Alison Brooks Architects

Really lovely to see the Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service planners on-site at Rubicon in Eddington - North West Cambridge Development last week, continuing the conversation after the 2024 Housing Design Award win for our project, which is now also shortlisted for the Architects’ Journal Awards in the Residential category! The five mid-rise, highly-dense residential blocks draw inspiration for their colours from the surrounding landscape - seamlessly blending into the palette of wetlands and local species plantings in a generous urban edge for Hill Group UK's master plan, no matter the weather! Thanks to Sarah Chubb and Paul Robertshaw for highlighting the 'gentle density' of Rubicon.

Really lovely to see the Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service planners on-site at Rubicon in Eddington - North West Cambridge Development last week, continuing the conversation after the 2024 Housing Design Award win for our project, which is now also shortlisted for the Architects’ Journal Awards in the Residential category! The five mid-rise, highly-dense residential blocks draw inspiration for their colours from the surrounding landscape - seamlessly blending into the palette of wetlands and local species plantings in a generous urban edge for Hill Group UK's master plan, no matter the weather! Thanks to Sarah Chubb and Paul Robertshaw for highlighting the 'gentle density' of Rubicon.

🏆 We are thrilled that Rubicon has won big at the Housing Design Awards - huge congratulations to our clients, collaborators, and all who were involved in bringing the 186-home residential quarter to life! This prestigious award is the only one supported by all three major professional institutions – RICS, RIBA, and RTPI – and is judged by a panel of national experts across fields ranging from planning and biodiversity to urban design and low-carbon development. Sarah Chubb, Principal Urban Designer at Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service says of the scheme, ''what we are learning is that if the original architects are kept right through to the implementation stage, that the high-quality schemes that were promised at the reserve, as well as to the offices and the council, are actually being delivered on the ground. ABA were retained by Hill, and that really represents their commitment to delivering the quality that was promised to us - and the best thing about it is that we're also finding the schemes are being delivered in a more efficient and quicker way.'' Rubicon, a residential quarter in Eddington - North West Cambridge Development, is part of Hill Group UK and University of Cambridge’s ambitious North West Cambridge Development, building on the legacy of the 19th-century warehouse paradigm. Thank you to Design For Homes for this recognition David Birkbeck Rhiannon Bydawell Client: Hill Group UK University of Cambridge Structure: Walker Associates Services: Whitecode Consulting Ltd Landscape: Townshend Landscape Architects Visualisations: Mir Hayes Davidson #housingdesignawards2024 #housingdesignawards #eddingtoncambridge #rubicon

📆 This year's Architizer Future Fest will celebrated 'Renewing, Rethinking, and Regenerating' in architecture. Alison Brooks will present on 'Crafting Community and Civic Spaces' with Hannah Rose Feniak, Architizer’s Managing Editor, art historian and educator. Future Fest is the leading global live virtual event for architecture which is100% free to attend. Join us for the 13th iteration of Future Fest, where Alison will share insights on how cultural research informs inclusive design, the role of generosity in urban development, and how architecture can serve as a social art that encourages civic dialogue. ⏲ 16:00 - 17:00 (BST) 📆 Thurs, 26 Sept 2024 📍 Virtual 🎫 https://lnkd.in/ehUpba8N #Architizer #FutureFest #UrbanDesign #ArchitectureFestival

📆 Join Alison Brooks, Andreas Magnusson, and Peter Butenschøn at Oslo Urban Week's kick-off event for "Back to the Future". Together, the architect panel will explore how lessons from past urban development can shape sustainable, forward-thinking cities of tomorrow. Also joining the discussion are Rasmus Reinvang CEO of OMA, and Maren Bjerkeng, Chair of the Program Committee at OMA and Head of Architecture and Urban Development at Aspelin Ramm. The event will be held in the heart of Oslo’s historic Kvadraturen, which proudly celebrates its 400th anniversary this year. ⏲ 09:00 - 10:30 📆 Tues, 24 Sept 2024 📍 Telegrafen, Kongens gate 21, 0157 Oslo, Norway 🎫 Register on web #BacktotheFuture #SustainableUrbanism #OsloUrbanWeek #OsloArchitecture

⚪ We are #Hiring Experienced Architects with RIBA Stage 4-7 Experience We are looking for Experienced architects with specific experience on later RIBA stages delivering high-rise residential projects in the UK. Alison Brooks Architects is seeking highly skilled, focused, and passionate individuals who demonstrate a keen interest in working in our expanding, London-based team on both UK and international projects. We are seeking experienced architects with at least 5 years of post-Part III experience with specific skills as described below. Responsibilities include collaborative working, project management, client liaison, sustainable design knowledge and leadership skills. Key Responsibilities - Work as part of a project team on both design and technical stages - Liaison with subcontractors, suppliers and consultants - Lead packages, overseeing a small team - Report to and collaborate with our principal and senior staff to review progress - Prepare and deliver project outputs per the brief, schedule and resource plan - Present and communicate ideas to clients, collaborators, and staff - Review, comment on, and coordinate input from all stakeholders - Mentoring junior team members - Progress and develop project designs collaboratively, ensuring quality, consistency and completeness of all ABA documentation Skills - Minimum 5 years’ experience Post Part 3 - Expertise and awareness of UK regulations and fire safety standards, including Safety Act and CDM - Excellent technical knowledge of construction systems - Understanding of cost and carbon impact of materials and systems - Experience delivering later RIBA stages through to completion - Excellent verbal and written communication - Experience delivering complex Revit/BIM Level 2 projects - Experience leading or working in teams across project stages - Excellent organization, time management, and versatility - Strong attention to detail Qualifications - Degree in Architecture - Registered Architect  - UK project delivery experience You will be based at our Highgate Studios office in London but may be required to travel as necessary. Salary and benefits will be commensurate with ability and experience. Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK. Please e-mail your CV portfolio and a letter outlining why you think you are suited to the role in PDF format not exceeding 12MB, via ‘apply’ link or to: [email protected] Alison Brooks Architects is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversification of the profession. We treat all job applicants equally, irrespective of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, beliefs or religion.

