Joanna Bacon

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Joanna Bacon
Born
Joanna Hermione Seager Bacon [1]

(1962-11-19) 19 November 1962 (age 59) [1]
Alma mater Robinson College, University of Cambridge (1980) [2] [3]
OccupationArchitect
AwardsWoman Architect of the Year 2015 shortlist [4]
Practice Allies and Morrison
Projects 100 Bishopsgate, [3] BBC White City Media Village [3]
Website www.alliesandmorrison.com

Joanna Bacon is a British architect, who was shortlisted for the Woman Architect of the Year award in 2015. [5] [6] She has worked at Allies and Morrison since 1988 and is a managing partner. [4] [7]

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Biography

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100 Bishopsgate

Joanna Bacon studied at Robinson College, Cambridge [3] under Bob Allies from Allies and Morrison. [8] She completed her studies in 1980. [2]

Bacon joined Allies and Morrison in 1988 and became a Partner in 2001. [4] She was the partner in charge of work on the BBC Media Village, [4] the Royal Festival Hall refurbishment [9] and 100 Bishopsgate project (completed in 2011). [3] [9]

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