Architect of the Year

Building Design

Video: The Architect of the Year Awards

21 November 2011

Over 400 architects descended on The Brewery in London for the Architect of the Year awards 2011
Stanton Williams named Architect of the Year

15 November 2011

2011 Architect of the Year Awards winners announced
DSDHA takes top prize at Architect of the Year Awards

5 November 2010

DSDHA was named the winner of the Richard Feilden Architect of the Year at last night’s Architect of the Year Awards ceremony in London for its work in the education sector.
Architect of the Year Awards 2010: Beautiful bodies of work

5 November 2010

The 2010 Architect of the Year Awards recognise the practices responsible for the best overall arrays of projects in 12 different sectors as well as the most promising young architect
Architect of the Year and Young Architect of the Year in pictures

5 November 2010

All the pictures from this years’ awards.
The Architect of the Year Awards 2010 (video)

5 November 2010

Get a glimpse at all the action from this year’s Architect of the Year Awards.
AYA shortlist announced

9 September 2010

The shortlist for BD’s annual Architect of the Year Awards has been announced
Client of the Year - Peter Millican

06 November 2009

There have been some remarkable buildings this year that are the direct result of passionate and dedicated clients.
Healthcare Architect of the Year - Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

06 November 2009

AHMM’s healthcare work represents a continuation of the social and architectural ideals of British modernism, in which a progressive approach to healthcare is supported by an equally progressive architecture
Higher Education Architect of the Year - Hawkins Brown

06 November 2009

Hawkins Brown approaches every education project from first principles and the varied results are all impressive
Housing Architect of the Year (1-25 units) - Stephen Taylor Architects

06 November 2009

Stephen Taylor’s architecture has an understated quality
Housing Architect of the Year (over 25 units) - Riches Hawley Mikhail

06 November 2009

Affordable housing is a sector sorely in need of innovation. In Riches Hawley Mikhail it has at last found an architect capable of taking on that challenge
Masterplanning Architect of the Year - Maccreanor Lavington

06 November 2009

Masterplanning is about imagining a new part of a city, while persuading investors it will generate value over the long term. It is also about finding a scale, imagery or urban model that can respond to what is already there
Office Architect of the Year - Eric Parry Architects

06 November 2009

Eric Parry’s work is well known for its intelligence and architectural quality. What shines out in several speculative buildings, including the Stirling-shortlisted Aldermanbury Square, is the inventiveness of approach where each building is distinctive and well related to its urban context
One-off House Architect of the Year - Eldridge Smerin

06 November 2009

The jury was unanimous in selecting Eldridge Smerin for this award because of the diversity and consistency of the practice’s work. While the Highgate Cemetery house is clearly iconic, in isolation, it could be dismissed as a high-budget, one-hit wonder
Public Building Architect of the Year - Rick Mather Architects

06 November 2009

Rick Mather has produced some of the best designs for public buildings and the urban realm in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, said the judges
Richard Feilden Architect of the Year - Eric Parry Architects

06 November 2009

The award for the "best of the best" is for a body of work that has made a significant contribution to architecture in the last year
Schools Architect of the Year - Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

06 November 2009

The judging of this category was discussed at length because the standard was very high, but Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios stood out through the clarity of its plans, which communicated a strong and clear intent
Sports & Leisure Architect of the Year - Marks Barfield

06 November 2009

The quality of design in sport and leisure projects is more evident in a category that has relatively simple programmatic imperatives and constraints
The firms that raise the roof

06 November 2009

Offices and education proved the most recession-proof at this year’s awards
Transport Architect of the Year - John McAslan & Partners

06 November 2009

The judges were impressed by the diversity and consistent high quality of the work from John McAslan & Partners
World Architect of the Year - John McAslan & Partners

06 November 2009

The shortlist displayed only a small proportion of the huge number of impressive buildings that are designed by UK architects around the world. Our winner stood out in particular for the strong connection that was evident between the architecture, the place and the people
Young Architect of the Year - David Kohn Architects

06 November 2009

David Kohn opened his presentation to the Young Architect of the Year jury with reference to Isaiah Berlin’s essay The Hedgehog and the Fox.
Architect of the Year Award in pictures

