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6a architects is a British architectural practice, which was established in 2001 by Stephanie Macdonald and Tom Emerson. [1] It is based in London, United Kingdom. [2]

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The practice won the RIBA National Award in 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 and it was awarded the Erich Schelling Medal for Architecture in 2012. [3] [4]  

6a architects
IndustryArchitecture
FoundedLondon, United Kingdom, 2001
Key people
 Stephanie Macdonald (founder) Tom Emerson (founder)
ServicesArchitecture, Design, Cultural
Website http://www.6a.co.uk

The practice

Established in 2001, 6a architects is associated with projects for cultural institutions such as art galleries, collaborations with artists and residential buildings. [5] [2] It was founded by life and business partners Stephanie Macdonald and Tom Emerson, who met at the Royal College of Art in 1994. [3] Speaking on why they decided to form the practice, Macdonald has said that it was as a way to balance the responsibilities of childcare and work, after their son was born in 1999. [6] [7]

The practice's first project was a showroom in Mayfair for the online fashion retailer Oki-ni. [8] This was followed by several projects involving art galleries including Raven Row gallery in East London in 2009 and the expansion of the South London Gallery in 2010. [9] The practice was enlisted to work on the South London Gallery Fire Station, completed in 2018. [10] Subsequently, the practice designed the new MK Gallery in Milton Keynes, which opened in 2019. [1] [11] [12] The gallery was listed in second place in The Guardian's top ten architecture 2019 list and at number one in Rowan Moore's 'top 5 buildings of 2019' in The Observer. [12] [13] International projects have included multi-use towers in the Hafen district of Hamburg, Germany, completed in 2020. [7]

MK gallery, Milton Keynes, designed by 6a architects MK Gallery. Photo - 6a.jpg
MK gallery, Milton Keynes, designed by 6a architects

Awards and nominations

The practice has received several awards, nominations and been on various shortlists. [14] [4] For Juergen Teller's studio, the practice was awarded the RIBA London Building of the Year 2017, a RIBA National Award, a RIBA regional award and it was shortlisted for the RIBA Stirling prize. [15] [16] It was awarded the Woods Award for Coastal House in Devon. [9] There have also been three nominations for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies Van der Rohe Award, in 2011, 2013 and 2015. [14] The Evening Standard listed Macdonald and Emerson on London's most influential people in 2018 in the category of architecture. [9] The practice was cited as one of Domus's best architecture firms in 2020. [17]

Founders Macdonald and Emerson were both appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2021 New Years Honours for their services to architecture. [18] [19]

Notable works

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