Allies and Morrison

Allies and Morrison is a British architecture and urban planning practice founded in 1984 by Bob Allies and Graham Morrison. Its work covers architectural design, urban planning and urban regeneration, with projects spanning public spaces, cultural facilities, commercial buildings and major urban developments. The practice has been associated with venue and urban-planning work connected with the London Olympic Games. Available material for this entry is limited, so details such as its precise headquarters, organisational structure, full project portfolio and recent operations are not expanded here.

Allies and Morrison was founded in the United Kingdom in 1984 by Bob Allies and Graham Morrison, initially focusing on architecture and work related to the urban environment. Over time, the practice developed an integrated scope covering architectural design, urban planning and urban regeneration, and became involved in public, commercial and large-scale urban-development projects. Its known work includes involvement in planning related to venues for the London Olympic Games. The available material is insufficient to reconstruct a complete chronology, office expansion history, management changes or a full list of representative projects, so no further claims are made.

• 1984

• Architectural design services

  One of the practice’s core services, providing architectural design for public, commercial and other urban projects while considering the relationship between buildings and their surrounding city context.

• Urban planning services

  Professional services concerning the organisation of urban space, development frameworks and planning for major projects, forming an important part of the practice’s work alongside architecture.

• Urban regeneration and masterplanning

  Masterplanning and spatial-strategy services for urban regeneration and larger urban-development projects, with an emphasis on coordinating buildings and the public realm.