Number 10 Downing Street
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On 12 November the Prime Minister welcomed student winners of the RIBA's 175th Anniversary competition to Number 10 Downing Street. Speaking at the reception the Prime Minister said: 'As an institute you have done enormous work over these 175 years, and what you are doing to celebrate the 175th anniversary is to encourage young talent in a way that I think should make you very, very proud indeed. I have just seen and talked to the people who are responsible for winning the award for the best design this year – the Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award – and that is Joseph Chamberlain College. I think we should thank all of them, students and staff and architects and builders, because this is – as all the best things are in architecture – a huge and great collaborative project which was really successful. Congratulations to the Joseph Chamberlain College.'
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The exhibition
The exhibition
All finalists' and shortlisted designs were on display in the prestigious Westminster Hall in the Houses of Parliament from 7 - 17 July 2009.
Held to mark the 175th Anniversaries of both the RIBA and of the fire that lead to the building of the current Palace of Westminster, the RIBA 175 Schools Competition challenged pupils aged 14–19 to design a new Parliament building in one of the English regions to meet the needs of Government in the 21st century.
The competition, a partnership between the RIBA and National Construction Showcase, part of ConstructionSkills, was been entered by 124 schools across England and Wales. They were all asked to design, cost and study the planning implications of a new seat of government – and then to propose a new use for the existing building in London.
Winners announced
A radical design transforming an old brownfield site in Ashford into the location for an international Parliament building, has been chosen as the winner of the Royal Institute of British Architects' (RIBA) 175 Schools Competition to design a Parliament for the future. Eastbourne College's winning, teardrop shaped design captured the judges' imagination, and was commended for its consideration of sustainability issues.
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Awards ceremony
The overall winner, plus runners-up were awarded during a special ceremony on 7 July. Speaking at the awards ceremony, RIBA President Sunand Prasad said:
"We have been very impressed by the hard work and quality of thought that has gone into the entries. It is heart-warming to see a real appreciation of sustainable design by the students and their enthusiasm for architecture."
In partnership with National Construction Showcase.
