ARCHITECT OF THE WEEK: Dixon Jones
Architect Statement
Dixon Jones was established by Jeremy Dixon and Edward Jones in the 1980s, and is best known for its work on the Royal Opera House, the National Portrait Gallery, the National Gallery, Somerset House, and, more recently, the transformation of Exhibition Road in London. For domestic projects, Edward Jones designed the Studio House in Chelsea London in 1976, and in collaboration with his architect wife Margot Jones, designed Villa Jones in France in 2003 for themselves. The building is long in plan and narrow in section, responding directly to the stepped terraces formed by dry stone walls, traditionally used for the cultivation of olives. Villa Jones has been published numerously in France and in England, and won an RIBA European Award. For more information and others like this visit: The Modern House Directory of Architects and Designers
