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John McAslan
John Renwick McAslan (born 16 February 1954) is a British architect.
Born in Glasgow, John McAslan was educated at Dunoon Grammar School, Dollar Academy and the University of Edinburgh. He trained in Boston, USA, with Cambridge Seven Associates before joining Richard Rogers and Partners in 1980. He founded John McAslan + Partners in 1993, and the practice has five studios worldwide: London, Belfast, Edinburgh, Sydney and New York City. Succession plans were announced in 2024, handing the ownership of the practice to 15 directors with McAslan staying on as Executive Director.
In 1997 McAslan and his wife Dava Sagenkahn established the John McAslan Family Trust, a registered charity which provides support for arts and educational projects both in the UK and overseas.
In 2004, John McAslan + Partners, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) jointly established a new bursary to recognise and support innovative design projects.
In 2019 John McAslan + Partners and the American Institute of Architects jointly launched the McAslan Architecture Travel Fellowship
Funded by Wafïc Said and costing £60m, the Global Leadership Centre in the Saïd Business School repurposes a Victorian power station to create what the University of Oxford describes as a ‘physical and digital hub for leaders which will be a dynamic environment in which to design powerful new leadership models for the 21st Century’. The retrofitted building will house teaching facilities, a 120 bed residential wing and in the former turbine hall will be an ‘agora’, promoting serendipitous meetings and collaboration. It is due to complete in 2025.
The masterplan for Chelsea’s 1km long luxury shopping street makes it more pedestrian friendly, with wider pavements, better lighting and new street furniture as well as a planting scheme overseen by Chelsea Flower Show award winner Andy Sturgeon that aims to turn it into a ‘tree lined boulevard’. Wallpaper* credits the success of the upgraded shopping street to its “spaciousness, greenery, lighting and other meticulously-thought-out details, down to the warm hue of the Yorkstone that lines the street.”
The storage and research facility for the British Museum houses 1.3m archaeology collection items previously stored in Blythe House. The buildings are the size of 2.5 football pitches and cost £64m. Run in partnership with Reading University, one of the stated aims of moving the collections to Reading is to make them more accessible to researchers and the public.
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John McAslan
John Renwick McAslan (born 16 February 1954) is a British architect.
Born in Glasgow, John McAslan was educated at Dunoon Grammar School, Dollar Academy and the University of Edinburgh. He trained in Boston, USA, with Cambridge Seven Associates before joining Richard Rogers and Partners in 1980. He founded John McAslan + Partners in 1993, and the practice has five studios worldwide: London, Belfast, Edinburgh, Sydney and New York City. Succession plans were announced in 2024, handing the ownership of the practice to 15 directors with McAslan staying on as Executive Director.
In 1997 McAslan and his wife Dava Sagenkahn established the John McAslan Family Trust, a registered charity which provides support for arts and educational projects both in the UK and overseas.
In 2004, John McAslan + Partners, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) jointly established a new bursary to recognise and support innovative design projects.
In 2019 John McAslan + Partners and the American Institute of Architects jointly launched the McAslan Architecture Travel Fellowship
Funded by Wafïc Said and costing £60m, the Global Leadership Centre in the Saïd Business School repurposes a Victorian power station to create what the University of Oxford describes as a ‘physical and digital hub for leaders which will be a dynamic environment in which to design powerful new leadership models for the 21st Century’. The retrofitted building will house teaching facilities, a 120 bed residential wing and in the former turbine hall will be an ‘agora’, promoting serendipitous meetings and collaboration. It is due to complete in 2025.
The masterplan for Chelsea’s 1km long luxury shopping street makes it more pedestrian friendly, with wider pavements, better lighting and new street furniture as well as a planting scheme overseen by Chelsea Flower Show award winner Andy Sturgeon that aims to turn it into a ‘tree lined boulevard’. Wallpaper* credits the success of the upgraded shopping street to its “spaciousness, greenery, lighting and other meticulously-thought-out details, down to the warm hue of the Yorkstone that lines the street.”
The storage and research facility for the British Museum houses 1.3m archaeology collection items previously stored in Blythe House. The buildings are the size of 2.5 football pitches and cost £64m. Run in partnership with Reading University, one of the stated aims of moving the collections to Reading is to make them more accessible to researchers and the public.