{{Short description|British architect}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2016}} {{Infobox architect | name = John McAslan | honorific_suffix = {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100|CBE|FRSA|FRIAS|RSA|FICE |FRSE|Hon FAIA}} | image = John McAslan.jpg | caption = | birth_name = John Renwick McAslan | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1954|2|16}} | birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland | alma_mater = Dunoon Grammar School<br/> Dollar Academy<br/> University of Edinburgh | practice = John McAslan + Partners | significant_projects = | significant_design = }}
'''John Renwick McAslan''' (born 16 February 1954)<ref>{{Citation | title = Weekend Birthdays | newspaper = The Guardian | pages = 49 | date = 15 February 2014 }}</ref> is a British architect.
==Education and career== [[File:King's Cross Western Concourse - central position - 2012-05-02.75.jpg|thumb|King's Cross Station, Western concourse]] Born in Glasgow, John McAslan was educated at Dunoon Grammar School, Dollar Academy and the University of Edinburgh.<ref>{{cite web |title=John McAslan |url=http://www.ed.ac.uk/alumni/services/profiles/graduation/1970s/johnmcaslan |accessdate=23 July 2016 |website=University of Edinburgh – Alumni Services}}</ref> He trained in Boston, USA, with Cambridge Seven Associates<ref>{{cite web |last=McMeeken |first=Roxane |date=13 August 2010 |title=John McAslan: Our man in Haiti | Magazine Features |url=http://www.building.co.uk/analysis/john-mcaslan-our-man-in-haiti/5004095.article |accessdate=3 August 2013 |publisher=Building}}</ref> before joining Richard Rogers and Partners in 1980.<ref name="pmawardsummit1">{{cite web |date=27 November 2012 |title=The Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award – The Summit – Speakers – John McAslan CBE |url=http://www.pmawardsummit.com/whos-speaking/john-mcaslan-cbe |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130730100313/http://www.pmawardsummit.com/whos-speaking/john-mcaslan-cbe |archivedate=30 July 2013 |accessdate=3 August 2013 |publisher=Pmawardsummit.com}}</ref> He founded John McAslan + Partners in 1993, and the practice has five studios worldwide: London, Belfast, Edinburgh, Sydney and New York City.<ref>{{cite web |title=John Renwick McAslan |url=http://www.cbetta.com/director/john-renwick-mcaslan |accessdate=20 July 2016 |website=cbetta.com }}</ref> Succession plans were announced in 2024, handing the ownership of the practice to 15 directors with McAslan staying on as Executive Director.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lowe |first1=Tom |title=McAslan begins succession plan as practice announces soaring turnover and profits |url=https://www.bdonline.co.uk/news/mcaslan-begins-succession-plan-as-practice-announces-soaring-turnover-and-profits/5130158.article |access-date=21 March 2025 |agency=Building Design |date=26 June 2024}}</ref>
==Philanthropy==
In 1997 McAslan and his wife Dava Sagenkahn established the John McAslan Family Trust,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcaslan-family-trust.com/about-us/|title=John McAslan Family Trust – About Us |publisher=Mcaslan-family-trust.com |accessdate=3 August 2013}}</ref> a registered charity which provides support for arts and educational projects both in the UK and overseas.<ref name="pmawardsummit1"/>
In 2004, John McAslan + Partners, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) jointly established a new bursary to recognise and support innovative design projects.<ref>{{cite web|title=RIBA ICE McAslan Bursary|url=https://www.architecture.com/education-cpd-and-careers/studying-architecture/advice-on-funding-your-architectural-studies/funding-opportunities-for-students-of-architecture/riba-ice-mcaslan-bursary|website=architecture.com|publisher=RIBA|accessdate=1 September 2017}}</ref>
In 2019 John McAslan + Partners and the American Institute of Architects jointly launched the McAslan Architecture Travel Fellowship<ref>{{cite web|title= Architects Foundation/McAslan Fesllowship|url=https://architectsfoundation.org/what-we-do/architecturescholarships/mcaslantravelfellowship/|website=ArchitectsFoundation.org}}|publisher=AIA|accessdate=19 March 2019</ref>
==Notable projects==
