Alan Jones (architect)
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Alan Montgomery Jones (born September 15, 1964) is an architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...

 and academic, and a member of the RSUA
Royal Society of Ulster Architects
The Royal Society of Ulster Architects is the professional body for registered architects in Northern Ireland. Chartered RIBA members in Northern Ireland are automatically members of the RSUA. RSUA Members use the suffix RSUA and also may use RIBA....

 Council from 1998 to 2006 and 2007 to 2010. He was born in Derry
Derry
Derry or Londonderry is the second-biggest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-biggest city on the island of Ireland. The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Irish name Doire or Doire Cholmcille meaning "oak-wood of Colmcille"...

, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

. From 2002 to 2006 he was a Vice President of the RSUA, in charge of its foundation wing. From 2001 to 2002 he was Hon Vice President (Education) of the RIBA
Royal Institute of British Architects
The Royal Institute of British Architects is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally.-History:...

. He has served as a judge for RIBA and RSUA awards and the Scottish RIAI Andrew Doolan Prize. His own work has been awarded several times.

Practice

Having previous experience with London
London
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-based Michael Hopkins and Partners and as an associate with David Morley Architects, Jones returned to Northern Ireland in 1998 to take up private practice as principal of Alan Jones Architects and to teach at the School of Architecture, Queens University Belfast.

He has since realised numerous projects, including the stainless steel-clad farmhouse extension at Cranfield (RIBA Award 1999); Straidhavern School; his family home in Randalstown; and an office for a coffee importer in Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...

, which received a special mention in the Architectural Association of Ireland
Architectural Association of Ireland
The Architectural Association of Ireland is an organisation dedicated to architecture. It is not a professional accredited organisation but is open to all. In support of the profession, its activities and programs include a public lecture series, annual national architectural awards , site visits,...

 awards 2004.

In the citation for the mention, judge Aaron Betsky
Aaron Betsky
Aaron Betsky is an architect, critic, curator, educator, lecturer, and writer on architecture and design, who since August 2006 has been the director of the Cincinnati Art Museum. From 2001 to 2006 Betsky served as director of the Netherlands Architecture Institute in Rotterdam, Netherlands....

 said of him:
"by looking at the exciting conditions in which he works and thinking about how it could be represented in a manner that mines the meagre surroundings for maximum effect, this young architect is showing an alternative way of creating architecture"


In May 2006, the Randalstown house received the RSUA Design Award for residential projects and an RIBA Award in 2007 and shortlisted for the 2007 RIBA Manser Medal.

Recent projects also include the Strabane
Strabane
Strabane , historically spelt Straban,is a town in west County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It contains the headquarters of Strabane District Council....

 Arts Centre, a joint project by Glenn Howells
Glenn Howells
Glenn Howells is a British born architect. His practice, Glenn Howells Architects, has offices in Birmingham and London. Howells founded his practice in London in 1990 but later moved the main office to Birmingham in 1992....

 Architects, Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...

 and Alan Jones Architects - in which the first performance was held in March 2007.

His work has featured in various publications - Domus (Milan), Wallpaper*, Architecture Today, Blueprint, Vision (Shanghai), Hinge (Hong Kong), and the Sunday Times. His work has also been included in technical publications including Birkhauser's Fibre Cement: Technology and Design (2006) and the RIBA Guide to Architectural Insitu Concrete (2007).

Teaching

Alan Jones is a Senior Teaching Fellow at Queen's University Belfast and became its 2008-2011 Director of Education (Architecture) in August 2008. He was the master of final year of the BSc Architecture course at QUB 1998-2007 and again in 2009-10 and 2007-8 was leader of the BArch (RIBA Part 2 Course), contributing to both years of this programme. He also lectures in design, theory and construction. He has been invited to be a design critic
Critic
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 at the schools of architecture in Delft
Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology , also known as TU Delft, is the largest and oldest Dutch public technical university, located in Delft, Netherlands...

, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...

, North London
University of North London
The University of North London was a university in the United Kingdom from 1992 to 2002. On 1 August 2002, it merged with London Guildhall University to form London Metropolitan University. The former University of North London premises now form the new university's north campus, situated on...

, Bath
University of Bath
The University of Bath is a campus university located in Bath, United Kingdom. It received its Royal Charter in 1966....

 and Dublin Institute of Technology Dublin and University College Dublin
University College Dublin
University College Dublin ) - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin is the Republic of Ireland's largest, and Ireland's second largest, university, with over 1,300 faculty and 17,000 students...

. He is a member of the RIBA
Royal Institute of British Architects
The Royal Institute of British Architects is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally.-History:...

 education committee and the Architects Council for Europe Education Working Group.

Publications

  • "Toward an architecture: Ulster - Building our own authenticity", with David Brett
    David Brett
    David Brett is an English actor, singer and arranger.He was one of the original members of The Flying Pickets, and arranged a number of the group's songs, including the number one hit Only You....

    , Black Square Books, 2008.

Cars

  • 1981 Lancia Montecarlo Series 2
  • 1992 Lancia Delta HF Integrale "Evo 1"
  • 1994 Porche 993
  • 2002 SAAB 9-3 turbo
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