architects was invited by the Korean Institute of Female Architects (KIFA) to participate in the International Exchange Exhibition for Women Architects 2025 held at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza.[more..]
Alison Brooks Architects was invited by the Korean Institute of Female Architects (KIFA) to participate in the International Exchange Exhibition for Women Architects 2025 held at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza.The event titled, “Arch of Inclusion, Architecture Bridging Worlds” (포용의 아치, 세상을 잇는 건축), celebrated architecture’s enlightened role in promoting diversity, equal opportunity and sustainability – bringing together women architects from across the globe for a six-day event encouraging deeper reflection.
As the inaugural presentation of our work in South Korea, we were honoured to stand alongside peers such as 2020 Pritzker Prize laureates Yvonne Farrell & Shelley McNamara (Grafton Architects), 2025 RIBA Royal Gold Medallist Kazuyo Sejima (SANAA), and Astrid Feiber (UNStudio).
As Yong Ho-Seong, First Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, aptly stated, “Architecture is not simply the composition of physical space, but a cultural art that designs people’s lives.’’
This was a meaningful and grounding experience – also the first international women’s architecture exhibition in South Korea in 15 years – which was made possible by KIFA and generously supported by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Links to articles: Naver and eKoreaNews.
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Hands-on Learning with Camden STEAM for Local Secondary Schools
This March, we teamed up with Camden STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) and General Projects to bring practical, real-world architecture to life for two groups of local secondary school students.
Over two immersive sessions, the students had the opportunity to experience their first taste of a career in the built environment. The students explored a theoretical case study challenge for an existing industrial building at Highgate Studios, while applying regenerative principles to reimagine the site.
A glimpse into the future of our industry – the sessions exposed these young minds to the same questions we tackle daily in practice.
Read the vision for Camden STEAM here.
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AIA UK Chapter Announces 2025 Excellence in Design Award with Alison Brooks as Jury Chair
Celebrating UK architectural excellence, the awards honour contributions in design and environmental stewardship.
Celebrating UK architectural excellence, the awards honour contributions in design and environmental stewardship.
Entries from the fields of architecture, urban planning, technology, interior design, landscape architecture, visualisation and beyond, are welcome to participate.
The American Institute of Architects, UK has announced the 2025 Excellence in Design Awards will be chaired by Alison Brooks.
Alison is judging alongside an exceptional panel: DaeWha Kang, Founder, DaeWha Kang Design; Matthias Schuler, Founder & Managing Partner, Transsolar KlimaEngineering; Rob Partridge, Design Director, AKT II; Ellie Stathaki, Architecture & Environment Director, Wallpaper* magazine; and Margherita Giannoni, UK PR & Communications, Iris Ceramica Group.
Deadline for submissions: March 31, 2025, at 5:00 PM GMT. AIA membership is not required to participate.
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Alison Brooks Elevated to AIA Honorary Fellowship
We’re delighted to announce that Alison Brooks has been elevated to The The American Institute of Architects (AIA) College of Honorary Fellows.
We’re delighted to announce that Alison Brooks has been elevated to The The American Institute of Architects (AIA) College of Honorary Fellows.
This honour recognizes architects who have made significant contributions to the profession and society on an international level.
The 2025 Fellowship class includes 83 AIA member-architects and 10 international architects. Alison Brooks joins a distinguished group of global leaders, including Tatiana Bilbao and Michel Rojkind from Mexico, Jun’ya Ishigami and Masaharu Rokushika from Japan, Kain Bon Albert Chan, Hu Li, and Lyndon Uykim Neri from China, Brinda Somaya from India, and Kerstin Thompson from Australia.
This year’s fellows were selected by a jury which included chair Carl D’Silva, FAIA, Perkins&Will; Roderick Ashley, FAIA, Roderick Ashley Architect; Margaret Carney, FAIA, Cornell University; Sanford Garner, FAIA, RGCollaborative; Julie Hiromoto, FAIA, HKS; John Horky, FAIA, Ripples, by design; Mary Ann Lazarus, FAIA, Cameron MacAllister; Marilys Nepomechie, FAIA, Florida International University; Anne Schopf, FAIA, Mahlum and Jose Javier Toro, FAIA, Toro Arquitectos.
The 2025 class of Fellows and Honorary Fellows will be formally recognized at the AIA Conference on Architecture & Design (AIA25) in Boston this June.
You can read more about the appointment on AIA, Canadian Architect and Archdaily.
Photography by Tereza Červeňová.
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Positions Available
We are looking to expand our London office with highly skilled architects from diverse backgrounds.
We are looking to expand our London office with highly skilled architects from diverse backgrounds.
Contact us if you are an experienced and talented architect with Revit skills for projects in Stage 3 and Stage 4, or if you are a graduate/assistant architect with advanced 3D rendering skills hoping to strengthen our cultural building and high-rise design groups.
careers@alisonbrooksarchitects.com
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Cultural Formations Featured in Varsity
“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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