Rashid Ali Architects
77 Leonard Street
London EC2A 4QS
United Kingdom
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The practice’s work has been recognised through nominations and awards, including most recently being short listed for Architectural Review Emerging Architecture Award 2022, a nomination for 2022 Royal Academy Dorfman Award, the Civic Trust Award 2021, the 2021 Architects Journal Small Projects Award and the Young Architect of the Year twice in recent years.
‘Rashid Ali Architects was selected for the 2023 edition of the prestigious Venice Architecture Biennale’
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UK BLACK HISTORY
Rashid Ali Architects is included in Dezeen magazine’s list of architects, spotlighting contributions of black architects, designers, projects and studios to celebrate UK Black History Month. Images of the widely published Courtyard Pavilion are featured in the social media campaign.
GARDEN TEA ROOM
The Garden Tea Room in Hargeisa in featured in an article on Dezeen Magazine by Tom Ravenscroft. With photographs by our regular collaborator, Lyndon Douglas, the article outlines the role, and the function of the structure plays in mediating the public and private aspects of its site.
18th VENICE ARCHITECTURE BIENALE
We have the honour of being invited to exhibit at the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale by Curator Leslie Lokko. We are featured in section titled Guests from the Future; consisting of young practitioners whose work provides a glimpse of future practices.
2022 AR EMERGING ARCHITECTURE AWARD
We are delighted to be shortlisted for the Architectural Review Emerging Architecture Award. AR Emerging awards grant early recognition to young designers and celebrates the architectural stars of tomorrow.
2022 RA DORFMAN AWARD
We are thrilled to be nominated for the Royal Academy Dorfman Award. The Award is given to an architect, practice or collective who are reimagining the future of architecture and taking into consideration geographical and socio-political challenges.
HARGEISA COURTYARD PAVILION
Hargeisa Courtyard Pavilion Room is featured in an article on Dezeen Magazine by Jon Astbury. With photographs by our regular collaborator, Lyndon Douglas, the article outlines the function the structure plays in bringing people together and the hope that it would become a beacon for the future production of more civic spaces in the city.
ARCHITECTS JOURNAL INTERVIEW RASHID ALI
Rashid Ali talks to Fran Williams about this year’s AJ Small Projects Award-winning project, Common Room for Hargeisa Town Hall, created in Somaliland during the pandemic.
RASHID ALI ARCHITECTS WINS 2021 AJ SMALL PROJECTS AWARD
Our Common Room for the Town Hall in Hargeisa, has been named winner of the AJ Small Projects 2021 award. We also won the People’s Choice award, with nearly 30 per cent out of over 2,000 votes received through reader’s poll.