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V&A East Museum & Galleries officially opens 18th April

Co-created with young people, creatives, and local communities, the new museum celebrates the power of making and creativity to inspire change around the world.

Queen's Market is now open to the public

Brand-new canopies at Queen’s Market are now open!

Camberwell Station Road

JA Projects and an interdisciplinary team has worked alongside Southwark Council, the GLA and local stakeholders, to transform a vibrant Camberwell neighbourhood into an even better place to live, work and visit.

Third and Final term of the High Street Classroom

The High Street Classroom concludes its third and final term as part of the GLA’s High Street Network.

JA Projects part of a high-profile team delivering the Future of London's West End

JA Projects will lead the redesign of Piccadilly Circus – the world-famous, illuminated civic stage and one of London’s most symbolic sites of public life.

Matter and Shape 2026 opens in Paris

For MATTER and SHAPE 2026, JA Projects has conceived two pavilions through an expansive, interdisciplinary, and socially engaged approach that positions architecture as operating across both physical and immaterial realms.

People walking past the Museum of Modern Art, a white building with minimalist design, during sunset, with leafless trees in the background and a few modern sculptures in the foreground.

MATTER AND SHAPE
2026

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Jayden Ali featured in Wallpaper*

Read the latest Wallpaper* feature on Jayden Ali: ‘Minding The Gap: Meet the visionary young architect who's reshaping London, one project at a time.’

Jayden Ali featured in The Observer

Featured in The Observer, Jayden Ali’s journey and JA Projects’ five-year trajectory come into focus. Read the profile by Rowan Moore.

JA Projects appointed to design art gallery of Ontario’s Sunday Best, and exhibition exploring Black Style

Opening October 2026, Sunday Best, traces the histories of migration, activism, self-determination, and fashion design, woven into the enduring ritual of dressing in one’s “best” clothing.

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JA Projects appointed to reimagine the Fashion Museum Bath's collection in new museum

JA Projects are excited to be working with on the new Fashion Museum Bath, delivering 2 permanent galleries, a temporary gallery and exhibition and considering how to the collection is encountered across the museum

First phase of Tustin under construction

14 new in-fill homes in Southwark for existing residents, reinterpreting Manor Grove’s character through sustainable, community-led design.

QUEEN’S MARKET ON FILM

Nighttime cityscape with tall modern buildings, illuminated street level shops, and cars on the road, under a dark sky.

ELEPHANT SKYLINE – WATCH THE LAUNCH VIDEO
2026

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JA Projects and Friends at the Royal Academy of Arts

JA Projects was joined by friends and collaborators for a special lecture and discussion at the Royal Academy of Arts, to explore themes relating to the concept of ‘land’ which, like the construction of architecture, is both spatial and temporal.

Opening of Nike Form Follows Motion at the Vitra Design Museum

With exhibition design by JA Projects, the show – curated by Glenn Adamson – traces the company’s rise from start-up to global phenomenon.

Thunder and Şimşek in Summer Exhibition 2024 at Royal Academy of Arts

Objects from the award winning exhibition ‘Dancing Before the Moon’ on show at the 2025 Royal Academy of Arts’ Summer Exhibition 2025.

Mayor of London’s Design Advocates

We are excited to announce that our Director Jayden Ali, will be continuing to support the Mayor of London’s Good Growth by Design programme, as a Mayor’s Design Advocate.

Jayden Ali: Visiting Professor

We are proud to share that our Director, Jayden Ali, has been invited to be a visiting professor at three prestigious higher education institutions: Columbia University, Politecnico di Milano, and École Spéciale d'Architecture, Paris.

Jayden Ali on Monocle on Design Radio Show

Listen to Jayden Ali’s interview for Monocle on Design Radio as he discussed JA Projects approach to shaping cultural showcases and challenging institutions and their histories.