Education
Brooks finished her studies in architecture at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, in 1988.
Brooks finished her studies in architecture at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, in 1988.
She moved to the United Kingdom and worked with designer Ron Arad. In 1996 she founded her own practice, Alison Brooks Architects, based in London. Brooks" architecture has been described as "a late flowering of the most elegant and sensuous modernism".
She is particularly known for designing intelligent and beautiful houses but has also moved into the cultural sector, for example designing the Performing Arts Centre at Folkestone.
In 1999 Brooks was placed third in the United Kingdom"s "Young Architect of the Year" competition. One of the judges, Paul Monaghan, said "Her mixture of sculpture, architecture and detail is what has made her such a powerful force in British architecture.".
In 2000 she was winner of the "European Hotel Design and Development Awards - Best Interior Design of a New Hotel / Best Guestroom Design". In 2008 Alison Brooks Architects were the joint winners of the Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize for their part in the design of Accordia, a high density development of 378 dwellings. In March 2013 Brooks received the AJ Woman Architect of the Year Award.
Quotations: "Her mixture of sculpture, architecture and detail is what has made her such a powerful force in British architecture.".
