14 projects have won °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ South West Awards from a shortlist of 19 projects and 57 overall entries, with the New Music Facilities at Wells Cathedral School by Eric Parry Architects winning the °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ South West Building of the Year sponsored by Marley Eternit.
The °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ South West Client of the Year sponsored by Tobermore is the Forestry Commission for the Stihl Treetop Walkway and Wolfson Tree Management Centre at the National Arboretum, Westonbirt. The °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ South West Project Architect of the Year sponsored by Taylor Maxwell is Magnus Strom of Strom Architects for The Quest; and the °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ South West Sustainability Award sponsored by Geberit goes to the Wolfson Tree Management Centre by Invisible Studio.
The °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ South West Small Project of the Year is the Woodsman’s Treehouse by Brownlie Ernst & Marks, and the °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ South West Conservation Award goes to The Miner’s Cottages by Design Storey.
°ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ South West Award winners will be considered for a highly-coveted °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ National Award, announced on 22 June. The shortlist for the °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ Stirling Prize for the best building of the year will be drawn from the °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ National Award-winning buildings later in the year.
°ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ South West regional director Jon Watkins said ‘°ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ Awards always bring out the best in local and national architects across the South West, and this year’s award-winning projects offer quality, diversity of type and scale, excellence in design, and lots and lots of pure delight’.
Microsoft is the °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ Awards exclusive Technology Partner.
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The full list of °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ South West Awards 2017 is:
°ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ South West Awards 2017
- Arts University Bournemouth Design Studios, by Design Engine Architects
- Cob Corner, Devon, by David Sheppard Architects
- Dyson Campus Expansion, Malmesbury, by WilkinsonEyre
- Hill House, Bath, by Mike Keys and Anne Claxton
- Houseboat, Dorset, by Mole Architects with Rebecca Granger Architects
- The Miner’s Cottages, Somerset, by design storey
- New Music Facilities at Wells Cathedral School, by Eric Parry Architects
- Private House, Devon, by Stan Bolt Architect
- The Quest, Dorset, by Strom Architects
- Stihl Treetop Walkway, by Glenn Howells Architects
- Studio, Totnes, by David Sheppard Architects
- University of Exeter Living Systems Institute, by Hawkins\Brown
- Wolfson Tree Management Centre, Gloucestershire, by Invisible Studio
- Woodsman’s Treehouse, Dorset, by Brownlie Ernst and Marks
Category Awards
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°ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ South West Building of the Year (sponsored by Marley Eternit)
New Music Facilities at Wells Cathedral School, by Eric Parry Architects
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°ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ South West Project Architect of the Year (sponsored by Taylor Maxwell)
Magnus Strom (for The Quest, Dorset)
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°ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ South West Client of the Year (sponsored by Tobermore)
Forestry Commission for Wolfson Tree Management Centre and Stihl Treetop Walkway
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°ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ South West Sustainability Award (sponsored by Geberit)
Wolfson Tree Management Centre, Gloucestershire, by Invisible Studio
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°ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ South West Small Project of the Year
Woodsman’s Treehouse, Dorset, by Brownlie Ernst and Marks
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°ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ South West Conservation Award
The Miner’s Cottages, by design storey
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