RIBA South West has announced a shortlist of 19 new and exciting buildings for the RIBA Awards in the region.
Having shortlisted from 57 entries, over the coming weeks the RIBA judging panel will be visiting a range of high quality buildings right across the South West; from a treetop walkway at Westonbirt, to the Wapping Wharf development at Bristol, and including a number of private houses and university buildings.
As well as the prestigious Marley Eternit Building of the Year Award, the shortlist will also produce a number of other category winners including Tobermore Client of the Year, Taylor Maxwell Project Architect of the Year, and the Geberit Sustainability Award. Eleven projects are by new and established practices from the South West including Design Storey, David Sheppard Architects, Alec French Architects, Invisible Studio, Stan Bolt Architect, Stride Treglown, Brownlie Ernst and Marks and Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios.
The winners will be announced at an evening event at the Harbour Hotel Bristol on 23 May hosted by Michael Holmes, Content Director for Centaur Media, TV presenter and chair of the National Custom and Self-build Association. Details of how to book tickets will be announced soon.
RIBA South West Regional Director Jon Watkins said:
‘RIBA Awards always bring out the best in local and national architects across our vast region, and this year’s shortlist offers quality, diversity of type and scale, excellence in design, and lots of delight.’
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Notes to editors:
- RIBA South West Awards shortlist:
Arts University Bournemouth Design Studios, by Design Engine Architects Ltd
Cob Corner, Devon, by David Sheppard Architects
The Crow’s Nest, Dorset, by AR Design Studio
Dyson Campus Expansion, Malmesbury, by WilkinsonEyre
Hill House, by Mike Keys and Anne Claxton
House Boat, Dorset, by Mole Architects
The Miners Cottages, near Bristol, by design storey
New Music Facilities for Wells Cathedral School, by Eric Parry Architects
Private house, Devon, by Stan Bolt Architect
The Quest, Dorset, by Strom Architects
Richmond Building, University of Bristol, by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
Somerset College School of Art, Taunton, by Stride Treglown
Stihl Treetop Walkway, Westonbirt, by Glenn Howells Architects
Studio, Totnes, by David Sheppard ArchitectsUniversity of Exeter, Living Systems Institute, by Hawkins\Brown
Wapping Wharf, Bristol Phase 1, by Alec French Architects
Westonbirt Tree Management Centre, by Invisible Studio
Woodsman’s Treehouse, Dorset, by Brownlie Ernst and Marks Ltd
Woodlands, Poole, by Snug Architects Ltd - The RIBA Awards have been running continuously since 1966 and are judged and presented locally. No matter the shape, size, budget or location, RIBA award-winning schemes set the standard for great architecture all across the country. RIBA awards are for buildings in the UK by RIBA Chartered Architects and International Fellows.
