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It has been quite some task to whittle the myriad entries down to a longlist of just 20 \u2013 and all credit to our architecture editors Fran Williams and Rob Wilson, who led on this with aplomb.<\/span><\/p>\n

As Fran explains in her introduction<\/a>, these schemes demonstrate what can really make a small project sing: it\u2019s about material choices, attention to detail and a good understanding of the social and environmental issues within each site-specific context.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

From community hubs, to city benches, to carefully crafted domestic extensions: \u2018these schemes may have been designed on a budget,\u2019 Fran writes, \u2018but they give back, to the communities and sites that they have been created for.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Tight budgets might be particularly evident within the smallest of projects \u2013 but they crystallise a wider issue facing the profession. Budgetary pressures bear down like never before, and architects are having to be increasingly nimble and creative in their approaches.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

These pressures also face those who have \u2018jumped the fence\u2019 to go client-side. In our inspiring news feature<\/a> (by Richard Waite and Anna Highfield) we hear in-depth about four career-changing journeys \u2013 and how many of our interviewees have found new opportunities from constraints.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s such a shift in mindset,\u2019 says Charlie Caswell of design-led development company Caswell&Dainow. \u2018You have got to be patient, and there\u2019s luck and skill and networking involved.\u2019 However, he adds: \u2018As long as you can put a planning application together \u2026 there are some tiny pockets of land in London that, if you\u2019re really clever, do work.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

So \u2026 embrace the small! AJ Small Projects has been going for an incredible 29 years. Our thanks go out to our longstanding sponsor Marley, to our wonderful judges \u2013 and to all those who have entered. We look forward to celebrating the winners with you.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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