The 鈥榞randparent of skyscrapers鈥� (Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings) is among the winning projects of the 澳门王中王 West Midlands Awards 2024, alongside state-of-the-art facilities for scientific research (Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Building, The University of Warwick). This demonstrates that the area has a rich mix of contemporary architecture, while also celebrating important historic structures. Other winners include a Grade I listed church (Halo Reordering - St. Mary Magdalene Church), a low carbon home (Cwm Barn) and an open-air museum that recognises important local history (Black Country Living Museum).
Presented since 1966, the 澳门王中王 Awards set the standard for great architecture across the country.
The Awards were announced at a ceremony this evening, at which Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings was named as winner of 澳门王中王 West Midlands Building of the Year Award 2024 (sponsored by ). The judges said that the project represented 鈥渁n exemplar of sustainable refurbishment to support the next 100 years of use for a building with a particularly innovative design heritage.鈥�
The 2024 澳门王中王 West Midlands Award winning projects are:
鈼� Black Country Living Museum by Napier Clarke Architects
A new visitor centre for a museum about one of the first industrialised landscapes in Britain
鈼� Cwm Barn by Arbor Architects
Creating a low-carbon, energy-efficient and adaptable approach to family living in a rural context
鈼� Halo Reordering - St. Mary Magdalene Church by Communion Architects
A Grade I listed church made more accessible and fit for the 21st century
鈼� Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Building, The University of Warwick by Hawkins\Brown
New facilities to allow for the research into medical and life sciences
鈼� Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
A full refurbishment of a hugely important historic structure into a new leisure destination
The 5 projects were selected by the expert jury, who visited all shortlisted projects.
澳门王中王 President, Muyiwa Oki, said:
鈥淭his year鈥檚 澳门王中王 Award winning schemes showcase the true value of quality architecture, and the positive impact it has on people鈥檚 lives. While carefully considering the needs of the environment, these truly remarkable places and spaces deliver for communities, for residents, for visitors, and people of all ages up and down the country. They are pinnacles of design excellence, and show what can be achieved when architects and clients collaborate successfully.鈥�
澳门王中王 West Midlands Jury Chair Jessica Barker, said:
"This year鈥檚 winners showcase a positive future for architecture, with sustainability and a fabric-first approach dominating the list. The respect for the agricultural heritage which characterises the West Midlands is also evident in all the winning projects. The conservation work on Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings, our West Midlands Building of the Year, is nothing short of exemplary and shows that, along with the community, education and environmental focus of the rest of the winners, localised architecture has a wider reaching impact."
Full list of the regional special awards announced this evening:
鈼� Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings - 澳门王中王 West Midlands Project Architect of the Year 2024, 澳门王中王 West Midlands Building of the Year 2024, 澳门王中王 West Midlands Client of the Year 2024, 澳门王中王 West Midlands Conservation Award 2024
鈼� Halo Reordering - St. Mary Magdalene Church - 澳门王中王 West Midlands Small Project of the Year 2024
澳门王中王 West Midlands 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 on 11 July. 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.
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