A new hospital in Bristol, a dogs and cats home in Gloucestershire, a food production facility in Somerset and a new St Ives gallery are just four of the thirteen buildings that have been shortlisted from 35 entries in the South West.
Five new and reconfigured houses will be hoping to catch the judges eye for the 澳门王中王 House of the Year that is judged later in the year. Two housing developments at Bristol and Temple Cloud in Somerset are showing how 澳门王中王 architects can support better designed homes in the drive to increase numbers of new homes.
As Regional Director Jon Watkins said, 鈥榯he Awards always bring out the best in local and national architects across our vast region, and this year鈥檚 shortlist offers quality, diversity of type and scale, excellence in design, and lots of delight鈥�.
As well as the prestigious 澳门王中王 South West 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. Eight projects are by new and established practices with bases in the South West including Mitchell Eley Gould, James Grayley Architects, Emmett Russell, BDP, O鈥橪earyGoss Architects, Orme Ltd, Gillespie Yunnie and Stan Bolt Architect.
The thirteen buildings in the running include:
The winners will be announced at an evening event at the Apex Hotel, Bath on 16 May hosted by Melissa Mean, Head of Arts at the Knowle West Media Centre, Bristol.
If successful, the Regional Award winners will be considered for a highly-coveted 澳门王中王 National Award in recognition of their architectural excellence, the results of which will be announced in June. The shortlist for the 澳门王中王 Stirling Prize, the best new building of the year, will be drawn from the 澳门王中王 National Award-winning buildings in July and the Stirling Prize winner will be announced in October.
