Stephanie Macdonald

Stephanie Macdonald (born 15 October 1966 in Lewisham, London) is a British architect. She co-founded architecture firm 6a architects with Tom Emerson in 2001. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2021 New Year Honours for services to architecture.

Early life and education The eldest of twelve children, Stephanie Macdonald was born in Lewisham, in the outskirts of London. She attended schools in Purley until leaving at a young age to work as a clerk in banking and insurance in the City of London. She completed her Art Foundation through night school at Croydon College of Art, while working nightshifts at a supermarket.

In 1994, Macdonald embarked on postgraduate studies at the Royal College of Art, where she met her life and business partner Tom Emerson. She obtained her diploma at the University of North London (now London Metropolitan University) in 1997 where she was taught by Caruso St John. Subsequent projects have included the MK Gallery in Milton Keynes, Juergen Teller's Studio and international commissions such as two mixed-use towers in Hamburg, Germany. She was shortlisted in the Architect of the Year category for her work on Cowan Court in the 2018 Women in Architecture Awards. and was featured in a 2021 article on women architects in the Daily Telegraph.

Personal life Stephanie Macdonald lives in London with her partner Tom Emerson and their son Laurie, born in 1999.

Projects

Oki-ni, Savile Row, London, 2001 Raven Row, Contemporary Art Exhibition Centre, Spitalfields, London, 2009 South London Gallery, London, 2010 Fashion Galleries, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 2012 Romney's House, Hampstead, London, 2012 Tree House, London, London, 2013 Façade for Paul Smith, Albemarle Street, London, 2013 Studio for Juergen Teller, London, 2016 Cowan Court, Churchill College Cambridge, 2015–16 Black Stone Building, London, 2017 Coastal House, Devon, 2017 Blue Mountain School, London, 2018 MK Gallery, Milton Keynes, 2019