Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (also known as AHMM) is the fourth-largest architecture practice in the

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with offices based in

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and

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, as well as international studios in

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and

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. Allford Hall Monaghan Morris was established in 1989 by

Simon Allford Simon Allford (born July 1961, in Sheffield, UK) is a British architect, and is the co-founder and director of Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM). He is a past President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), and serves as a membe ...

, Jonathan Hall, Paul Monaghan and Peter Morris. The four founding directors met at the Bartlett School of Architecture. Since its beginnings in 1989 the practice has grown to more than 400 employees across five offices working on projects in the UK, Europe, Australia, India and the Americas. AHMM's notable projects include Westminster Academy, the Saatchi Gallery, the Stirling Prize-winning Burntwood School,

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, the

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, the Television Centre redevelopment, @sohoplace Theatre, and Tower Hamlets Town Hall. AHMM won the RIBA Stirling Prize in 2015 for Burntwood School, and has received many other awards and public and media acclaim for its work across sectors. The practice was also shortlisted for the RIBA Stirling Prize in 2011 for the Angel Building, in 2009 for the Kentish Town Health Centre and in 2008 for Westminster Academy.

History

Founded in 1989 by

, Jonathan Hall, Paul Monaghan and Peter Morris, the practice employs over 400 people working on projects in

education Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education als ...

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housing Housing refers to a property containing one or more Shelter (building), shelter as a living space. Housing spaces are inhabited either by individuals or a collective group of people. Housing is also referred to as a human need and right to ...

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and

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. In 2017, it became majority employee-owned through an employee ownership trust.

In Media

In his review of Tower Hamlets Town Hall for the

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, architecture critic Rowan Moore describes Allford Hall Monaghan Morris as “architects who have always prospered by combining high levels of pragmatism and skill with, on occasion, invention and flair. They design some of the best office blocks around, but also public buildings such as the Stirling prize-winning Burntwood School in south London. They also have a record of making over older buildings, as with their headquarters for the Metropolitan Police at

and their conversion into homes and hotel of the BBC’s former Television Centre in White City.”

Notable projects

* Walsall Bus Station, Walsall (2000) * Unity Buildings, Liverpool (2006) * Westminster Academy, Westminster, London (2007) * Adelaide Wharf, Hackney, London (2007) * Kentish Town Health Centre, Camden, London (2008) * Saatchi Gallery, Chelsea, London (2008) * The Angel Building, Islington, London (2010) * Chobham Academy, Stratford, London (2013) * Burntwood School, Wandsworth, London (2014) * Willesden Green Library, Brent, London (2015) *

, Westminster, London (2016) *

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, Oklahoma City (2017) * White Collar Factory, Old Street, London (2017) * Roeterseiland Campus,

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, Amsterdam (2017) *

, Liverpool (2018) * Television Centre, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (2018) * Hawley Wharf, Camden, London * @sohoplace Theatre, Westminster, London (2022) * Tower Hamlets Town Hall, Tower Hamlets, London (2023) * Assembly, Bristol (2024) * 1 Broadgate, City of London (2025)

Awards

* British Construction Industry Award (BCIA) for the category of Building Project between £3-50m, 2002 * RIBA London Building of the Year, 2008 * CABE’s Building for Life Award, 2008 * GLA London Planning Awards for Best New Place to Live, 2008 * Housing Design Award, 2008 *BCIA Building Project Award, 2009 *

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Award for Architecture, 2010 * Civic Trust Award, 2010 * London Planning Awards Best New Public Space 2010 * BCIA Local Authority Award, 2011 * RIBA Stirling Prize 2015 * LIFT Award for Best Design for a Healthcare Project

References

External links

* {{Authority control Architecture firms based in London