Bob Allies

Bob Allies founded the practice with Graham Morrison in 1984. In the years since, he has established a design approach that finds enjoyment in simplicity, technical rigour and longevity. An architect, urbanist and teacher, he is a widely published author and editor, and frequently lectures on architecture and the city.

Bob has shaped many of our significant masterplans, from King’s Cross to London’s Olympic Legacy, from Greenwich Peninsula to Brent Cross Cricklewood. With Di Haigh, he co-edited The Fabric of Place, published in 2014, a book that explores how settlements of any scale can evolve and change by building on their historic form and identity. The book forms the foundation of the practice’s approach to urbanism.

Bob is currently Professor of Architecture at the University of Bath and has recently been appointed to the role of Architect in Residence to the city of Bath and North-East Somerset. He is also Chair of the Faculty of Architecture and a member of the Council of the British School at Rome. Past teaching positions include the George Simpson Visiting Professor at the University of Edinburgh and the Kea Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Maryland. Bob is Chair of Design Review at Design South East, a member of the Council of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain, and a trustee of the Historic Towns Trust.

In 1983, he curated the exhibition ‘Model Futures’ at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, returning to the role of curator in 2010 with the exhibition ‘Projecting London’ at the British School at Rome. As a writer, he has been a regular contributor to Building Design, Architecture Today, The Architects’ Journal and The Architectural Review.

Bob trained at the University of Edinburgh, and in 1981, was awarded the Rome Scholarship for Architecture. In 2016, he was awarded an OBE for services to architecture.