Monaghan, Prof Paul - People at SSoA - School of Architecture

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Barking Central
Cathedral
Great Notley Primary School
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Kentish Town Health Centre, external
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Unity Liverpool
Westminster Academy, external
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Professor Paul Monaghan
Visiting Professor

BA Dip Arch RIBA ARB

Born 1962, Liverpool
Co-founded Allford Hall Monaghan Morris in 1989 Paul is a co-founding Director of Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, a leading architectural practice in London. Paul has a background which involves the design, development and review of all projects and the strategic direction of the practice. He works on a wide range of projects including masterplanning, arts, educational buildings, housing, offices, public buildings and health buildings.

Most recently he has been involved in the development Westminster Academy which has won over 15 prestigious design awards including best school, best public building, best London Building and is widely recognised as being one of the best schools in the world. Other recent projects include the award winning development Kentish Town Health Centre, shortlisted for the Stirling Prize 2009 and Barking Central, one of the most successful regeneration projects in the United Kingdom.

In 2000 Paul joined the CABE Enabling Team where he specialises in helping local authorities procure well-designed schools. In 2008 Paul became Vice Chair of the CABE Schools Design Review Panel identifying and reviewing design quality within the entire BSF Programme.

Paul is extensively involved in architectural teaching, lectures and external examinations at several Universities across the UK and taught at the Bartlett School of Architecture for fifteen years, where he is now a visiting professor.

For several years, Paul has been involved with judging and commenting on the work of other architects. He has been chairman of the Young Architect of the Year award which aims to highlight up and coming talent, has always been an active member at the RIBA and has previously been a member on their Client Advisory panel. He is currently a judge for the RIBA Awards Panel which presides over the Stirling Prize, the biggest award in British architecture, as well as judging various architectural competitions.

Key Projects

Completed Key Projects
2011 Kirk Balk School (Barnsley BSF)
2011 Anne Mews
2010 Barking Central
2008 Kentish Town Health Centre
2008 Cathedral
2008 The Johnstone-Sani House, Sitges
2007 Westminster Academy at The Naim Dangoor Centre
2007 Barking Learning Centre
2007 Unity, Liverpool
2005 Crown Street Buildings, Leeds
2005 Latitude House
2002 Clearwater Yard
2002 Jubilee Primary School
2000 Walsall Bus Station
1999 Notley Green Primary School
1998 North Croydon Medical Centre
1997 Broadgate Club
1999 Work and Learn Zone, Millennium Dome
1996 St Mary’s Nursery Schoo

Current Key Projects
Waverley School (Birmingham BSF)
SMAA & Highshore School (Southwark BSF)
Kingswood College (Hull BSF)
Dagenham Park School (Barking and Dagenham BSF)
Burntwood School (Wandsworth BSF)
Rainham Village Primary School, Polyclinic and Children’s Centre
Oaklands College Education Facility, St Albans
Omagh Education Campus
North London Hospice
Northfields Masterplan
William Street Quarter, First Base
Villaggio Ghana
Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool
Notting Hill Sorting Office

Professional Standing & Distinctions

CABE
In 2000 Paul joined the CABE Enabling Team where he specialises in helping local authorities procure well-designed schools. In 2008 Paul became Vice Chair of the CABE Schools Design Review Panel identifying and reviewing design quality within the entire BSF Programme. He held this position up until CABE’s close in 2010.

Jobs enabled
2006 - 2007 National Audit Office, Design Assessor,
2005 - 2006 Design Assessor, Schools Audit, The Academies Programme
2007 - present BSF Bexley - One School Pathfinder
2005 - 2007 BSF Newham
2003 - 2004 Kent PFI School programme,
2000 - 2003 Caroline Chisholm School, Northampton

Teaching
2007 - present Harry Shure Professor, University of Virginia
2003 - present Visiting Professor, University College London
2005 Masterclass with the Diploma year, University of Liverpool
1989 - 2003 Lecturer and Diploma Unit Master (with Simon Allford), The Bartlett, UCL
1992 - 1994 Lecturer and Design Tutor, University of Nottingham

External Examining
2008 - present Liverpool University
2006 - 2008 London Southbank University
2004 - present Kingston University
1999 – 2002 University of Westminster
1998 – 2001 London Southbank University

Committee Memberships
2004 - present RIBA Awards/Stirling Prize Group
2000 - 2004 RIBA Constructive Change Group
1993 - 1998 RIBA Public Affairs Committee
1990 - 1993 RIBA Gallery 2 Committee
1989 - 1993 RIBA Events Consultative Group

Judging
2000 - 2007 BD Young Architect of the Year, Chairman
2006 - 2007 RIBA competition for Southwark Schools, judge
2001 RIBA Awards, Eastern Region, judge
2000 RIBA Awards, Yorkshire Region judge
1999 RIBA Awards, London Region, judge
1998 RIBA Awards, Southern Region, judge

Client Design Advisor
2006 Sheffield City Council, Building Schools for the Future programme, CDA
2003 Crawley Council, BSF Programme, CDA

Competitions
The following projects were won through national and international design competitions;

2009 Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool
2008 Bridewell Island, Bristol
2007 Silver Quarter
2006 Runcorn Regeneration, Urban Splash
2003 Crown Street Buildings, Leeds
2002 Kentish Town Health Centre
2000 The Barbican Public Spaces and Foyers
1998 CASPAR Housing, The Joseph Rowntree Trust
1998 Broadgate Club
1997 Notley “Sustainable” Primary School
1997 Design Council/Essex Council
1997 Edge Hill Arts Centre, Ormskink
1995 Walsall Bus Station
1994 The Corn Exchange Hoarding, British Land

Appearances on a variety of radio and TV programmes discussing architecture and the work of the practice.

Education
2006 RIBA Client Design Advisor
1989 RIBA Part III
1984 – 1986 Diploma in Architecture, The Bartlett, UCL
1980 – 1983 BSc (Hons) Architecture, University of Sheffield
1973 – 1980 4 ‘A’ levels. 10 ‘O’ Levels, St Edwards College, Liverpool