Simon Allford

Simon Allford (born July 1961) is a British architect, co-founder and director of Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, chair of the board of trustees of The Architecture Foundation, and current 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 November 2013, it was announced that Allford would be the new chair of the board of trustees of The Architecture Foundation.[4]

RIBA president

In April 2020, Allford criticised the Royal Institute of British Architects in Architects' Journal, describing it as "sadly ever-less relevant", and was subsequently urged by RIBA members to seek election as president and bring about some change at the institute.[5] In August 2020, Allford was elected to be the next RIBA president; serving a two-year term, he succeeded Alan Jones on 1 September 2021.[6] He subsequently said that:

"The RIBA has to focus on where it is useful. ... The members are the ... intellectual powerhouse of the profession, not the institute. ... There is an opportunity to reboot to become smaller, leaner and more agile. The RIBA's efforts were diluted by trying to do everything for everyone."[5]

References
  1. Hopkirk, Elizabeth (19 October 2021). "An interview with new RIBA president Simon Allford". Building. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  2. "Allford Hall Monaghan Morris Limited". Companies House. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  3. "SIMON ALLFORD". Architects Journal. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  4. "Simon Allford Announced as New Chair of The Architecture Foundation's Board of Trustees". The Architecture Foundation. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  5. Waite, Richard (18 October 2021). "Simon Allford: 'Architects have a rose-tinted nostalgia for post-war public practice – but the world's radically different'". Architects' Journal. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  6. Ing, Will (11 August 2020). "Simon Allford wins RIBA presidential election". Architects' Journal. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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