Practice
Having previous experience with London-based Michael Hopkins and Partners and as an associate with David Morley Architects, Jones returned to Northern Ireland in 1998 to take up private practice as principal of Alan Jones Architects and to teach at the School of Architecture, Queens University Belfast.
He has since realised numerous projects, including the stainless steel-clad farmhouse extension at Cranfield (RIBA Award 1999); Straidhavern School; his family home in Randalstown; and an office for a coffee importer in Belfast, which received a special mention in the Architectural Association of Ireland awards 2004.
In the citation for the mention, judge Aaron Betsky said of him:
- "by looking at the exciting conditions in which he works and thinking about how it could be represented in a manner that mines the meagre surroundings for maximum effect, this young architect is showing an alternative way of creating architecture"
In May 2006, the Randalstown house received the RSUA Design Award for residential projects and an RIBA Award in 2007 and shortlisted for the 2007 RIBA Manser Medal.
Recent projects also include the Strabane Arts Centre, a joint project by Glenn Howells Architects, Birmingham and Alan Jones Architects - in which the first performance was held in March 2007.
His work has featured in various publications - Domus (Milan), Wallpaper*, Architecture Today, Blueprint, Vision (Shanghai), Hinge (Hong Kong), and the Sunday Times. His work has also been included in technical publications including Birkhauser's Fibre Cement: Technology and Design (2006) and the RIBA Guide to Architectural Insitu Concrete (2007).
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