Civic Voice has announced the shortlist for the second annual Civic Voice Design Awards as 16 schemes from across England have been shortlisted by the expert Judging Panel for their positive impact on the local community and design quality.
Civic Voice writes:
The Civic Voice Design Awards give communities the opportunity to nominate and recognise new buildings, restoration and public realm projects in their local area. The Civic Voice Design Awards were introduced in 2013 following a vote by Civic Voice members to demonstrate that civic societies and other community groups will accept new development when it is of the right quality and responds positively to the local area.
New Buildings Category
- Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool
- The Discovery Centre, The Royal Latin School Buckingham
- Soho Multi-level Playground
- St Valentine’s Close, Winchester
- Westbury Village Hall Rebuild
Restoration Category
- Briddlesford Lodge Farm Hop Kilns
- Chichester Festival Theatre
- The Master’s House, Herefordshire
- The Old Grammar School, Coventry
- Scenic Railway Dreamland, Margate
- The Watts Studio Restoration, Guildford
- Yarmouth Station, Isle of Wight
Public Realm Category
- Eyesore to Artwork, Derbyshire
- The Hollywells Park Project, Ipswich
- Millers Field Sculptural Seat, Canterbury
- Road of Rememberance War Poppies, Kent
The judging panel includes: Max Farrell, Project Leader for the 2014 Farrell Review of Architecture and the Built Environment; Tracy Meller, Associate Partner at Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners; Rob Cowan, Director of Urban Design Skills; Sophia de Sousa, Chief Executive of The Glass-House Community Led Design and; Russ Hamilton, Design Partner at Farrells.
The judges reached a unanimous decision on the shortlist for this year’s Design Awards, which includes New Build, Restoration and Public Realm projects. The judges felt that each project made a significant contribution to the quality of life in their communities.
The awards ceremony, which will announce the winners of each category, will be held in the Attlee Suite, Portcullis House, London, SW1A on 24th May 2016 from 5.30 pm.
See the 2016 shortlist
Register your place, for free, at the awards ceremony
