Nationality British Occupation Architect | Practice Assael Architecture Name John Assael | |
Projects Great Northern Tower, Manchester
Great West Quarter, Brentford
Century Buildings, Manchester Alma mater School of Architecture, Oxford Brookes University | ||
Plans revealed to redevelop the derlict Carriageworks and Westmoreland house in Bristol
John Assael RIBA FRSA is a prominent British architect. He is particularly known for his work at the Royal Institute of British Architects(RIBA) and for promoting good business practice within the field of architecture.
Contents
- Plans revealed to redevelop the derlict Carriageworks and Westmoreland house in Bristol
- Early life and education
- Career
- Architecture
- Professional
- Involvement in Higher Education
- Notable work
- Selected awards
- References
Early life and education
John Assael was born in Nairobi in Kenya. He spent the early years of his life in Africa but attended school in England from the age of 11.
He studied architecture at Oxford Polytechnic, which renamed in 1992 to Oxford Brookes University. He has a Master's degree in Urban & Regional Planning from the University of London. He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma from the Architectural Association School of Architecture in Conservation Studies.
Career
John Assael is currently the Chairman and a co-founder of the London-based practice Assael Architecture.
Architecture
After qualifying as an Architect, he worked for several architectural companies until the age of 28, when he started his first practice. In 1994 he founded the London-based practice Assael Architecture along with co-founder Russell Pedley. His practice was named Architect of the Year in 2016 at The Sunday Times British Homes Awards.
Professional
In 2014 he was elected to act as a national member of the RIBA Council, the governing body of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). He had previously held various other posts at the RIBA, including Vice President for Professional Services and was a trustee of the RIBA Board. He is a former chairman of the RIBA Journal.
He was an elected member to the Architect's Registration Board (ARB) where he has sat on both the Professional Conduct Committee and Prescription Committee.
He is a co-opted member of the Council of the Association of Consultant Architects.
He sits on the Executive Committee and is a trustee of the Architects Benevolent Society and is a judge for the annual WAN (World Architecture News) Awards.
Involvement in Higher Education
He been a Visiting Fellow at Oxford Brookes University since 2000. He is an external examiner at The Bartlett and London Metropolitan University and has lectured at Cardiff, Nottingham, Huddersfield, Manchester and Westminster Universities.