{"id":1410,"date":"2010-06-18T17:47:30","date_gmt":"2010-06-18T17:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=1410"},"modified":"2010-06-18T17:47:30","modified_gmt":"2010-06-18T17:47:30","slug":"pm%e2%80%99s-award-shortlist-ihbc-highlights-conservation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=1410","title":{"rendered":"PM\u2019s Award shortlist: IHBC highlights conservation"},"content":{"rendered":"
IHBC Director Se\u00e1n O\u2019Reilly has congratulated the diverse professionals that contributed to the substantial body of conservation-related projects in the shortlist for the 2010 Prime Minister\u2019s Better Public Building Award.<\/div>\n

Se\u00e1n O\u2019Reilly said: “Key conservation themes for IHBC\u2019s members – repair, refurbishment, sustainability and exemplary new-build in sensitive settings – are prominent across many of the projects on the shortlist for this year\u2019s Prime Minister\u2019s Award. \u00a0These include: enhancement and improvement at Oxford\u2019s Ashmolean Museum, the V&A, London\u2019s Supreme Court, securing Bristol Dock\u2019s 200 year-old floating harbour, a corrosion-halting project on the Forth Road Bridge, as well as new work complementing \u2018honest repair\u2019 at the Roundhouse Campus in Derby.<\/p>\n

The shortlist is a wonderful testimony to the strength and diversity of public, business and professional interest in our valued historic places. It also highlights how conservation can only be delivered effectively by skilled and pro-active partnerships operating across the public and private sectors, as well as across different disciplines. \u00a0For that, clearly, we need well-supported local authority conservation services, as they are the quality control for what happens in our historic places. \u00a0And as the new government refocuses on localism in planning, they are also increasingly recognised as the key to the kind of improvements we see here.<\/p>\n

We know there are many other quality conservation projects worthy of such distinction. \u00a0Yet it\u2019s worth remembering that, as so many of the shortlisted projects have conservation as their main concern, these awards are a substantial reminder of the range of benefits delivered with the support of skilled conservation professionals.”<\/p>\n

The Prime Minister\u2019s Award is sponsored by CABE, the Office of Government Commerce and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. It is unique in recognising both efficient procurement and excellent design.<\/p>\n

Arts buildings feature prominently. The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford retains its Greek revival core, but its interior has been transformed with the addition of a light-filled atrium, beautiful staircase and new galleries which have doubled its display space.<\/p>\n

The Hull Truck Theatre\u2019s new home responds to the city\u2019s old warehouses, and the architecture of the new Nottingham Contemporary arts space is inspired by the warehouses of the city\u2019s Lace Market. The V&A Museum\u2019s medieval and renaissance collections are displayed in stunning new spaces, with an undulating glass roof.<\/p>\n

The summit of Snowdon presented a highly inhospitable construction site but the new Hafod Eryri visitor centre celebrates the mountain\u2019s history and folklore.<\/p>\n

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: “I congratulate all those involved in these outstanding projects. They are helping us to enhance the cultural life of the nation and provide better education and healthcare, as well as creating a more sustainable environment. I am convinced that creative design, high-quality construction and efficient procurement make a real difference to quality of life and give us real value for money.”<\/p>\n

Good design is supporting the provision of healthcare. At the New Stobhill Hospital in Glasgow, patients are welcomed into a full-height, light-filled glazed public arcade. Kentish Town Health Centre integrates a range of services in flexible spaces with good use of public art. The Waldron places healthcare at the heart of a south east London community with its mixed-use development.<\/p>\n

Two bridges have also been shortlisted: technical ingenuity has halted corrosion of cables on the Forth Road Bridge and the deck of Runcorn\u2019s Silver Jubilee Bridge.<\/p>\n

The winner of the Prime Minister\u2019s Award will be announced on 13 October 2010 at the British Construction Industry Awards (BCIA) dinner.<\/p>\n

The complete shortlist:
\nAshmolean Museum, Oxford
\nPrincipal designer: Rick Mather Architects
\nFrom the outside, the Ashmolean Museum is still its 1845 Greek revival original, but the new Ashmolean is centred around a stunning new building replacing all but the original 1845 Cockerell Building.<\/p>\n

Bristol Docks phase 1 \u2013 floating harbour
\nPrincipal designer: BAM Nuttall
\nSecuring Bristol\u2019s 200-year-old floating harbour by replacing the timber lock gates and installing new hydraulic operating mechanisms presented major engineering challenges.<\/p>\n

Docklands Light Railway (DLR) three-car enhancement project, London
\nPrincipal designer: Arup
\nThe introduction of three-car trains on the DLR was a complex task: extending platforms; rebuilding two stations; strengthening viaducts and bridges; and installing new junctions. It has already regenerated this part of London ahead of the 2012 Olympics.<\/p>\n

Forth Road Bridge main cable project, South Queensferry, Scotland
\nPrincipal designer: AECOM
\nTechnical ingenuity has halted the corrosion of cables on the Forth Road Bridge which carries around 24 million vehicles each year, with a technical process with wide application.<\/p>\n

Gainsborough flood alleviation scheme, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
\nPrincipal designer: Atkins
\nCreative and cost-effective solutions to strengthen existing flood defences mean that Gainsborough\u2019s flood risk from the River Trent is now down to a 1 in 200 year event.<\/p>\n

