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RIBA reveals 49 winning projects for 2017 National Awards

2017-06-21T19:04:00-04:00

The 2017 RIBA Awards cycle continues! Advancing from the 2017 London Awards, 49 stunning projects throughout the UK have just been announced as winners in the 2017 National Awards for architecture, which distinguishes the UK's most outstanding buildings and offers insight into construction, design, and investment trends in the country.

This year's winners include a variety of projects like the Tate Modern's Blavatnik Building, the British Airways i360 — dubbed as the world's first “vertical pier”, the Vajrasana Buddhist Retreat Centre, and the transformative Leicester Cathedral's Richard III Project “With Dignity and Honour”, to name a few.

In regards to design trends with this year's winners, RIBA President Jane Duncan commented on the ongoing prominence of brick as a building material, as well as the increasing use of timber. She also pointed out certain exemplary housing and education projects that more cities should model. “Silchester and Ponders End are both great examples of e...

RIBA reveals 46 stunning projects as 2016 National Awardees

2016-06-22T19:55:00-04:00

The 2016 RIBA Awards competition continues! A few weeks after the London Award announcements, the Institute just revealed 46 buildings as National Award winners. The RIBA National Awards celebrate the UK's most outstanding buildings, while offering insight into construction, design, and investment trends in the country. An array of stunning projects by leading designers made the cut in this year's Nationals, with UK universities and colleges winning much of the jury's favor this time around.

Here's a few of the winning projects:

Essex University - Albert Sloman Library and Silberrad Student Centre by Patel Taylor | Colchester, England.

Outhouse by Loyn & Co Architects | Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England

Stanbrook Abbey by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios | York, Yorkshire, England

The Investcorp Building by Zaha Hadid Architects | Oxford, England

York Art Gallery by Ushida Findlay Simpson Brown | York, Yorkshire, England

See the full list of winners and more photos on Bustler.

Previously on Archinect:

See the RIBA 2016 London Awards winners, Wilton's Music Hall named regional Building of the Year

New housing and school developments stand out in RIBA 2015 National Award

2015-06-18T17:33:00-04:00

A few weeks after the Royal Institute of British Architects announced the winners of the 2015 regional London Award, the competition continues with the announcement of the National Award winners. Thirty-seven projects from throughout the UK including England, Northern Ireland, Wales, and Scotland made the cut.

'The RIBA National Awards provide a unique insight into UK construction, investment and design trends,' RIBA President Stephen Hodder said. New housing developments and educational facilities were at the forefront in this year's batch of National awardees, much to RIBA's delight, especially at a time when high-quality housing and school buildings are sorely lacking in the UK. The winners will be celebrated during a special event at the Serpentine Pavilion in London on July 8.

Here's a few of the winning projects:

↓ Abode, Great Kneighton, Cambridge by Proctor and Matthews Architects

↓ Darbishire Place, E1 by Niall McLaughlin Architects

↓ Alfriston School, Beaconsfield by Duggan Mor...