About this event
How Alison Brooks Architecture Crafts Community and Centering Civic Spaces
With Alison Brooks
Join Alison Brooks, the founder of Alison Brooks Architects, for an insightful exploration of her firm's transformative approach to architecture. Renowned for their commitment to inclusive city-building and sculptural design, the studio employs cultural research as a catalyst for community engagement and innovative architectural expression.
Through a diverse portfolio that spans large-scale masterplans, educational facilities, and public arts buildings, Alison will showcase recent projects such as the Cadence King’s Cross and One Ashley Road towers in London and the ambitious Western Curve Tower in Toronto's Quayside neighborhood. Attendees will gain insights into how architecture can foster civic identity and social connection, reinforcing the notion that buildings are not just structures but vital elements of community life.
By attending this talk, you'll learn:
- How cultural research informs inclusive architectural design.
- The importance of generosity in urban development for fostering community identity.
- How architecture can serve as a social art that encourages civic dialogue.
We'll also be getting hyped up for Season 13 of Architizer's A+Awards program, which launches this October — register now to make sure your firm is a part of it this year!
About Alison Brooks
Alison Brooks is one of the UK’s most highly awarded and internationally acclaimed architects. Raised in Guelph, Ontario, she studied architecture at the University of Waterloo before moving to London in 1989. Since founding her practice in 1996 she has emerged as one of the UK’s most inventive architects, with works ranging from private houses and installations to education and arts buildings, masterplans and landmark towers. Alison Brooks’ unique architectural approach springs from her invested research into specific geographies, climate and cultures of each project, so that her design solutions to emerge as both unique and relevant to the constituencies they serve. This is beautifully exemplified by the recently completed Cohen Quadrangle at Exeter College, Oxford. The first Oxford College to be designed by a female architect, this building demonstrates the conceptual rigor, sculptural quality and ingenious detailing that is her practice trademark.
About Hannah Feniak
Hannah Feniak is Architizer’s Managing Editor. A trained art historian and educator focusing on architecture, urbanism and photography, Hannah graduated from McGill University and received her MA at NYU, where she later completed a PhD in modern architectural history and theory. When she’s not leading our talented team of writers and interviewing the industry’s most innovative designers, Hannah will likely be found exploring the latest exhibition openings.
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