Dixon Jones Explained

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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: People . Dixon Jones . 26 October 2020.
2. Web site: Hurst . Will . Dixon Jones shuts up shop after 30 years in practice . Architects' Journal . 26 October 2020 . 26 October 2020.
3. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/may/05/fiachragibbons?INTCMP=SRCH Fiachra Gibbons, "The Queen shares a joke with Lady Thatcher - National Portrait Gallery"
4. Web site: Hindsight: Jeremy Dixon and Edward Jones on why both their mothers were right . RIBA Journal . 2 September 2023 . 10 October 2021.
5. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/jun/14/arts.regeneration?INTCMP=SRCH Maev Kennedy, "Bridge gets top award"
6. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2001/sep/09/arts.highereducation?INTCMP=SRCH Deyan Sudjic, "Said's dreaming spire"
7. Web site: Dixon Jones’ £29m Exhibition Road overhaul officially opens . Architects' Journal . 9 November 2020 . 9 December 2011.