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Sheffield projects dominate RIBA Yorkshire awards

Oct 28, 2008

By Victoria Watts

Scottish practice RMJM won Building of the Year and the gold award for architecture for its £23 million Information Commons for Sheffield University at the awards on Friday night.

RMJM was one of only two firms shortlisted from outside Yorkshire, both of which won awards. The Information Commons was previously named Best Yorkshire Building at the RIBA regional awards in May.

The £5.3 million Sharrow School, by Sheffield Council’s design and project management division, took the silver prize for architecture while another Sheffield building, Hillsborough Park Pavilion by Prue Chiles Architects, took bronze.

In the conservation category, Manchester firm Buttress Fuller Alsop Williams’ restoration of the Cathedral Church of St Anne in Leeds won gold, while the Strategic Design Alliance at Leeds City Council took bronze for the refurbishment of the Tiled Hall at Leeds Central Library & Art Gallery. No building was deemed suitable to win silver.

Geoff Ward, chairman of RIBA Yorkshire, claimed the region was producing some of the most “innovative practices” in the country.

"This region has been producing outstanding architecture for centuries,” he added.

“It is great to see the city of Sheffield rewarded for its foresight in encouraging such beautiful and intelligent architectural design, showing how architecture can make day to day life better for everyone, from school children to students; bowlers to builders."

Emma England, regional director of RIBA Yorkshire said:“Our purpose is to promote architecture as a benefit to society, something which is ever more relevant at this time of economic upheaval. Be it something large, small; public or private, the buildings this year show the diversity and high standards of architecture in our region.”

Source: The Architects Website

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