About the Awards
2018 saw the second year of the Worcestershire Architecture Awards by the Worcestershire Society of Chartered Architects.
The awards have been set up to recognise good architecture in Worcestershire, engage with the public and promote the value that using an architect can bring to the local environment. A jury consisting of architects and non-architects judged the submissions.
A free exhibition, open to the public was held at The Guildhall, Worcester on Saturday 25th August 2018 from 10am until 4.30pm, which included the Awards presentation at 2pm.
This celebration of local architects and architecture coincided was part of the successful Worcester Festival.
The exhibition will be displayed again at St Helen’s Church just down the High Street here in Worcester from 10th September, then for 5 weeks from 13th October in the Henry Sandon Hall, which is part of the redeveloped Royal Porcelain Works.
Entries and Winners
The Worcestershire Architecture Awards 2018 were announced at the public exhibition at The Guildhall Worcester on 25th August 2018.
Details of all of the entries in each category along with winners and commendations are below. Click on the entry name to view the full entry board as a pdf.
Categories 1-6 were judged by a panel of three judges. Entries were assessed on the basis of the extent to which they demonstrated, in the opinion of the judges, fitness for purpose, elegance of design and the contribution they make to the built environment.
The judges were:
Ruth Reed – Architect and Past President RIBA
Olive White – Lecture in Architecture, University of Wolverhampton and Architect
Michael Purton – Editor of Worcester News part of Newsquest, West Midlands
Category 1 – Built Private House
Entries:
The Hop House – Vivid Architects CATEGORY WINNER
Victoria Road – Ben Cunliffe Architects Ltd
29 Chestnut Walk – Glazzard Architects
Malvern Gardens – MAG Architecture
Littledale House – Osbornes Chartered Architects
The Fold – Poole Phillips Chartered Architects
Black and White House – Vivid Architects
Delta House – Vivid Architects
Category 2 – Unbuilt Private House
Entries:
The Ground, Mousehole – Glazzard Architects CATEGORY WINNER
Grange Lane – DJD Architects COMMENDED
Alfrick Pound – Poole Phillips
Slope House – Vivid Architects
Chaddersley Driers – Zebra Architects
Category 3 – Built Project in Worcestershire
Entries:
Malvern Evangelical Church – Glazzard Architects CATEGORY WINNER
Wychbold Nursery and First School – Jacobs COMMENDED
Crowle C of E First School -Jacobs
Leigh and Bransford Primary School – Jacobs
5G / BetaDen/ WLEP New Office – One Creative Environments
Weaver’s Cottages –Rodney Melville + Partners
Rushwick C of E Primary School – Jacobs
Category 4 – Unbuilt Project in Worcestershire
Entries:
Henwick Road – DJD Architects CATEGORY WINNER
Quarry Restoration & Eco Village – One Creative Environments COMMENDED
Eades Estate Woodland Cabins – KKE Architects
Worcester Mosque – One Creative Environments
The Elms Hotel – One Creative Environments
Hafren’s Swan – KKE Architects
Category 5 – Built Project outside Worcestershire
Entries:
Trent Valley Crematorium – Howl Associates CATEGORY WINNER
St Johns Almshouses – KKE Architects COMMENDED
AVL Technical Centre – One Creative Environments
The Spry Building – Osbornes Chartered Architects
Greystones Farm – Osbornes Chartered Architects
Category 6 – Unbuilt Project outside Worcestershire
Entries:
Bespoke Headquarters – KKE Architects CATEGORY WINNER
Gypsy Cove – One Creative Environments
The Lotus Pear Cultural Centre – One Creative Environments
People’s Choice Award in Association with Newsquest West Midlands
Newsquest West Midlands publish local newspapers across Worcestershire. 8 projects from across all of those entered above were selected by the editorial team, and published in the papers in print and online. An online vote was organised through the newspaper websites with members of the public voting for their favourite project.
Victoria Road – Ben Cunliffe Architects Ltd PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER
Lotus Pearl Cultural Centre – One Creative Environments
St Johns Almshouses – KKE Architects
Trent Valley Crematorium – Howl Associates
Crowle C of E First School – Jacobs