{"id":23312,"date":"2019-07-19T16:12:07","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T15:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=23312"},"modified":"2019-07-19T16:12:07","modified_gmt":"2019-07-19T15:12:07","slug":"riba-announces-national-award-winners-with-more-than-one-third-creatively-adapted-existing-buildings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=23312","title":{"rendered":"RIBA announces National Award winners, with more than one third \u2018creatively adapted existing buildings\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-23313\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/RIBA_190719.png\" alt=\"website\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\" \/>The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the 54 winners of 2019 RIBA National Awards for architecture, as RIBA President Ben Derbyshire \u2018heartened\u2019 that \u2018<em>more than one third (20 of 54) of our winners have creatively adapted existing buildings<\/em>\u2019.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>RIBA writes:<\/p>\n<p>From a small rammed-stone pavilion on the site where King John signed the Magna Carta (Writ in Water) to the vast redevelopment of one of London\u2019s busiest transport terminals (London Bridge); from significant investment in cultural landmarks (Bristol Old Vic and V&amp;A Dundee) to a new model for communal living (Marmalade Lane) \u2013 this year\u2019s award-winning buildings showcase the extraordinary breadth and brilliance of UK architecture today.<\/p>\n<p>Key trends illustrated by the 54 2019 RIBA National Award winners include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Restoration and regeneration of listed and historic buildings: The refurbishment of a listed 1960s bus station in Lancashire (Preston Bus Station); the revival of Battersea Arts Centre in London which had been left derelict after a fire in 2015; the restoration of Charles Rennie Mackintosh\u2019s Art Deco tea rooms in Glasgow (Mackintosh at the Willow); and a new tower at Westminster Abbey \u2013 the most significant addition to the building since 1745 (Westminster Abbey Triforium Project).<\/li>\n<li>Ambition to create high quality cultural destinations: An unobtrusive visitors centre nestled in the Yorkshire landscape (The Weston at Yorkshire Sculpture Park); the subtle extension of a house-turned-art gallery in Cambridge (Kettles Yard); a stable block converted theatre in Leicestershire (Nevill Holt Opera); and the transformation of a 19th century fire station into a gallery and community building (South London Gallery Fire Station) are four of the 16 new additions to the UK\u2019s cultural scene.<\/li>\n<li>Pockets of exemplary volume housing: Highly-sustainable terraced housing at Goldsmith Street for Norwich City Council; the reinvigoration of a listed post-war London housing block, Great Arthur House; and Cambridge\u2019s first co-housing community, a neighbourhood with shared facilities (Marmalade Lane).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Speaking today, RIBA President Ben Derbyshire said: \u2018Despite the political and economic challenges of recent years, our 2019 RIBA National Award winners show that UK architecture is highly adaptable, immensely talented and as community-focused as ever. I am particularly heartened that more than one third (20 of 54) of our winners have creatively adapted existing buildings. Given the scale of the global environmental challenge, we must encourage sustainable development and investment in buildings of the highest quality \u2013 projects that will inspire and meet the needs of generations to come. At a time when the country is crying out for innovative, high-quality affordable housing, I am pleased we have been able to recognise some exemplar schemes. I encourage all local authorities and developers to look to these projects for inspiration and rise to the challenge of building the homes people want and need. Our 2019 RIBA National Award-winning buildings are innovators and mould-breakers \u2013 congratulations to every client, architect and construction team for their combined talent and tenacity.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.architecture.com\/knowledge-and-resources\/knowledge-landing-page\/riba-announces-2019-national-award-winners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the 54 winners of 2019 RIBA National Awards for architecture, as RIBA President Ben Derbyshire \u2018heartened\u2019 that \u2018more than one third (20 of 54) of our winners have creatively adapted existing &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=23312\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23312"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23314,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23312\/revisions\/23314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}