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London
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-based architectural practice founded by Bob Allies and Graham Morrison in 1984. The practice is now headed up by 10 Partners and employs around 210 people in their purpose designed studios at 85 Southwark Street. Notable projects include the British Embassy in Dublin, the Sidgwick Avenue masterplan and faculty buildings for the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
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, Tate Britain
Tate Britain
Tate Britain is an art gallery situated on Millbank in London, and part of the Tate gallery network in Britain, with Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. It is the oldest gallery in the network, opening in 1897. It houses a substantial collection of the works of J. M. W. Turner.-History:It...
public landscape and entrance and a new home for the Chelsea College of Art and Design
Chelsea College of Art and Design
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at Millbank, the Royal Festival Hall
Royal Festival Hall
The Royal Festival Hall is a 2,900-seat concert, dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London. It is situated on the South Bank of the River Thames, not far from Hungerford Bridge. It is a Grade I listed building - the first post-war building to become so protected...
refurbishment at the Southbank, the Royal Observatory
Royal Observatory
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, Greenwich, the BBC Media Village
BBC Media Village
The BBC Media Village was opened in 2004 and is the second phase of development at BBC White City. It was built on the same site as the 1908 Summer Olympics and parts of the swimming pool were discovered when the foundations were laid.-Buildings:...
White City development and the Blue Fin Building, a new headquarters for IPC Media as part of the Bankside 123 urban development adjacent to Tate Modern.
Allies and Morrison are co-masterplanners for Argent Group PLC
Argent Group PLC
Argent Group plc is a leading UK-based property developer founded in 1981. The company was formed as an investment for the pension fund of British Telecom, and was responsible for the redevelopment of Brindleyplace in Birmingham and developments around Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester.Current...
's Kings Cross Central regeneration project with Demetri Porphyrios
Demetri Porphyrios
Demetri Porphyrios is a Greek architect and author who currently practises architecture in London as principal of the firm Porphyrios Associates. In addition to practice and writing, Porphyrios has held a number of teaching positions in the United States, the United Kingdom and Greece. He is...
and Townshend Landscape Architects
Townshend Landscape Architects
Townshend Landscape Architects are a London-based Landscape Architecture practice established in 1988 by Robert Townshend. The practice specialises in landscape architecture, masterplanning and urban design in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Far East and South America.Projects of note include More...
. This project received the "Mayor's Award for Excellence in Planning" at the London Planning Awards in 2007. Allies and Morrison has also played a key role in preparing proposals for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and are jointly responsible for the Olympic Park Design and Site Wide Infrastructure in the Lower Lea Valley
Lower Lea Valley
The Lower Lea Valley is the southern end of the Lea Valley, surrounding the River Lea , which runs along the boundary of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets on its western bank and the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest and Newham on its eastern bank, into the River Thames. The river forms the...
. More recently, Allies and Morrison has been selected by the LDA, as part of a consortium including KCAP and EDAW, to design the Olympic legacy masterplan.
The practice is currently working on over twenty masterplans at different stages of development in some of the most deprived and heavily polluted, post-industrial areas of London as well as smaller towns across England such as London's Regent Street, Brent Cross Cricklewood (250 acres), Royal Arsenal Woolwich, Hemel Hempstead, Stratford-upon-Avon, Sheffield, Winchester and Oxford Westgate. Both Winchester and Oxford masterplans received planning permission in 2007. The practice is now working on a number of masterplans internationally.
The wide range of current commissions includes an extension to the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter, a new home for Rambert Dance Company, the redevelopment of Highbury Stadium for Arsenal FC, 100 Bishopsgate
100 Bishopsgate
100 Bishopsgate is a skyscraper under construction in the north eastern part of London's main financial district, the City of London. It will stand in a prominent location on Bishopsgate, just a short walk from Liverpool Street station...
, an office tower planned for the City of London
City of London
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and hotels and apartments in Bangalore, India.
The practice has a record of achieving BREEAM
BREEAM
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excellent ratings for many of its completed buildings and works hard with all its clients to ensure that the environmental performance of its designs is as effective as possible.
The practice has won numerous awards including 25 RIBA Awards, an RIBA International Award for the British Council Lagos, 13 Civic Trust Awards, and "Architect of The Year", "Public Building Architect of the Year" and "Masterplanning Architect of the Year" from the Building Design Awards 2007.