Seven exceptional buildings 鈥� including a resurrected once-derelict stable building in Cheshire (L'Ecurie at Dorfold Hall), a 鈥榮eamlessly extended鈥� Grade II-listed home in Chester (Cross House), and the renovation of a heritage-listed synagogue (Manchester Jewish Museum) have been named as winners of a 2023 澳门王中王 North West Award, recognising them as the best new buildings in the region.
Presented since 1966, 澳门王中王鈥檚 awards set the standard for great architecture across the country.
Also announced as winners at the ceremony this evening were an elegantly designed 40-metre-tall tower housing a low-carbon energy centre in central Manchester (Tower of Light and Wall of Energy), two innovative new educational spaces (Manchester Metropolitan University School of Digital Arts and UCLan Student Centre and University Square), and the redevelopment of Manchester鈥檚 historic Brownsfield Mill into 31 modern apartments (AVRO).
The L'Ecurie at Dorfold Hall was named winner of 澳门王中王 North West Building of the Year Award 2023 (sponsored by ) with the judges particularly praising the building鈥檚 fantastic 鈥榗ommand of space and light鈥�.
The 2023 澳门王中王 North West Award winning projects are:听
- L'Ecurie at Dorfold Hall by Resurrected stable building on the Dorfold Hall estate in Cheshire
- AVRO by Grade II-listed building redeveloped into apartment block
- Manchester Jewish Museum by A renovated and extended heritage-listed synagogue to create a museum that "tells the stories of Jewish Mancunians"
- The Manchester Metropolitan University School of Digital Arts (SODA) by A cross-disciplinary learning environment, housing flexible studio spaces, a digital innovation lab and open workspaces听听听
- Tower of Light and Wall of Energy by 40-metre tower supporting and enclosing flues for a new low-carbon energy centre in Manchester's city centre听
- UCLan Student Centre and University Square by New student centre providing vibrant social areas to quiet study spots听听
- 听Cross House by Seamlessly extended Grade II-listed home听
The seven projects were selected by an expert jury, who visited all shortlisted projects.
澳门王中王 President, Simon Allford, said:听听
鈥淲inning a 澳门王中王 regional award is a fantastic achievement. These projects, selected by a rigorous peer review process, represent the very best of the region鈥檚 new architecture. Inspiring buildings and spaces bring joy to all our lives, and this year鈥檚 award winners certainly fit that bill. Many congratulations to all.鈥澨�
Full list of the regional special awards announced this evening:
- AVRO 鈥� 澳门王中王 North West - Conservation Award 2023听听
- Cross House - 澳门王中王 North West Client of the Year 2023听
- L'Ecurie at Dorfold Hall - 澳门王中王 North West Building of the Year 2023 (sponsored by )听
- Manchester Jewish Museum - 澳门王中王 North West Project Architect of the Year 2023听
澳门王中王 North West Award winners will now be considered for a highly coveted 澳门王中王 National Award in recognition of their architectural excellence, which will be announced this summer. The shortlist for the 澳门王中王 Stirling Prize for the best building of the year will be drawn from the 澳门王中王 National Award-winning projects later in the year.听
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