Born in Glasgow and educated at the University of Edinburgh, obtaining an MA in Architecture in 1977 and Diploma in 1978. He trained in Boston USA with Cambridge Seven Associates before joining Richard Rogers and Partners in 1980. He co-founded Troughton McAslan in 1984 and John McAslan + Partners in 1996. In 1997 he established the John McAslan Family Trust, which, as a registered charity, provides support for arts and educational projects in the UK and overseas. In 2013 John was appointed Regent to the University of Edinburgh and the following year was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor honoris causa. In addition John is an Academician at the Royal Scottish Academy, a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Architects in Scotland, a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers. The practice’s core work runs in parallel with its Initiatives Unit, which delivers not-for-profit projects across the globe, such as community regeneration in Tottenham and modular school design for rural Malawi. In 2010 John led the reconstruction of the iconic Iron Market in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, which was destroyed in the 2010 earthquake, with the restored Market opening in January 2011. Together with the RIBA and the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), the practice also established a student bursary in 2004 which recognises innovative design projects and supports students, graduates, newly qualified architects and engineers committed to environmental and community issues. His work has been widely published internationally in professional journals, newspapers and in the form of monographs. He has exhibited the practice’s work extensively, has received in excess of 90 design awards, including 20 RIBA national and international awards, three European Union prizes for cultural heritage and was named World Architect of the Year in 2009. In 2012 John McAslan was appointed Commander of the British Empire by Her Majesty the Queen and also served in 2012 - 2013 as Honorary Consul for the Republic of Haiti in the London.
King’s Cross Station was designed by Lewis Cubitt in 1852. No longer able to meet the needs of modern day travel, Network Rail appointed JMP to prepare and execute a masterplan for redevelopment, ensuring that the significant elements of the station are being conserved and enhanced. http://www.mcaslan.co.uk/