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The Royal Institute of British Architects (°ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ) last night 28th April, announced the winners of the °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ Regional Awards for 2016, four West Midlands buildings won °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ West Midlands Regional Awards in recognition of their architectural excellence from the eight buildings which were shortlisted.

The winning buildings are:

• Chattock Gardens, Solihull by Khoury Architects
• McIntyre House, Birmingham by Associated Architects
• The Master’s House, Ledbury by Butler Hegarty Architects
• The School Yard, Harborne by BPN Architects

From the above regional winners, four special category awards have been announced:

• °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ West Midlands Project Architect of the Year
  Andrew Khoury at Khoury Architects for Chattock Gardens
• °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ West Midlands Client of the Year
  EDG Property for The School Yard
• °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ West Midlands Conservation Project of the Year
  The Master’s House in Ledbury by Butler Hegarty Architects
• °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ West Midlands Building of the Year
  The Master’s House in Ledbury by Butler Hegarty Architects

Speaking today, Jonathan Hines, °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ West Midlands Jury Chair said:

"Choosing the winners was really tough. The shortlisted schemes were so diverse but I think we’ve been able to select four well-crafted and skilfully executed buildings. Congratulations to both the shortlisted schemes and to this year’s winners!"

°ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ West Midlands Regional Award winners will also be considered for a highly-coveted °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ National Award in recognition of their architectural excellence, which will be announced in 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.

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