Six East Midlands buildings have won RIBA East Midlands Awards, which were announced at The Roundhouse, Derby on Thursday 25 May 2017; Leicester Cathedral's Richard III Project 鈥榃ith Dignity and Honour鈥檅y van Heyningen and Haward Architects was named RIBA East Midlands Building of the Year 2017, . The event was hosted by BBC East Midlands Political Editor, Tony Roe.
The winning buildings are:
- Artemis Barn, Castleton by Chiles Evans + Care Architects Ltd
- Beach Hut 鈥� Sandilands, Sutton on Sea by Jonathan Hendry Architects Ltd
- George Green Library, University of Nottingham by Hopkins Architects
- Leicester Cathedral's Richard III Project 'With Dignity and Honour' by van Heyningen and Haward Architects
- Meadow View Specialist Dementia Residential Care Centre, Darley Dale, Derbyshire by Glancy Nicholls Architects
- Number One Westhill, Leicester by Stephen George + Partners LLP
Regional Jury Chair, Robert Evans of Evans Vettori Architects, said of this year鈥檚 Award-winners:
'The jury were delighted by the exceptionally wide range of entries submitted for the 2017 RIBA East Midlands Awards. Submissions arrived from the far extremities of the region, ranging from a Peak District barn, via a beach hut, to a dementia care home. Each of the winning schemes demonstrates the great architecture that results from a partnership between a passionate client and a committed, imaginative architect. In very different ways, every scheme adds enormously to their locality, and will engage and delight for many years to come.'
Special Awards were awarded to:
- George Green Library, University of Nottingham - RIBA East Midlands Sustainability Award, ;
- Artemis Barn - RIBA East Midlands Conservation Award
- Beach Hut 鈥� Sandilands - RIBA East Midlands Small Project Award;
- Derbyshire County Council for Meadow View Specialist Dementia Residential Care Centre - RIBA East Midlands Client of the Year Award ;
- Josh McCosh, van Heyningen and Haward Architects - RIBA East Midlands Project Architect of the Year Award, for Leicester Cathedral's Richard III Project 鈥榃ith Dignity and Honour鈥�;
- Leicester Cathedral's Richard III Project 鈥榃ith Dignity and Honour鈥� - RIBA East Midlands Building of the Year Award, .
Two RIBA East Midlands Student Awards were also awarded to Ben Price, from Nottingham Trent University for 鈥業nfrastructure for Post-capitalism鈥� and to Sarah Grocock, Leicester School of Architecture, De Montfort University for 鈥楽lowness, the Kingsbridge skills exchange for the Third Age鈥�.
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