The AJ 40 under 40, in association with VitrA Bathrooms, celebrates the UK’s most exciting emerging architectural talent. It is the first time since 2005
Exclusive: Thamesmead Waterfront shortlist revealed
Thamesmead Waterfront
Peabody and Lendlease have whittled down a 10-strong longlist to five ‘diverse and innovative’ teams in its £8 billion Thamesmead Waterfront development contest
AJ 40 under 40 stars feature in all but one of the shortlisted collaborations vying to become strategic masterplanners for the massive project in south-east London.
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Allies and Morrison has teamed up with – among others – AJ 40 under 40 member Jas Bhalla, while Prior + Partners is leading a bid with West 8 of Rotterdam, Alison Brooks Architects, Turner Works, and AJ 40 under 40 talent Jayden Ali’s JA Projects.
Separately, Studio Egret West is heading a collaboration with Danish outfit Cobe, Dulwich Pavilion-designer Yinka Ilori Studio. and featuring AJ 40 under 40 member Je Ahn’s Studio Weave and Freehaus which is jointly headed by another AJ 40 under 40 star Jonathan Hagos. A fourth group known as Urban Orchestra inc
AJ 40 under 40: Jonathan Hagos
18 December 2020 By Merlin Fulcher, illustration by Simon Hayes
The AJ 40 under 40 architect is founder of multiple competition-winning practice Freehaus, currently involved in revamping the Africa Centre’s Southwark home
The past seven years have been a remarkable journey for Jonathan Hagos, 38, who co-founded Freehaus with Tom Bell in 2013 and has won competition after competition ever since.
After graduating from the Bartlett and completing confidence-building stints at Squire & Partners, Studio Cullinan and Buck, and Consarc Architects, Hagos set up Freehaus as a platform to deliver ‘inclusive projects that encourage positive societal change’. The practice’s breakthroughs have included winning a competition for the RIBA’s showcase trade stand at Ecobuild and being chosen for the high-profile RIBA Regent Street Windows programme.