===Global Leadership Centre, University of Oxford (2025)=== Funded by Wafïc Said and costing £60m, the Global Leadership Centre in the Saïd Business School repurposes a Victorian power station to create what the University of Oxford describes as a ‘''physical and digital hub for leaders which will be a dynamic environment in which to design powerful new leadership models for the 21st Century''’.<ref>{{cite web |title=Global Leadership Centre University of Oxford |url=https://development.sbs.ox.ac.uk/glc/index.html |website=Said Business School, Oxford |access-date=21 March 2025}}</ref> The retrofitted building will house teaching facilities, a 120 bed residential wing and in the former turbine hall will be an ‘agora’, promoting serendipitous meetings and collaboration. It is due to complete in 2025.<ref>{{cite news |title=Employing state-of-the-art sustainable technologies and Passivhaus principles, John McAslan + Partners is transforming a former power station into an 'agora' of 'marketplaces,' paving the way for new visions in world-class educational facilities |url=https://globaldesignnews.com/employing-state-of-the-art-sustainable-technologies-and-passivhaus-principles-the-global-leadership-centre-of-said-business-school-at-the-university-of-oxford-will-be-an-agora-of/ |access-date=21 March 2025 |agency=Global Design News |date=20 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Jessel |first1=Ella |title=John McAslan + Partners' £60m power station revamp in Oxford approved |url=https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/john-mcaslan-partners-60m-power-station-revamp-in-oxford-approved |access-date=21 March 2025 |agency=Architects Journal |publisher=EMAP |date=11 June 2019}}</ref>
===Sloane Street Masterplan (2025)=== The masterplan for Chelsea’s 1km long luxury shopping street makes it more pedestrian friendly, with wider pavements, better lighting and new street furniture as well as a planting scheme overseen by Chelsea Flower Show award winner Andy Sturgeon that aims to turn it into a ‘tree lined boulevard’. Wallpaper* credits the success of the upgraded shopping street to its “''spaciousness, greenery, lighting and other meticulously-thought-out details, down to the warm hue of the Yorkstone that lines the street''.”<ref>{{cite news |last1=Solomon |first1=Anna |title=London's Sloane Street has been transformed into a 'green boulevard' |url=https://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/sloane-street-transformation-2025 |access-date=21 March 2025 |agency=Wallpaper* |date=17 February 2025}}</ref>
===BM_ARC, The British Museum Archaeological Research Collection, Reading (2024)=== The storage and research facility for the British Museum houses 1.3m archaeology collection items previously stored in Blythe House. The buildings are the size of 2.5 football pitches and cost £64m. Run in partnership with Reading University, one of the stated aims of moving the collections to Reading is to make them more accessible to researchers and the public.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harris |first1=Gareth |title=British Museum opens new storage and research facility |url=https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/06/06/british-museum-opens-new-storage-and-research-facility |access-date=21 March 2025 |agency=The Art Newspaper |date=6 June 2024}}</ref>
===Sydney Metro, Central Station, (2023)===
thumb|left|Sydney Metro, Central Station, SydneyThe expansion of the city’s metro network, including 2 new City Line metro platforms underneath Central Station was the catalyst to an upgrade of the station. The new north concourse – "''a spectacular new public space''"<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bell |first1=Jonathan |title=At the heart of Sydney Metro's expanded Central Station lies a spectacular new public space |url=https://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/sydney-metro-central-station-australia |access-date=11 March 2025 |agency=Wallpaper* |date=2 August 2024}}</ref> according to Wallpaper* magazine – are oversailed by a 50m span vaulted roof. From here, the routes between the station and metro platforms allow more space and simpler navigation for the estimated 450,000 passengers using the station daily. The designs were a collaboration with Woods Bagot. <ref>{{cite news |last1=Nimmo |first1=Andrew |title=Sydney Metro Upgrade of Central Station by Woods Bagot and John McAslan and Partners |url=https://architectureau.com/articles/sydney-metro-upgrade-of-central-station/ |access-date=21 March 2025 |agency=Architecture Australia |date=March 2023}}</ref>
===Waterloo Station, Sydney Metro(2024)===
thumb|right|Waterloo Station, Sydney Waterloo station is a new addition to the Sydney Metro and occupies an entire city block with four office towers above ground. Below ground, collaborations with local artists aim to incorporate the area's Indigenous identity into the station's design, which is highlighted through architectural details, decorative elements and artworks by indigenous artist Nicole Monks within the station.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Charles |first1=Starr |title=Stations by John McAslan + Partners and Woods Bagot revealed on Sydney Metro |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/20/john-mcaslan-partners-sydney-metro/ |access-date=21 March 2025 |agency=Dezeen |date=20 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Farrelly |first1=Elizabeth |title=Pride of place: Sydney's new metro stations |url=https://www.ribaj.com/buildings/pride-of-place-sydney-s-new-metro-stations |access-date=21 March 2025 |agency=RIBA Journal |publisher=RIBA |date=29 October 2024}}</ref>