06 November 2009

See the pictures of all the winners and the award ceremony
Architect of the Year Awards 2009 judges

06 November 2009

So who made the choices this year?
Interior Architect of the Year - Project Orange

06 November 2009

Project Orange says it is as interested in the inside of a building as the outside. This enthusiasm, as well as the skill with which it delivers projects, comes across loud and clear
AYA shortlist announced

24 July 2009

The shortlist for BD’s Architect of the Year Awards 2009 has been announced. Five practices have been shortlisted in each of 12 categories
Education Architect of the Year shortlist

BD Awards Events 2009

Grimshaw and Bennetts are just two of the big names on the strong shortlist for Education Architect of the Year.
Healthcare Architect of the Year shortlist

BD Awards Events 2009

Who will win through to become Healthcare Architect of the Year?
Masterplanning Architect of the Year shortlist

BD Awards Events 2009

Who will take this year's masterplanning gong??
One off House Architect of the Year shortlist

BD Awards Events 2009

There are some spectacular homes on the shortlist for the one-off house of the year award
Public Building Architect of the Year shortlist

BD Awards Events 2009

The Public Building Architect of the Year award is sponsored by Dupont Corian
Schools Architect of the Year shortlist (primary, secondary and nursery)

BD Awards Events 2009

The big names in education architecture line up for this year's award
Social and/or Private Housing Architect of the Year (1 to 25 units)

BD Awards Events 2009

The Social and/or Private Housing Architect of the Year is sponsored by Duravit UK Ltd
Social and/or Private Housing Architect of the Year (over 25 units) shortlist

BD Awards Events 2009

The Social and/or Private Housing Architect of the Year (over 25 units) is sponsored by Duravit UK Ltd
Interior Architect of the Year shortlist

BD Awards Events 2009

Five firms, including Sheppard Robson and TP Bennett, line up for the Interior Architect award.
The Architect and Young Architect of the Year Awards 2008: The Video

14 November 2008

Watch the video of the Young Architect and Architect of the Year 2008 awards.
The Architect of the Year Awards 2008: In Pictures

31 October 2008

View a selection of images from this year’s glittering Architect of the Year awards, held at the London Hilton on October 30.
Affordable Housing: Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

31 October 2008

This year's winner AHMM has demonstrated it is possible to deliver affordable housing that has the same attention to detail and built quality as the private sector.
Client of the year: Nigel Hugill

31 October 2008

It is as a champion of quality architecture that Nigel Hugill was the unanimous choice for Client of the Year.
Education: Penoyre & Prasad

31 October 2008

Despite the troubled Building Schools for the Future programme, which is still to produce an award-winning building, education is a sector where some of the most talented architects are working today — reflected in the strong shortlist, which made it the most difficult category to judge.
Healthcare: Buschow Henley

31 October 2008

In a sector dominated by huge PFI hospital projects and specialist architects, the judges were impressed by the growing number of practices ready to tackle health buildings.
Interiors: David Archer Architects

31 October 2008

In a sector prone to the vagaries of fashion, David Archer Architects has a restrained aesthetic that the judges really enjoyed.
Judging panel

31 October 2008

Architect of the year
Masterplanning: Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

31 October 2008

A successful masterplan is the key to creating great places and, as a category, is one where the standard of entries has risen as both the public and private sectors address the need to create whole new city quarters combining large numbers of housing units with public space.
Offices: ShedKM

31 October 2008

In this highly competitive category, ShedKM has demonstrated not only a great understanding of the office environment but how inventive working spaces can be created from seemingly redundant buildings.
Private Housing (over 14 units): Maccreanor Lavington

31 October 2008

There were strong contenders in this category, but the winner stood out for dealing intelligently and creatively with the once very noble art of housing ordinary lives.
Private Housing (under 14 units): Julian Cowie Architects

31 October 2008

The quest for high-density living coupled with soaring land prices has done few favours to this sector.
Public Building: Keith Williams Architects

31 October 2008

This was a strong category and while the judges were not unanimous, they agreed that the winner had a broad range of complex and completed work, including an opera house and a library, both in Ireland.
Retail: Foreign Office Architects