⚪ We are #Hiring Senior Architects with Tall Building Façade Design experience We are looking for Senior architects with specific experience on prefabricated façade design and detailing (unitised, precast, etc.) for a high-rise mixed-use residential project in London currently at RIBA Stage 4 Alison Brooks Architects is seeking highly skilled, focused, and passionate individuals who demonstrate a keen interest in working in our expanding, London-based team on both UK and international projects. We are seeking experienced architects with at least 5 years of post-Part III experience with specific skills as described below. Responsibilities include collaborative working, project management, client liaison, sustainable design knowledge and leadership skills. Key Responsibilities - Join a large project team on detailed design and construction documentation - Lead the project’s Façade Team - Liaise with subcontractors, suppliers and consultants - Specification writing - Contribute to our design ethos, driving it through project stages - Report to and collaborate with our principal and senior staff to review progress - Prepare and deliver project outputs per the brief, schedule and resource plan - Present and communicate ideas to clients, collaborators, and staff - Review, comment on, and coordinate input from all stakeholders - Mentor junior team members - Progress and develop designs collaboratively, ensuring quality, consistency and completeness of all ABA documentation Skills - 7-10 years’ post-Part 3 experience - Expertise in UK building regulations and fire safety standards, including Safety Act and CDM - Excellent technical knowledge of construction systems, for mid- high rise façades - Understanding of cost and carbon impact of materials and systems - Experience of procurement processes - Excellent verbal and written communication - Experience delivering complex Revit/BIM Level 2 projects - Experience leading or working in teams across project stages - Excellent organization, time management, and versatility - Strong attention to detail Qualifications - Degree in Architecture - Registered Architect - UK project delivery experience You will be based at our Highgate Studios office in London but may be required to travel as necessary. Salary and benefits will be commensurate with ability and experience. Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK. Please e-mail your CV portfolio and a letter outlining why you think you are suited to the role in PDF format not exceeding 12MB, via ‘apply’ link or to: [email protected] Alison Brooks Architects is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversification of the profession. We treat all job applicants equally, irrespective of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, beliefs or religion.

An evening of kindred spirits – thank you to everyone who joined us at the Barbican on Tuesday for Alison’s lecture, part of the Architecture on Stage series, hosted by The Architecture Foundation and the Barbican Centre in London. In her thought-provoking presentation, Alison traced the foundations of her practice through projects such as Windward House, Cohen Quad and Cadence. She drew on her early influences from Europe after arriving in London in 1988, which embedded a sense of memory, material culture and a deeply human experience of place throughout her later works. Concluding the evening was a delightful conversation led by chair, jamie fobert, sparked by questions on the inclusion of indigenous voices in Canadian projects, advocating for female founders and architects in a challenging industry, and more. #ArchitectureOnStage #AlisonBrooksArchitects #KindredSpirits #ArchitectureFoundation #Barbican

We are honoured that Unity Place, a collaboration with Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBStudios), Gort Scott, RM_A and Brent Council, has been shortlisted for the Neave Brown Award for Housing. This recognition comes at a crucial time when the agenda for affordable housing is at the forefront in the UK. Key points from the press: RIBA describes the project as a "key element" in the 15-year South Kilburn Regeneration Programme, delivering 235 homes that restore historical street patterns and harmonise high-density housing with surrounding low- to medium-rise buildings through contextually sensitive materials. Astrid Smitham, founder of Apparata and last year’s winner, highlighted the shortlist’s emphasis on strong client-architect partnerships in delivering high-quality housing, “At a time when the UK sets out to build 1.5 million new homes, this shortlist shows the importance of great partnerships between clients and architects in delivering housing of the very highest standard, that everyone deserves." RIBA President Muyiwa Oki PRIBA added that social housing is "a great opportunity" for architects, not a limitation, "This year's shortlist reaffirms that creating social housing should not be seen as a limitation to architects, but a great opportunity." We are honoured to share the shortlist with Pollard Thomas Edwards, AL-JAWAD PIKE and Page\Park Architects. Congratulations and good luck to all! Photography by Paul Riddle Photographer #AffordableHousing #UnityPlace #NeaveBrown #SouthKilburn

📅 Join us tomorrow, Tuesday 17th September, 19:00 for Alison Brooks’ lecture and book signing event: (An Architecture of) Kindred Spirits: part of the Architecture on Stage series presented by The Architecture Foundation and the Barbican Centre In this talk, Alison will describe how her practice embeds memory, material culture, and the concept of journey in her mission to deepen human experience of place, support communities and enhance their contexts, both natural and constructed. She will expand on how this ethos permeates her work across all scales, from intimate projects like Windward House, awarded 2020 RIBA House of the Year, to recent urban housing and academic projects in the UK and North America. Following her lecture, Alison will be joined in conversation with renowned architect jamie fobert. Signed copies of our newly published practice Monigraph by TC Cuadernos- revista de arquitectura will be available to purchase. Date Tuesday, 17 September 2024 Venue Frobisher Auditorium 1 Level 4, Barbican Centre Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS Speakers Alison Brooks, Jamie Fobert Schedule 19:00 – Lecture begins 19:50 – Q&A with Jamie 20:20 – End Tickets can be booked via the link below . The photograph featured above is Cadence by Paul Riddle Photographer For more details, please visit https://lnkd.in/e9tHm8VU