Jayden Ali

A major talent on Britain’s architecture scene today, Jayden Ali is on a mission to transform our cities, their relationship with culture, and the impact they have on the communities that live in and use them. He is the founder of JA Projects, a London-based multidisciplinary architecture and design practice that straddles the gulf between urban strategy and art. In 2020, Architects’ Journal took note, naming Jayden among its 40 under 40, and since then he’s gone from height to height, bringing his expertise to a host of high-profile public projects around London. These include playing a role in the £8 billion Thamesmead Waterfront development, a joint venture between Lendlease and Peabody – the same housing association that provided the home in which Jayden grew up.

Having watched his career positively explode over in recent years, we’re excited to be working with Jayden and his team at JA Projects on the brilliantly diverse portfolio of projects currently occupying their fizzing brains –  including the immersive and nuanced exhibition design for the V&A's landmark Fashioning Masculinities show, running until November 2022.