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Alison Brooks (born 1962, Toronto, Canada)〔(Rising Stars Profile: Alison Brooks ), BBC Radio 3, 2001. Retrieved 2012-02-04.〕 is an award-winning architect whose practice, ''Alison Brooks Architects'' is based in London, UK.〔Entries for (Alison Brooks ) and (Alison Brooks Architecture ) on the Union List of Artist Names〕 Brooks finished her studies in architecture at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, in 1988. She moved to the UK and worked with designer Ron Arad. In 1991 she became a partner in ''Ron Arad Associates''. In 1996 she founded her own practice, ''Alison Brooks Architects'', based in London.〔 Brooks' architecture has been described as "a late flowering of the most elegant and sensuous modernism".〔Jonathan Glancey (''Pearl in the shell'' ), The Guardian (London), 5 December 2005. Retrieved 2012-02-04.〕 She is particularly known for designing intelligent and beautiful houses but has also moved into the cultural sector, for example designing the Performing Arts Centre at Folkestone.〔 In 1999 Brooks was placed third in the UK's 'Young Architect of the Year' competition. In 2000 she was winner of the 'European Hotel Design and Development Awards - Best Interior Design of a New Hotel / Best Guestroom Design'.〔 In 2008 ''Alison Brooks Architects'' were the joint winners of the RIBA Stirling Prize for their part in the design of Accordia, a high density development of 378 dwellings.〔(RIBA Stirling Prize 2008: Accordia ), RIBA website. Retrieved 2012-02-04.〕 In March 2013 Brooks received the AJ Woman Architect of the Year Award. One of the judges, Paul Monaghan, said "Her mixture of sculpture, architecture and detail is what has made her such a powerful force in British architecture."〔Christine Murray (Ed.), ''AJ Woman Architect of the Year: Alison Brooks'', Architects' Journal, 28 March 2013, p. 14〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alison Brooks」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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