BioJay Morton is a Director at Bell Phillips Architects, where she leads on design delivery, practice strategy, and business development. Her work focuses on delivering high-quality, socially responsive housing and public realm projects that prioritise community, long-term value, and design quality. Jay has led the design of projects across the UK, including Smithfield Plot 4A, a 408-home development in Birmingham; Victoria Point, a landmark student housing newbuild and retrofit scheme in Manchester; a 126-home later living project in Portishead; the resident-led Marklake Court in Bermondsey; and Newham Housing, a pattern book of infill homes across the Borough.
She sits on design review panels in Islington, Ealing, Croydon and Salford and is a member of the Labour Housing Group Executive. She is also on the steering group for the Architects' Action for Affordable Housing campaign, advocating for systemic change in how housing is delivered.
Jay is an active voice in the profession, regularly contributing to public debate on housing, planning, and the role of architecture in society. She has appeared on BBC Radio and BBC London and in industry publications including Architecture Today. She is the founder and host of the Architects For Change Podcast, where she interviews leaders across the built environment and beyond. Her political engagement includes standing as the Labour Parliamentary candidate for Chichester in 2019 and currently standing to be Labour councillor in Lewisham. Alongside practice and politics, she is committed to education and mentoring, having led a design think tank at the LSA and previously taught at the University for the Creative Arts Canterbury.
Her work is grounded in the belief that architecture sits at the intersection of design, policy, and society, and that a stronger, more outward-looking profession is essential to delivering better homes and better places.