===Grand Central Station, Belfast (2023)===
Belfasts new multimodal transport hub replaces the former city centre bus and railway stations to support a 50% increase in capacity. Made of glass and steel, and including a large concourse and public square Architects Journal suggests that it will ‘''help knit together neighbourhoods once fractured along political, religious and social lines.''' It was designed with Arup Group and Juno.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McConnell |first1=Rebecca Jane |title=McAslan's Grand Central Station provides gateway into Belfast |url=https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/buildings/mcaslans-grand-central-station-provides-gateway-into-belfast |access-date=21 March 2025 |agency=Architects Journal |publisher=EMAP |date=25 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Lowe |first1=Tom |title=McAslan's £200m Belfast Grand Central station opens for passenger services |url=https://www.bdonline.co.uk/news/mcaslans-200m-belfast-grand-central-station-opens-for-passenger-services/5132241.article |access-date=21 March 2025 |agency=Building Design |publisher=Assemble Media Group |date=16 October 2024}}</ref>
thumb|right|Burrell Collection, Glasgow ===The Burrell Collection, Glasgow, (2022)=== Restoration and modernisation of the Category A Listed Burrell Collection in Glasgow. The modernist building by Barry Gasson was repaired and its energy efficiency improved, as well as the interior reordered in order to be able to display more of the Museum collection and welcome a larger and more diverse group of visitors. A new atrium opened up in the centre of the buildings was described by the RIAS judges as ‘''considered, delightful and dynamic''’.<ref> {{cite news |last1=RIAS Jury |title=The Burrell Collection, Glasgow |url=https://www.ribaj.com/buildings/riba-awards-2024-rias-scotland-burrell-collection-john-mcaslan-partners-culture-entertainment-glasgow |access-date=11 March 2025 |agency=RIBA Journal |publisher=RIBA |date=3 June 2024}}</ref>
===Elizabeth line Bond Street station (2022)===
thumb|left|Bond Street Station, Elizabeth Line Bond Street station contains two ground level ticket halls, at either end of two deep east-west platforms at Hanover Square and Davies Street. The two spacious, colonnaded stations reflect the Georgian and Edwardian architectural styles and materials of their neighbouring buildings, with high ceilings, and traditional materials. The station is one of the busiest on the Elizabeth line, connecting to London’s Mayfair district.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilson |first1=Rob |title=John McAslan + Partners-designed Elizabeth Line Bond St station finally opens |url=https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/buildings/john-mcaslan-partners-designed-elizabeth-line-bond-st-station-finally-opens |access-date=21 March 2025 |agency=Architects Journal |publisher=EMAP |date=26 October 2022}}</ref> The Elizabeth Line won the RIBA Stirling Prize in 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=RIBA Stirling Prize 2024 |url=https://www.architecture.com/awards-and-competitions-landing-page/awards/riba-stirling-prize |website=architecture.com |publisher=RIBA |access-date=21 March 2025}}</ref>
thumb|right|Jumaa Mosque ===Jumaa Mosque, Doha (2015)=== Within the new Msheireb Heritage Quarter of Historic Doha. The mosque takes the form of a white cube, with accompanying 25.2m minaret. It draws on classical Islamic precedents and with a ‘''close adherence to Islamic principles – light, water, pattern, entry and procession''’ (Architectural Review),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mirincheva |first1=Velina |title='John McAslan and Partners' Jumaa Mosque imparts a cultural authenticity' |url=https://www.architectural-review.com/buildings/john-mcaslan-and-partners-jumaa-mosque-imparts-a-cultural-authenticity |access-date=21 March 2025 |agency=The Architectural Review |publisher=EMAP |date=5 April 2016}}</ref> filters them through a modernist lens to reveal a place of spirituality and order. It is the first LEED Gold certificated stand alone mosque.<ref>{{cite web |title=Msheireb Jumaa Mosque |url=https://www.qatarliving.com/mosques-islamic-organizations/msheireb-jumaa-mosque-0 |website=Qatar living |date=6 June 2018 |access-date=21 March 2025}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news |last1=Mirincheva |first1=Velina |title=John McAslan and Partners' Jumaa Mosque imparts a cultural authenticity' |url=https://www.architectural-review.com/buildings/john-mcaslan-and-partners-jumaa-mosque-imparts-a-cultural-authenticity |access-date=11 March 2025 |agency=The Architectural Review |publisher=EMAP |date=5 April 2016}}</ref> ===King's Cross Station, London (2012)===
