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Jonathan Ashmore is the Founding Principal at award-winning RIBA Chartered Practice ANARCHITECT, based in Dubai and London. A practicing architect and active design critic, Ashmore is a post-graduate of Bartlett School of Architecture, participant of the RIBA Gulf Chapter and a former British Council Cultural Excellence Fellowship Mentor.
In a short time, Ashmore has won an international following of design-conscious clientele and industry peers, thanks to his refined, yet progressive and contemporary aesthetics. With a signature approach of translating architecture across diverse scales of design with superlative craft, detail and materiality, Ashmore, together with his team, creates highly refined buildings, spaces, and objects beautifully balanced in form and function. Jonathan continuously pushes the boundaries of architectural discourse to deliver projects at the crux of understated luxury and contextually modern architecture.
His built projects span the Middle East, Europe, Asia and Africa, with work being a prominent winner across international design awards. Jonathan gained further recognition through invited creative collaborations with Burberry, Dubai Design Week and Wallpaper* Magazine, with projects and insights regularly published in the global design press.
Jonathan is frequently invited as a spokesperson for Middle Eastern modern architecture and interior design, drawing upon a decade’s experience, uncovering its opportunities and rich contextual vernaculars. His thought leadership and success in delivering projects with strong narratives continue to attract widespread print and digital coverage, which in turn fosters clients’ success beyond the design commission; extending to his practice’s committed social media following and its recent RIBA International Award.
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