31 October 2008

A fresh and radical approach is how one judge described FOA, which had yet to complete a building in Britain let alone a department store, when it was picked to design a flagship John Lewis store in Leicester.
Richard Feilden Award: Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

31 October 2008

Affordable housing is just one of the sectors where the winner of the Richard Feilden Architect of the Year Award has made a mark alongside public buildings, education and offices. This makes AHMM a hard office to ignore. Not only does it win awards, it delivers projects on time and to budget, making it popular with clients and ensuring that it has a loyal fan base.
Sport & Leisure: Hopkins Architects

31 October 2008

In a sector that’s dominated by a few big practices, Hopkins’ portfolio of projects, from the commission for one of the Olympics’ legacy buildings to a small pavilion in the grounds of a stately home, made it the unanimous winner.
Transport: Grimshaw

31 October 2008

Despite being a new category this year, transport was highly competitive, with very good contenders battling it out for the main prize.
World Architect of the year: Grimshaw

31 October 2008

There are a number of different models of how to run a successful global practice but the judges thought Grimshaw had got it about right.
McAslan, AHMM and BDP top shortlist for BD’s Architect of the Year Awards

9 September 2008

The finalists for BD’s Architect of the Year Awards 2008 have been announced, with Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, BDP and John McAslan & Partners all gaining four nominations.
BD’s 2008 Architect of the Year awards announces new transport category

BD Mag - Transport and Public Buildings - June 08

Transport has been added as a category to BD’s 2008 Architect of the Year Awards.
Architect of the Year – could it be you?

23 May 2008

Architects are this week invited to submit entries to BD’s Architect of the Year Awards 2008, the only industry awards scheme that recognises the practices setting standards for others to follow rather than individual buildings.
Affordable Housing Architect of the Year

Awards Events 2008

Shortlisted EntrantsAllford Hall Monaghan Morris; *Winner*Jestico + Whiles; Levitt Bernstein Associates; Maccreanor Lavington; Stock Woolstencroft
Architect of the Year Awards 2008

Awards Events 2008
Architect of the Year Awards 2008

Awards Events 2008

Since its launch in 2004, the Architect of the Year Awards has grown in size and stature, featuring entries and attendance from leading practices and is now firmly established as a key event in the architectural calendar. It is one of the largest gatherings of UK architects. The awards identify who Britains top clients and architectural experts think are the best architects by different categories of projects.
Client of the Year

Awards Events 2008

Sponsored by SchucoShortlisted EntrantsNigel Hugill *Winner*
Education Architect of the Year

Awards Events 2008

Shortlisted EntrantsAllford Hall Monaghan Morris; DSDHA; Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios; John McAslan + Partners; Penoyre & Prasad; *Winner*Wright & Wright Architects
Healthcare Architect of the Year

Awards Events 2008

Shortlisted entrantsBDP; Buschow Henley; *Winner*David Morley Arctitects; Toh Shimazaki Architecture
Interiors Architect of the Year

Awards Events 2008

Shortlisted entrantsAdjaye Associates; BDP;Bennett Interior Design; David Archer Architects; *Winner*Pringle Brandon
Masterplanning Architect of the Year

Awards Events 2008

Shortlisted EntrantsBDP; Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios; *Winner*John McAslan + Partners; Stephen Taylor Architects
Office Architect of the Year

Awards Events 2008

Shortlisted Entrants;AtkinsFeilden Clegg Bradley StudiosMakeShedkm *Winner*
Private Housing Architect of the Year (one to 14 units)

Awards Events 2008

Shortlisted entrantsAlison Brooks Architects;Julian Cowie Architects; *Winner*Shedkm; Simon Conder Associates *Special Award*
Private Housing Architect of the Year (over 14 units)

Awards Events 2008

Shortlisted EntrantsAllford Hall Monaghan MorrisBroadway MalyanMaccreanor Lavington *Winner*Richard Murphy ArchitectsShedkm
Public Buildings Architect of the Year

Awards Events 2008

Sponsored by Dupont Corian Solid Surfaces
Retail Architect of the Year

Awards Events 2008

Shortlisted Entrants3DReid; Adjaye Associates; BDP; Foreign Office Architects; *Winner*John McAslan + Partners
Sport & Leisure Architect of the Year