thumb|left|King's Cross Station, London 20 metres above ground level, the treelike diagrid roof integrates with the historic station buildings, to shelter a redeveloped 150 meter long concourse. The concourse reframes how the station connects to its surroundings, and to the London Underground, as well as making space for retail and ticket offices. The station redevelopment was completed in time for the 2012 London Olympics. The station redevelopment was the first move in the Kings Cross Masterplan that has completely changed the area. <ref>{{cite news |last1=Moore |first1=Rowan |title=London King's Cross concourse – review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/mar/18/london-kings-cross-concourse-review |access-date=11 March 2025 |agency=The Observer |work=The Guardian |date=18 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=john mcaslan + partners: king's cross station in london |url=https://www.designboom.com/architecture/john-mcaslan-partners-kings-cross-station/ |access-date=21 March 2025 |agency=Design Boom}}</ref>
===Iron Market, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (2010)===
thumb|right|Iron Market, Haiti Work to restore the Iron Market in Port au Prince was part the international earthquake response following the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Restoring and upgrading the market to current seismic requirements, it reopened a year after the earthquake. Seen as a symbol of Haiti’s independence and ambition it re-establishes the building as the heart of the Haitian capital. It was funded by Denis O’Brien of Digicel – one of the island’s largest employers. <ref>{{cite news |last1=Ryan |first1=Raymund |title=The Rebirth of Part -au-Prince's historic Iron Market |url=https://www.architectural-review.com/places/latin-america/the-rebirth-of-port-au-princes-historic-iron-market |access-date=21 March 2025 |agency=The Architectural Review |publisher=Emap |date=28 April 2011}}</ref>
===The Roundhouse, London (2006)===
The Grade II listed former steam engine turntable became used in the 1960s and 70s as an avant garde music and theatre venue. The 2006 renovation formalised its role as an international performance venue. The existing building has been restored and upgraded as a contemporary auditorium, with studios and community learning facilities in the basement, and a ‘glassy’ three storey wing added to house the box office, bar and café, an art gallery foyer and offices. <ref>{{cite news |last1=Rose |first1=Steve |title=What goes around ... |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2006/may/29/architecture |access-date=11 March 2025 |work=The Guardian |date=29 May 2016}}</ref>
==Honours and awards== John McAslan + Partners was named World Architect of the Year in 2009 by Building Design magazine.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.bdonline.co.uk/events/world-architect-of-the-year-john-mcaslan-and-partners/3152674.article |title=World Architect of the Year – John McAslan & Partners | Competitions | Building Design |publisher=Bdonline.co.uk |date=6 November 2009 |accessdate=3 August 2013}}</ref>
McAslan was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2012, for his services to architecture.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=60009 |date=31 December 2011 |page=7 |supp=1}}</ref> In 2014 he was appointed Regent to the University of Edinburgh,<ref>{{cite web|title=University Regents|url=http://www.ed.ac.uk/development-alumni/about-us/university-regents|website=The University of Edinburgh|accessdate=24 September 2017}}</ref> and was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor honoris causa in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Honorary Graduates 2015/16|url=http://www.ed.ac.uk/about/people/honorary-degrees/2015-16|website=The University of Edinburgh|accessdate=24 September 2017}}</ref> In 2019 McAslan was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rse.org.uk/fellow/john-mcaslan/|title=Mr John McAslan CBE FRSE|date=15 March 2019|website=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|language=en-GB|access-date=15 March 2019}}</ref>
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