Commercial Built Award Winner
Plot 9a First Street – John Matthews Architects
The winning scheme is a striking building, civic context. It is strong architecturally, a well organised – flexible workspace. It’s more than just attractive. The Façade has been considered from the outset to deliver clever environmental performance whilst offering the opportunity for natural ventilation. The building also offers people working in the building communal roof terrace with views.
Commercial Unbuilt Award Winner
Hatters Square Food Hall – Office Renosos-Urmston
The clever retention of the retaining structure has created an amazing scheme of mixed uses. Its much more than an office building. The food hall is a catalyst for wider regeneration.
Private House Built Award Winner
Woodend – GA Studio
This very elegant proposal, reinterprets traditional masonry buildings using Bowden brickwork to create amazing spaces. The house is beautifully linked to landscape and context. Understated yet highly confident and calm.
Private House Unbuilt Award Winner
Dane Bank Road – Scott Donald Architecture
The winning scheme is an amazing concept. Understated – yet when built will be an astonishing experience. Using levels and planning constraints and slight limitations to create a point which makes the most of the views and landscape available
Multiple Residential Built Award Winner
The Quadrant – Stephenson Hamilton Risley
The winner is a building which has created four exquisite self-contained homes whilst presenting itself as one house. Restrained considered and very beautiful. Also works in terms of its context, sitting with large, scaled homes – Very beautiful.
Multiple Residential Unbuilt Award Winner
Whitworth Street West – Sheppard Robson
The winning scheme responds successfully to a tight challenging site. Not only does the scheme have strong architectural treatment but celebrates the active ground floor use. The building is brave and ambitious.
Retrofit and Adaptive Reuse Award Winner
Egyptian Rooms – BDP
This recognition celebrates a scheme that is both sensitive to its historic context and boldly reimagined for contemporary use. The ambition is evident, the scheme has been beautifully conceived and masterfully delivered by the architect
Small Project Award Winner
Lindop – ARCD
The winning projects highly understated extension completely transforms the house. Minimal intervention and huge potential for the lucky people who live here.
Community Built Award Winner
MMU Science & Engineering Building – BDP
The winning scheme has a large and challenging brief, many complex spaces. What the Architects have delivered is a fantastic building with a central heart space. A community of academic and students together. This building completes a larger vision of the university masterplan
Community Unbuilt Award Winner
St George’s, Tyldesley – Buttress
This project breaks down barriers for the community. It is a true asset to the local community and breaks down barriers. The brief and vision is innovative and brave. The striking extension breathes life.
Future Architect Award Winner
The Lab – Alina Iskrytska
A brilliantly thought through and presented adaptive reuse strategy in Crewe that creatively tackles local health issues.
This work is both rigorously thought through, ambitious in scale yet explored down to materials and details — and beautifully presented in models and drawings.
Presidents Choice Award Winner
Plot 9a First Street – John Matthews Architects
A project which Balances strength with elegance, and presence with sensitivity. This building is striking without dominating its surroundings. Its considered materiality and texture lend a depth that both grounds the scheme in its context and elevates it as a beacon of refined urban design. Commended for its sustainable ethos and architectural integrity.
Outstanding Contribution Award Winner
Ian Simpson
An architect whose bold and innovative work has transformed Manchester’s skyline and urban fabric. His legacy is woven into the city we see today, and his impact will be felt for generations to come. A true force in Manchester’s architectural journey.