Profile
Dan Jones
MA Cantab, Dip Arch RIBA
born West Yorkshire, 1971
married with two children
Dan is an architect and co-founder of architecture practice civic. civic received the national Architect of the Year Award for Environmental Excellence and two RIBA Awards for the Gamlingay Eco Hub community center. Dan is a Design Council Expert, High Streets Task Force Expert, member of the GLA’s Specialist Assistance Team (Regeneration) and member of Design Review Panels including for Design South East, LB Enfield and LB Hounslow. Dan has taught Architecture at Cambridge, the AA, London Met, Sheffield and Oxford Brookes universities. Dan regularly makes contributions on social infrastructure, environmental sustainability, and community engagement.
Current Positions
| Since 2024 | Design Council Expert Network |
| Since 2023 | Design South East Bexley Design Review Panel |
| Since 2023 | Design South East Kingston Placemaking Panel |
| Since 2022 | Design Council DLUHC Design Code Pathfinder Program Expert Panel |
| Since 2021 | Design Council Network Rail Design Review Panel |
| Since 2020 | Design South East Oxford Design Review Panel |
| Since 2020 | High Streets Task Force Expert |
| Since 2019 | Hounslow Council Design Review Panel |
| Since 2018 | Civic Trust Awards Assessor |
| Since 2018 | Enfield Council Place & Design Quality Panel |
| Since 2017 | Mayor of London Specialist Assistance Team (Regeneration) |
| Since 2005 | Co-founder, Director of civic |
Previous Positions
| 2013-2020 | Design Council Cabe Built Environment Expert; Oxford Design Review Panel; Bexley Design Advice Panel; Waltham Forest Design Review Panel |
| 2010-2013 | Oxford Brookes University Design Studio Leader, Post-graduate Diploma in Architecture |
| 2010-2011 | Department for Children, Schools and Families Play Shaper Facilitator |
| 2004-2005 | The Glass-House community led design Director |
| 2001-2004 | The Architecture Foundation Project Coordinator |
| 2001-2005 | Dan Jones Architects Founding Director |
| 1996-2001 | Penoyre & Prasad Architects Senior Architect |
| 1994-1996 | Caruso St John Architects Swan Yard; Stratford Advice Arcade; Walsall Art Gallery |
| 1995-1996 | Architecture Research Unit Witznitz, Leipzig phase 2 |
| 1993-1994 | Mark Brearley Architecture and Planning Assistant Architect |
Education
| 1998-1999 | London Metropolitan University Professional Diploma in Architecture, Part 3 |
| 1994-1996 | University of North London Professional Diploma in Architecture, Part 2 |
| 1990-1993 | University of Cambridge MA in Architecture |
Selected Talks
| 2024 | Cambridgeshire ACRE: Centenary Community Buildings Conference Reuse it or lose it! – how to breathe new life into existing community buildings. |
| 2018 | Cambridgeshire ACRE: Community Buildings Conference Ensuring your community building is fit for the future |
| 2016 | RIBA: Great British Buildings series Tour of civic’s Gamlingay EcoHub Community Centre |
| 2016 | Open House London DTours of civic’s ROYALS Youth Centre, and Rainham Village |
| 2015 | The Royal Academy: Shared Cities events programme Talk on civic’s ROYALS Youth Centre |
| 2013 | Eco Build: Sustainable small projects series Exemplary public and community buildings |
| 2012 | Design Council Cabe: Neighbourhood Planning & Climate Change seminar Talk on civic’s Gamlingay Eco Hub |
Professional Qualifications
| Since 1998 | Architects Registration Board member |
What People Say
“A place to make your spirit soar! This was a product of a dedicated architect and a creative and committed community organisation working in harmony. Despite its tight (£1.2m) budget and its ‘green’ credentials, the Eco Hub feels luxurious. Dan stuck with the project and delivered the vision. That takes much more than design skills.”