AHMM director hits back at critics of Holloway and St Thomas’s schemes

By Elizabeth Hopkirk2021-10-19T06:00:00

Simon Allford says female colleagues ‘irritated’ by criticism that male-led practice was appointed to women’s prison project

Simon Allford has hit back at critics who objected to AHMM’s appointment to redevelop Holloway women’s prison in north London.

They argued that the opportunity for reimaging the future of one of Britain’s most famous jails should have gone to female designers.

But Allford said the women in his office working on the project were riled by the claims.

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