Dixon Jones

British architectural firm

Dixon Jones was a British architectural practice established in 1989 and closed in September 2020.

History

Dixon Jones was founded by Jeremy Dixon and Edward Jones in 1989 as a partnership and became a limited company in 2003.[1] The founders first met at the Architectural Association.

The practice closed in September 2020 after difficulties in securing new work and no clear succession plan.[2]

Significant projects

  • Darwin College Study Centre, Cambridge University (1993)
  • Royal Opera House, London (1999)
  • National Portrait Gallery, London (2000)[3]
  • Somerset House Masterplan, London (2001)[4]
  • Saïd Business School, Oxford (2001)[5][6]
  • Kings Place, London (2008)
  • Exhibition Road Masterplan (2011)[7]
  • Westgate, Oxford (2017)

References

  1. ^ "People". Dixon Jones. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  2. ^ Hurst, Will (26 October 2020). "Dixon Jones shuts up shop after 30 years in practice". Architects' Journal. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  3. ^ Fiachra Gibbons, "The Queen shares a joke with Lady Thatcher - National Portrait Gallery", The Guardian, Friday, 5 May 2000.
  4. ^ "Hindsight: Jeremy Dixon and Edward Jones on why both their mothers were right". RIBA Journal. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  5. ^ Maev Kennedy, "Bridge gets top award", The Guardian, Friday, 14 June 2002.
  6. ^ Deyan Sudjic, "Said's dreaming spire", The Observer, 9 September 2001.
  7. ^ "Dixon Jones' £29m Exhibition Road overhaul officially opens". Architects' Journal. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2020.