Allies and Morrison

What Allies and Morrison does

Allies and Morrison is a UK-headquartered architectural and urban planning practice founded in 1984, operating as a Limited Liability Partnership from its headquarters at 85 Southwark Street, London. The firm provides architectural design, urban masterplanning, and specialist services across conservation, interiors, landscape, visualisation, and urban research, serving institutional, public, and private clients. Its portfolio spans higher education (Imperial College London, Trinity College Dublin, King's College Cambridge, London College of Fashion), science and healthcare (Wellcome Genome Campus, NHS Trusts), real estate development (Great Portland Estates, Canary Wharf Group, Argent, Bruntwood SciTech, First Capital REIT), public realm (Westminster City Council, The Crown Estate), and heritage (National Trust), with flagship programmes including a twenty-year involvement at King's Cross and the £1.5 billion ID Manchester innovation district.

The practice employs more than 300 staff representing over 40 nationalities and uses industry-standard design technology: Revit, Rhino, BIM under a dedicated Head of Design Technology and BIM Manager, GIS platforms (ArcGIS, QGIS), and an in-house model workshop integrated into the design process. It holds ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, 19650, and 50001 certifications, and delivers demonstrable sustainability outcomes including BREEAM Outstanding, Passivhaus-certified, and Net Zero Carbon projects.

The business model is professional services: project-based fees on architecture and masterplanning commissions acquired through competitive tenders, design competitions, and direct appointments, led by named Partners and delivered through six studios in London, Cambridge, Manchester, Dublin, Jeddah (opened February 2025), and Toronto (opened August 2025). The firm is entirely partner-owned, with no external equity or debt funding, and does not disclose financial statements. Revenue concentration risk is moderated by the breadth of clients across multiple sectors and geographies, though multi-year masterplans (King's Cross, ID Manchester, Wellcome Genome Campus) produce lumpy, programme-driven cash flows.

Name

Allies and Morrison

Legal name

Allies and Morrison LLP

Website

https://alliesandmorrison.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Allies and Morrison is a UK-headquartered architectural and urban planning practice founded in 1984, employing more than 300 staff across six studios (London, Cambridge, Manchester, Dublin, Jeddah, Toronto). It delivers architecture, masterplanning, conservation, and specialist design services to universities, developers, healthcare, and public-sector clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural and Urban Planning Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works General Contracting (IMAFAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Sector & Policy Consulting (BPAHACAN)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Urban masterplanning
• Heritage conservation
• Sustainable building design
• Interior architecture services

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Architectural and Urban Planning Professional Services: Allies and Morrison generates revenue through fees for architectural design, masterplanning, urban design, and specialist consultancy services (conservation, sustainability, interiors, landscape, visualisation). Projects span sectors including higher education, science and health, housing, commercial, cultural, and public realm. Revenue is project-based, driven by the scale and complexity of commissions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Allies and Morrison is an architectural design and urban planning practice delivering buildings, masterplans, and urban regeneration projects for institutional, public, and private clients across higher education, healthcare, science, residential, commercial, cultural, and public realm sectors. The practice provides a unified suite of services spanning architecture, masterplanning, conservation, interiors, landscape, visualisation, and urban research, operating as a single studio with more than 300 staff across London, Cambridge, Manchester, Dublin, Jeddah, and Toronto.

Product overview

Allies and Morrison is an award-winning architectural design and urban planning practice offering a comprehensive suite of services. The practice operates as a unified studio model combining architecture and urbanism as core offerings, supported by specialist expertise in conservation, interiors, landscape, visualization, and urban research. Their portfolio spans masterplans and new homes to cultural, education, health, and commercial buildings for institutional, public, and private clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services
• Urban Planning and Masterplanning
• Conservation
• Interiors
• Landscape
• Visualization
• Urban Research

Quantifiable outcome

• Brooklands, Cambridge: the city's first major Net Zero Carbon office building, 6,000 sqm of flexible workspace across two buildings.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The University of Manchester and Bruntwood SciTech (ID Manchester Joint Venture)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 June 2021Allies and Morrison designed the masterplan proposals for the successful bid for the £1.5 billion ID Manchester innovation district, working on behalf of Bruntwood SciTech in partnership with The University of Manchester. In July 2023, the ID Manchester draft Strategic Regeneration Framework was published, a significant milestone for this internationally significant project that will provide specialist infrastructure to power the knowledge economy. The joint venture (ID Manchester Ltd) is bringing forward the project in close collaboration with Manchester City Council.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Foster + Partners: London-headquartered global architecture and masterplanning practice of comparable scale and reputation, competing for the same high-profile cultural, commercial, and public-sector commissions. Both firms are UK LLP-structured, design-led, and renowned for masterplanning large urban regeneration projects.
• AHMM (Allford Hall Monaghan Morris): London-based architectural practice of similar size and sector mix (higher education, commercial, residential, public realm). Direct competitor for UK university, commercial developer, and civic commissions, with comparable partner-led studio model.
• David Chipperfield Architects: Comparable UK architecture practice with similar prestige positioning, strong cultural and heritage portfolio, and overlapping client base among cultural institutions, universities, and developers. Competes for similar award-grade commissions.
• Grimshaw Architects: London-based practice with strong overlap in transport, education, and masterplanning work. Similar studio size, comparable client base (university and developer clients), and similar international ambitions.
• WilkinsonEyre: London-headquartered architecture and design practice competing for cultural, infrastructure, and mixed-use masterplanning commissions. Comparable UK-centric positioning with growing international footprint.
• Heatherwick Studio: London-based design practice with strong public realm and cultural credentials. Competes for high-profile civic, cultural, and regeneration commissions, particularly in the UK and increasingly internationally.

Broad incumbents

• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Global architecture practice of significantly larger scale with broader international footprint. Competes for the largest masterplanning and signature building commissions worldwide, including in North America and the Middle East where Allies and Morrison is now expanding.
• SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill): Large, diversified global architecture, engineering, and urban planning practice. Competes at the high end of commercial, healthcare, and masterplanning commissions, with significantly greater scale and a more diversified service offering.
• Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF): Global architecture practice with strong commercial office, mixed-use, and masterplanning portfolio. Overlaps with Allies and Morrison's commercial real estate and tall buildings work for international developer clients.

Others

• Arup: Global engineering, design, and consulting firm that frequently partners with Allies and Morrison on masterplanning and complex building projects. An enabling ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor in architecture.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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