Paul Monaghan was born in Liverpool in 1962. He was educated at Sheffield University in 1983 and the Bartlett School of Architecture. Paul co-founded Allford Hall Monaghan Morris in 1989.
Paul has most recently been involved in the Unity office and residential building on the historic waterfront of Liverpool; the residential building Latitude House; Barking Learning Centre and Phase II and the Westminster Academy in London.
Paul taught at the Bartlett School of Architecture for fifteen years where he is now a visiting professor.
He has lectured extensively throughout the UK and has been an external examiner at several Universities. In 2000 he joined the CABE Enabling Team where he specialises in helping local authorities procure well-designed schools.
Paul has for several years been involved with judging and commenting on the work of other architects. He is currently chairman of the Young Architect of the Year award which aims to highlight up and coming talent. Paul has always been an active member at the RIBA and in the past has been a member on their Client Advisory panel.
ALLFORD HALL MONAGHAN MORRIS INNOVATE BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT INNOVATION IS AS MUCH ABOUT FINDING SIMPLER WAYS OF DOING THINGS BETTER AS IT IS ABOUT FINDING NEW THINGS TO DO
He is currently a judge for the RIBA Awards Panel which presides over the Stirling Prize, the biggest award in British Architecture, as well as judging various architectural competitions. Paul has just been appointed as Vice Chair of the CABE Schools Design Review Panel