A senior day-care centre in Blackheath (John Morden Centre), a cultural hub in Greenwich (The Fireworks Factory at Woolwich Works) and a home with a 'hanging basket’ roof in Hackney’s de Beauvoir conservation area (Green House) are amongst the 52 projects announced as winners of a 2023 RIBA London Awards. Presented since 1966, RIBA’s awards set the standard for great architecture across the country.
The awards were announced at a ceremony this evening, at which the John Morden Centre was named as winner of RIBA London Building of the Year Award 2023 (sponsored by EH Smith).
The 2023 RIBA London Award winning projects are:
- 100 Bayswater Road by Giles Quarme Architects Ltd
- 16 Broadway Market by Delvendahl Martin Architects
- 6 Orsman Road, Waugh Thistleton Architects
- A House for Artists by Apparata Architects
- A House within a House by David Leech Architects
- Agar Grove Phase 1b by Mæ
- Blockmakers Arms by Erbar Mattes
- Bloqs by 5th Studio
- Borough Yards by SPPARC
- British Academy of Film & Television Arts Headquarters by Benedetti Architects
- Brixton House by Foster Wilson Size
- Central Somers Town Community Facilities and housing by Adam Khan Architects
- Charge Cars, Stockley by MOST Architecture
- Chart Street Studios by Ian Chalk Architects
- Chobham Manor by PRP
- City of London Academy Shoreditch Park by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
- Courtauld Connects - The Courtauld Institute of Art by Witherford Watson Mann Architects
- Curzon Camden by Takero Shimazaki Architects
- Edith Neville Primary School by Hayhurst & Co Architects
- Forest Houses by Dallas-Pierce-Quintero
- Great Things Lie Ahead, 2020, Holborn House by 6a architects
- Green House by Hayhurst and Co
- Hackbridge Primary School by Architype
- Hanover by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands
- Institute of Advanced Legal Studies by Burwell Architects
- John Morden Centre by Mæ
- Lavender Hill Courtyard Housing by Sergison Bates architects
- Lea Bridge Library Pavilion by Studio Weave
- Lighthouse Children's Home by Conrad Koslowsky Architects
- Manber Jeffries House by James Alder Architects
- Museum of the Home by Wright & Wright Architects
- National Youth Theatre by DSDHA
- Park Central West and East by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
- Royal College of Surgeons of England by Hawkins\Brown
- Shoji Apartment by Proctor & Shaw Architects
- Southwark Brick House by Satish Jassal Architects
- Spruce House and Studio by ao-ft
- Studio Voltaire by Matheson Whiteley
- Swing Bridge by Tonkin Liu
- Taylor & Chatto Courts and Wilmott Court by Frampton
- Park Estate by Henley Halebrown
- The Fireworks Factory at Woolwich Works by Bennetts Associates
- The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre by Carmody Groarke
- The Marshall Building, London School of Economics and
- Political Science by Grafton Architects
- The Mews House, Bouverie Mews by Spatial Affairs Bureau
- The Pears Building, Institute of Immunity and
- Transplantation by Hopkins Architects
- The Secret Garden by Sanei Hopkins Architects
- The Wilds Ecology Centre by Jestico + Whiles
- Theatre Royal Drury Lane by Haworth Tompkins
- Three Gardens by Edgley Design
- Threefold House by KnoxBhavanArchitects
- UCL PEARL by Perkins&Will (formerly Penoyre & Prasad)
- Waltham Forest Town Hall by Hawkins\Brown
The 52 projects were selected by the expert jury, who visited all shortlisted projects.
RIBA President, Simon Allford, said:
“Winning a RIBA Regional Award is a fantastic achievement. These projects, selected by a rigorous peer review process, represent the very best of the region’s new architecture. Inspiring buildings and spaces bring joy to all our lives, and this year’s award winners certainly fit that bill. Many congratulations to all.”
Full list of the regional special awards announced this evening:
- A House For Artists - RIBA London Client of the Year Award 2023
- Bloqs - RIBA London Sustainability Award 2023 (sponsored by Autodesk)
- Green House - RIBA London Project Architect of the Year Award 2023
- John Morden Centre - RIBA London Building of theYear 2023 (sponsored by EH Smith)
- Manber Jeffries House – RIBA London Small Project of the Year 2023 (sponsored by Gaggenau)
- The Fireworks Factory at Woolwich Works - RIBA London Conservation Award 2023
RIBA London Award winners will now be considered for a highly coveted RIBA National Award in recognition of their architectural excellence, to be announced on 22 June. The shortlist for the RIBA Stirling Prize for the best building of the year will be drawn from the RIBA National Award-winning projects later in the year.
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- RIBA Special Awards are sponsored by Gaggenau, EH Smith and Autodesk.
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- Entries are submitted to the region or nation in which the building is situated. Projects are judged first for RIBA Regional Awards, then RIBA National Awards; the RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist is selected from winners of the RIBA National Awards.
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