An award-winning architectural practice with offices in Sydney and Beijing. Allen Jack + Cottier was founded in 1952 by John Allen who formed a partnership in 1956 with Russell Jack, and the two were joined in 1964 by Keith Cottier. Today the practice works across related disciplines of heritage conservation and adaptive re-use as well as urban, interior design and graphic design.
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The NSW Department of Planning and Environment has approved a proposed student accommodation project by Allen Jack and Cottier Architects.
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With a past life as a private zoo, this house and garden are full of eccentricity and delight.
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