Awards Events 2008
Transport Architect of the Year

Awards Events 2008

Sponsored by Union Square
World Architect of the Year

Awards Events 2008
Video report: BD's Architect of the Year Awards

2 November 2007

Watch Zoë Blackler's video report from Thursday night's Architect of the Year Awards ceremony at the London Hilton
Allies and Morrison wins best of the best at the Architect of the Year Awards

2 November 2007

All the winners of BD’s Architect of the Year Awards revealed
Architect of the Year Award winners raise the bar

02 November 2007

This year’s awards — for established practices, young architects, and clients — recognise all those who are helping to improve design standards
Richard Feilden Architect of the year

02 November 2007

Allies & Morrison
The shortlist for BD's Architect of the Year Awards

10 September 2007

The architects shortlisted for BD's Architect of the Year Awards 2007 have been announced
Architect of the year gallery 2006

The Architect of the Year Awards 2006

To view pictures from this year's Architect of the Year Awards, click here.To see the full run down of all the winners of the Architect of the Year Awards 2006, click here
Award winners

The Architect of the Year Awards 2006

In Summary
Education Architect

The Architect of the Year Awards 2006

Winner - Feilden Clegg Bradley
Featherstone Associates

03 November 2006

Until 2004, Sarah Featherstone co-ran Hudson Featherstone Architects, but she is now sole director of her own six-person practice in east London.
Feilden Arcitect of the Year

The Architect of the Year Awards 2006

Winner - John McAslan & Partners
Health Architect

The Architect of the Year Awards 2006

Winner - Gareth Hoskins
IJP Corporation

03 November 2006

George L Legendre, the director of IJP Corporation, is both an architect and an academic, teaching a diploma course at the AA. His practice’s work is entirely focused on the use of mathematics to generate form.
industrial/R&d Architect

The Architect of the Year Awards 2006

Winner - Reid Architecture
Interior Designer

The Architect of the Year Awards 2006

Winner - Jestico & Whiles
Magnetic Nord

03 November 2006

Glasgow-based practice Nord is the winner of this year’s BD Young Architect of the Year Award. Ellis Woodman looks at the qualities that appealed to the jury, as well as its thoughts on the runners up
Mangera Yvars

03 November 2006

Ali Mangera began his practice’s presentation with by far the largest project that any of the nominees showed in the course of the day — the 50,000sq m Abbey Mills Islamic Centre.
Master Planning

The Architect of the Year Awards 2006

Winner - John McAslan & Partners
No place like home

03 November 2006

Nord is part of a new wave of Scottish architects that are turning their backs on the bright lights of London and staying north of the border.
Office Architect

The Architect of the Year Awards 2006

Winner - Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
Private Housing

The Architect of the Year Awards 2006

Winner - Feilden Clegg Bradley
Public Building Architect

The Architect of the Year Awards 2006

Winner - Keith Williams Architects
Public Housing

The Architect of the Year Awards 2006

Winner - dRMM
Single Dwelling

The Architect of the Year Awards 2006

Winner - Simon Condor
Sport/Leisure Architect

The Architect of the Year Awards 2006

Winner - HOK
The Judges

The Architect of the Year Awards 2006

Our judging panel of architects, clients and other built environment experts included Spencer de Grey, Sara Fox and Amanda Baillieu.
Urban Salon

03 November 2006

This year’s nomination represented Urban Salon’s second appearance on a Young Architect of the Year shortlist. It was runner up in the 2000 competition, a mere three years after the practice had been established.
900 attend BD awards gala

02 December 2005

Bennetts Associates and Lynch Architects top the list of winners
Evening rocks with frocks, socks and glowing shots

02 December 2005

Ah, award ceremonies. The bright lights, the loud dance music, and the urban drumming tribe fresh from Glastonbury to entertain us in the interlude. This was no ordinary award ceremony, this was the second year of BD’s Architect of the Year Awards.
Architect of the Year shortlists announced

28 October 2005

Thirty-three practices remain in the running for BD’s 2005 Architect of the Year Awards, to be presented at a gala dinner at the London Hilton on November 29.