Hafod Eryri, Snowdon Summit, Llanberis, Wales
\nPrincipal designer: Ray Hole Architects
\nRedeveloping a visitor centre and rail terminus at the summit of Snowdon was a technical challenge but Hafod Eryri \u2013 a sustainable new building constructed from local materials and showcasing the history, poetry and folklore of the mountain \u2013 was completed on budget and without incident.<\/p>\n

The Hull Truck Theatre, Hull
\nPrincipal designer: Wright and Wright Architects
\nHull Truck Theatre has a new home with a 440-seat auditorium, and Hull city centre has a beautifully crafted new landmark. The building\u2019s brick structure echoes the city\u2019s grand old warehouses, with the industrial aesthetic reinforced through use of steelwork set into brick and bolted onto concrete walls.<\/p>\n

Junction, Goole, North Yorkshire
\nPrincipal designer: Buschow Henley
\nThe Junction provides art, commerce and a civic centre under one roof in an exceptionally compact building. An auditorium, foyer, caf\u00e9, performance workshop and council offices have been fashioned from the structure of a market shed.<\/p>\n

Kentish Town Health Centre, London
\nPrincipal designer: Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
\nIn a bold and holistic approach to health care, different disciplines \u2013 including a GP surgery, dentist, library and gym \u2013 have been brought together in a thoroughly modern building with flexible and inter-related spaces.<\/p>\n

University of Liverpool heating infrastructure project, Liverpool
\nPrincipal designer: Levitt Bernstein
\nThe university\u2019s new energy centre proves that utility projects can also produce striking buildings. It is clad in diamond-shaped aluminium scales and, with its five pitched roofs, chimes with its historic surroundings.<\/p>\n

Lowther Children\u2019s Centre, Barnes, London
\nPrincipal designer: Patel Taylor
\nThe Lowther Children\u2019s Centre, a single-storey building, clad in white render and with a sedum roof, is a sparkling addition to the primary school. Built to a modest budget, it has become a local landmark and community hub.<\/p>\n

New Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow
\nPrincipal designer: Reiach and Hall Architects
\nThe New Stobhill Hospital, a pioneering dedicated ambulatory care hospital, invites patients in through a full-height, glazed public arcade, filled with natural light.<\/p>\n

Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham
\nPrincipal designer: Caruso St John Architects
\nImagination and engineering skill have gone into creating Nottingham Contemporary, a new 3,400 square metre arts space. A challenging site has been used to great effect, with architecture inspired by neighbouring warehouse buildings in the Lace Market.<\/p>\n

Prince\u2019s Gardens halls of residence, Imperial College London
\nPrincipal designer: Kohn Pederson Fox Associates
\nRun-down 1960s student accommodation has been replaced by modern buildings that befit the grandeur of an 1840s square in South Kensington. The design respects the original colour palette and makes clever use of fa\u00e7ade panels.<\/p>\n

The Roundhouse Campus, Derby
\nPrincipal designer: Maber Architects
\n\u2018Honest repair\u2019 was the philosophy behind the restoration of Robert Stephenson\u2019s remarkable 1839 16-sided Roundhouse, once used to repair locomotives. It is now the centrepiece of Derby College\u2019s campus, home to 2,500 students.<\/p>\n

Silver Jubilee Bridge (cathodic protection), Runcorn, Cheshire
\nPrincipal designer: Mott MacDonald
\nA ground-breaking solution using cathodic protection was found to successfully halt corrosion of the deck of Runcorn\u2019s Silver Jubilee Bridge. It has the potential to be widely applied to other chloride contaminated infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Three Mills Lock and water control structures, London
\nPrincipal designer: Tony Gee and Partners
\nFor more than 50 years, the Bow Back Rivers lay derelict and almost forgotten. The completion of the Three Mills Lock has revived this network of waterways. It is part of the Olympic Park but its legacy \u2013 for people, navigation and wildlife \u2013 will stretch far beyond 2012.<\/p>\n

United Kingdom Supreme Court, London
\nPrincipal designer: Feilden + Mawson
\nAlthough in a Grade II listed building, a modern civic space has been created for the UK\u2019s highest court. Its design speaks of transparency: there are large public spaces with a caf\u00e9 and exhibition space, and a public art strategy has been integrated throughout the building.<\/p>\n

Upton Square, Upton Village, Northampton
\nPrincipal designer: ZEDfactory
\nThe six One Earth Dwellings \u2013 built with pre-fabricated timber frames and maximising solar energy and daylight \u2013 are classified as \u2018zero carbon\u2019: the first commercially available homes to achieve Level 6 of the Code for Sustainable Homes.<\/p>\n

Victoria & Albert Museum, Medieval and Renaissance Galleries, London
\nPrincipal designer: MUMA
\nA successful synthesis of conservation and new installation allows the V&A\u2019s impressive collection to be displayed in the splendour it deserves. An extraordinary daylit gallery has been created by exploiting light wells and introducing an undulating glass roof, supported by translucent glass beams.<\/p>\n

The Waldron, New Cross, London
\nPrincipal designer: Buschow Henley
\nThe Waldron \u2013 a mixed-use space including retail and housing \u2013 places healthcare at the heart of the community. Daylight, views and larger clinical rooms prevent the building feeling like a medical labyrinth and lacquered timber elevations add warmth.<\/p>\n

A40 Western Avenue bridges replacement, London
\nPrincipal designer: Hyder Consulting
\nCareful design and excellent team work ensured that the replacement of two bridges on a commuter route over the railway line into Paddington station was delivered with minimum disruption. A state-of-the-art new footbridge improves accessibility.<\/p>\n

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