2024-05-09T20:41:06-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150308813/fiona-monkman-of-islington-architects-awarded-the-mj-long-prize-for-excellence-in-practice-2022 Katherine Guimapang 2022-05-03T15:40:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8c/8ccbaed5f8f26691e406ccdc19cd3a28.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Part of the&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1532664/w-awards" target="_blank">W Awards</a>&nbsp;program, the annual&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150253940/the-2021-w-awards-announces-the-mj-long-prize-winner" target="_blank">MJ Long Prize for Excellence in Practice</a>&nbsp;recognizes UK-based architects excelling in practice. Last year's prize was awarded to <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150253940/the-2021-w-awards-announces-the-mj-long-prize-winner" target="_blank">Alice Brownfield of Peter Barber Architects</a>. Now in its third iteration, this year's award recipient is Fiona Monkman of Islington Architects for her work on the Centurion Close social housing block in London.</p> <p>Monkman is the design team leader at Islington Architects, a part of the architecture department at Islington Council. A site that was deemed "unviable for developers" was transformed thanks to the leadership of Monkman and her team. The housing project added eight two-bedroom council flats to the existing estate, helping address much-needed housing solutions within inner London.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/43/436df32936290a295c6768b1b6334e63.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/43/436df32936290a295c6768b1b6334e63.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image &copy; Martina Ferrera. Image courtesy of The Architectural Review.</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a5/a5e90ac530d11a362de813095454518f.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a5/a5e90ac530d11a362de813095454518f.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image &copy; Martina Ferrera. Image courtesy of The Architectural Review.</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://www.architectural-review.com/awards/w-awards/centurion-close-in-london-uk-by-islington-architects?post_id=328569&amp;access=off" target="_blank"><em>AR</em> writer Ruth Lang commented</a>&nbsp;on Monkman's work on Centurion Close stating: "What is most evident i...</p>