A music college, an arts centre and a warehouse conversion are amongst the thirteen buildings which have been shortlisted for this year’s RIBA Yorkshire Awards.
Of the 25 buildings that were entered in the region, thirteen have made it through to be considered for RIBA Regional Awards.
Roger Hawkins, Chair of the Yorkshire Judging Panel said how impressed members of the jury were at the quality of submissions. This year there has been a new focus on sustainability (both economic and environmental) as well as the capacity to stimulate, engage or delight.
The buildings in the running for RIBA Yorkshire Awards 2018 are:
- Albert Works, Sheffield by Cartwright Pickard Architects
- Leeds College of Music, Leeds by Group Ginger Architects
- National College for High Speed Rail, Doncaster by Bond Bryan Architects
- Nelson’s Yard, York by Mesh Architects
- Oastler Building, Huddersfield by AHR
- Old Shed New House, North Yorkshire by Tonkin Liu
- Scarborough Market Hall and Vaults, Scarborough by Group Ginger Architects
- SHU Institute of Education, Sheffield by Bond Bryan Architects
- Square Chapel Arts Centre, Halifax by Evans Vettori
- The Hide, Driffield by Group Ginger Architects
- The Piece Hall and Calderdale Central Library and Archives, Halifax by LDN Architects
- Vita Student York, York by Fuse Studios Ltd
- York Mansion House, York by De Matos Ryan
All shortlisted buildings will now be assessed by a regional jury with the winning buildings announced at an awards ceremony on Thursday 24 May.
If successful, the Regional Award winners will be considered for a highly-coveted RIBA National Award in recognition of their architectural excellence, the results of which will be announced in June. The shortlist for the RIBA Stirling Prize, the best new building of the year, will be drawn from the RIBA National Award-winning buildings in July and the Stirling Prize winner will be announced in October.
