All Building awards articles – Page 7
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Archive TitlesBuilding Award Winners: Building Magazine personality of the year
From homes to hotels to football clubs, Redrow founder and chairman Steve Morgan has seemingly done it all, but the best may be yet to come as his firm is showing some of the fastest growth in the sector
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Archive TitlesBuilding Award Winners: Lifetime achievement award
Building this year announced a special award to commemorate the lifetime achievement of one of the industry’s biggest characters, who sadly passed away unexpectedly in September last year
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Archive TitlesBuilding Award Winners: International project of the year
Atelier Ten’s low-energy engineering expertise has been used to create a highly sustainable headquarters for the Turkish Contractors Association - establishing an impressive precedent for the country’s builders to follow
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Archive TitlesBuilding Award Winners: Small project of the year (up to £5m)
The first UK project by Norwegian architect Snøhetta was the stand-out entrant in this category, thanks to on-site innovations from contractor Robertson Construction and its team
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Archive TitlesBuilding Award Winners: Building Magazine project of the year
Stations, schools, offices and even a council leisure centre battled it out for the top spot, but none could match Wilkinson Eyre and Bouygues UK’s beautiful resting place for Henry VIII’s most famous warship
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Archive TitlesBuilding Award Winners: Specialist contractor of the year
Family-owned fit-out firm Lucas takes the plaudits for its refreshing approach to innovation, while the judges were also highly impressed by the financial success story at Elliot Thomas Logistics
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Archive TitlesBuilding Award Winners: Housebuilder of the year
Redrow Homes’ ‘fantastic turnaround’ and commitment to product development stood out for the judges, despite strong competition from across the rejuvenated housebuilding sector
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Archive TitlesBuilding Award Winners: Housing project of the year
PRP Architects’ logical planning and sophisticated detailing at a care home in Leicester impressed the Department of Health’s HAPPI panel and our judges alike
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Archive TitlesBuilding Award Winners: Major contractor of the year (over £300m)
Mace’s ‘classy’ approach impressed the judges - as well as the clients on some of the year’s most prestigious projects, including Vauxhall Sky Gardens, South Bank Tower and Battersea Power Station
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Archive TitlesBuilding Award Winners: Contractor of the year (up to £300m)
The judges hailed the ‘great recovery story’ of a West Midlands firm that fought its way through the recession by transforming itself into a main contractor - and hasn’t looked back
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Archive TitlesBuilding Award Winners: Engineering consultant of the year
A stellar list of projects including the Tate Britain refurbishment and Maggie’s centres in Leeds and Cardiff helped to clinch top spot for Max Fordham
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Archive TitlesBuilding Award Winners: Architectural practice of the year
Stanton Williams has followed up its Stirling-winning Sainsbury Laboratory with a key role in the transformation of King’s Cross and a raft of prestigious commissions - making it a worthy winner of this hotly contested category
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Archive TitlesBuilding Award Winners: Construction consultant / surveyor of the year (100 staff or over)
Rapid growth in emerging markets and eye-catching deals such as the Battersea Power Station redevelopment ensure that Turner Townsend takes the prize for the second year running
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Archive TitlesBuilding Award Winners: Construction consultant / surveyor of the year (fewer than 100 staff)
This category included several impressive companies that weathered the recession on limited resources, but first prize went to a small firm that is making big waves in the North-west
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NewsBuilding Awards 2013: A night in pictures
A selection of photos of the guests, winners and entertainment from the Building Awards 2013
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FeaturesSpecialist contractor of the year
Lakesmere’s work on difficult projects such as Heathrow’s Terminal 2 impressed the judges
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FeaturesPublic project of the year 2013
The spectacular roof of the Western Concourse of King’s Cross station soared above the impressive competition, in this diverse category
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FeaturesBuilding magazine project of the year 2013
Biggest doesn’t always mean best, but in the case of Renzo Piano’s Shard, the building’s scale, technical wizardry, speedy delivery and stunning design mean it towers over the opposition
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FeaturesSustainable project of the year 2013
Among a truly impressive array of projects that have gone green in a myriad ways, Max Fordham and Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios’ The Hive project in Worcester struck the judges with its holistic environmental approach
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FeaturesEngineering consultant of the year 2013
Engineering has had an exiting year, from the Large Hadron Collider, to the World Trade Center, but it was Mott MacDonald’s customer satisfaction levels and international growth that impressed