Dixon Jones

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.