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6 Dec 2012 Architect of the Year Award - Winner from 2012 The Architect of the Year 2012, England Alison Brooks named UK’s best architect Olympic architects also honoured at ceremony in London Housing design specialist ABA, the business founded by Canadian-born architect Alison Brooks, has been named the UK’s best architecture practice at the Architect of the Year Awards in London. photo of Architect of the Year 2012 The judges deemed contribution to housing design by Alison Brooks particularly worthy of celebration at a time when housing delivery in the UK had dropped to its lowest levels since the 1920’s. photo Jake Fitzjones for DuPont. All rights reserved Alison Brooks said it was an award shared by every “unsung” housing architect who has been quietly fighting for good design to prevail. “It’s hugely important for us to have won this award after many years of very hard work and commitment to the cause of good housing design. The recognition is very important to us. It’s a sign of confidence in what we have been trying to do for many years. But one of the nicest things about this award is that there’s a community of unsung heroes working in housing who are prepared to fight for good design quality every step of the way.” Other award winners included the architects of the Olympic Eton Manor venue, Stanton Williams, and the architect behind the ground-breaking design of the Halley IV Antarctic Research Station for the British Antarctic Survey, Hugh Broughton. Architect of the Year Awards Winners Alison Brooks – Scheuco Gold Architect of the Year and Housing Architect of the Year Hugh Broughton Architects – International Breakthrough Architect of the Year Witherford Watson Mann Architects – Interior Architect of the Year Reiach and Hall Architects – Education Architect of the Year (sixth form to university) Allford Hall Monaghan Morris Architects – Education Architect of the Year (nursery to secondary) Adam Khan Architects – Public Building Architect of the Year Adams & Sutherland – Public Realm Architect of the Year Stanton Williams - Sports & Entertainment Architect of the Year Reiach & Hall Architects - Office Architect of the Year 5th studio - Masterplanning Architect of the Year Civic Architects - Environmental Excellence Award Witherford Watson Mann Architects - Refurbishment Architect of the Year Coffey Architects - Small Project Architect of the Year photo of Architect of the Year 2012 11 Sep 2012 Architect of the Year Awards - 2012 BD's Architect of the Year Shortlist. Rogers Stirk Harbour, Stanton Williams and Adam Khan on shortlist. BD Architect of the Year Awards - external link to BD 17 Nov 2011 Architect of the Year Awards - 2011 Stanton Williams has been presented with the Schüco Gold Award at BD's Architect of the Year. Central St Martin’s College of Art & Design building - completed by Stanton Williams in 2011: photo © Hufton+Crow BD Architect of the Year Award Winners for 2011 Architect of the Year: Stanton Williams Masterplanning Architect of the Year: East Architecture Landscape Urban Design Office Architect of the Year: Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands Education Architect of the Year (6th form to university): Stanton Williams Public Realm Architect of the Year: muf architecture Hotel Architect of the Year: Reardon Smith Architects Refurbishment Architect of the Year: Bennetts Associates Interior Architect of the Year: David Archer Architects One-off Housing Architect of the Year: de Matos Ryan Education Architect of the Year (nursery to secondary): Cottrell & Vermeulen Housing Architect of the Year: Karakusevic Carson Architects Public Building Architect of the Year: Henley Halebrown Rorrison Sports Architect of the Year: Hopkins Architects Other awards Environmental Excellence Award: Sheppard Robson IE Class of 2011 student scholarship: Cara Shields 2011 Young Architect of the Year: Jonathan Hendry Architect of the Year Awards - 2010 Major architectural award for John Hope Gateway Centre at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh The John Hope Gateway Centre, the leading visitor attraction at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE), has picked up another accolade after the firm which designed it was named Public Building Architect of the Year award in the prestigious Architect of the Year Awards. Edward Cullinan Architects picked up the award for their work on the £15.7 million John Hope Gateway, which has been a major tourist and business success since opening in October 2009, and the Herbarium Library Wing at Kew Gardens in London. Since opening, visitor numbers to the Garden have increased by a third to 600,000 and turnover in catering in venues across the Garden – which is provided by Sodexo Prestige Scotland – has more than doubled to almost £2 million. The Gateway Centre was also named Best Unusual Venue in Scotland in this year’s Scottish Event Awards. Professor Stephen Blackmore, Regius Keeper at RBGE, said: “I am thrilled that the John Hope Gateway has won the public architect of the year award for Edward Cullinan Architects, who were great people to work with. Our two teams really clicked and the result is a beautiful building that complements the garden landscape. It helps make our business more sustainable at a time when there are immense pressures on public funding.” Roddy Langmuir of London-based Edward Cullinan Architects, said: “This is an award for good work by a great team - clients and designers evolving a specific solution for the Gardens that will help them communicate the interdependency of plants and our daily lives. We arranged all the activities under a single roof to help them spin-off each other and it's good to see how well the public have adopted the new Gateway - a sustainable business in the making". The John Hope Gateway – which was named after the eminent 18th century teacher and botanist, who was RBGE’s Regius Keeper from 1761 to 1786 – can cater for venues for meetings, confernces, weddings, corporate events and product launches. Paul Mitchell, operations manager for Sodexo Prestige Scotland at RBGE, said: “The Gateway Centre is a beautifully designed building that is a real pleasure to work in. It has now firmly established itself as one of the most popular places in Edinburgh to eat, visit or to host a business event.” BD Architect of the Year Awards - Shortlist 2009 Richard Feilden - Architect of the Year : Eric Parry Architects Smoothe Young Architect of the Year - David Kohn Architects Transport Architect of the Year - John McAslan & Partners Public Building Architect of the Year - Rick Mather Architects Schools Architect of the Year - Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios Sports & Leisure Architect of the Year - Marks Barfield Client of the Year - Peter Millican Healthcare Architect of the Year - Allford Hall Monaghan Morris Office Architect of the Year - Eric Parry Architects [link above] Housing Architect of the Year (1-25 units) - Stephen Taylor Architects Housing Architect of the Year (over 25 units) - Riches Hawley Mikhail One-off House Architect of the Year - Eldridge Smerin World Architect of the Year - John McAslan & Partners [link above] Masterplanning Architect of the Year - Maccreanor Lavington Higher Education Architect of the Year - Hawkins Brown Interior Architect of the Year - Project Orange

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BD Architect of the Year Awards Winners 2007

Richard Feilden Architect of the Year : Allies & Morrison

Young Architect of the Year Award Winner : Carmody Groarke

Architect of the Year Award 2006 : John McAslan & Partners

Young Architect of the Year 2006 : Nord Urban Salon

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Young Architect of the Year Awards

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