Simon Allford

Simon Allford (born July 1961) is a British architect, co-founder and director of Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM), chair of the board of trustees of The Architecture Foundation, and former president of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

The son of an architect,[1] Simon Allford was born in July 1961.[2] He attended the University of Sheffield and the Bartlett School of Architecture, where he has since worked as a lecturer.[3]

In 1989, with Jonathan Hall, Paul Monaghan and Peter Morris, he established AHMM.[4] The practice today employs over 500 people working on projects in education, healthcare, housing, arts and offices. In 2017, it became majority employee-owned through an employee ownership trust.[5]

In November 2013, it was announced that Allford would be the new chair of the board of trustees of The Architecture Foundation.[6]

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  3. ^ "SIMON ALLFORD". Architects Journal. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  4. ^ "ALLFORD HALL MONAGHAN MORRIS". Architonic. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  5. ^ Marrs, Colin (12 January 2018). "Power to the people: the rise of the employee-owned practice". Architects Journal. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Simon Allford Announced as New Chair of The Architecture Foundation's Board of Trustees". The Architecture Foundation. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2015.