{"id":774006,"date":"2025-02-12T08:59:45","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T08:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.architectsjournal.co.uk\/?p=774006"},"modified":"2025-02-12T10:51:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T10:51:10","slug":"riba-reveals-14-strong-shortlist-for-south-east-regional-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.architectsjournal.co.uk\/news\/riba-reveals-14-strong-shortlist-for-south-east-regional-awards","title":{"rendered":"RIBA reveals 14-strong shortlist for South East regional awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year’s shortlist includes a mixed-use co-working and housing development<\/a> in Swanley by Bell Phillips, a refurb<\/a> of Brighton\u2019s Grade I-listed Corn Exchange and Grade II-listed Studio Theatre by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, and a derelict church conversion<\/a> on the Isle of Sheppey by Hugh Broughton Architects.<\/p>\n

BDP’s major trauma centre for the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton has also made the shortlist. The practice was also among 23 contenders for the RIBA East regional awards<\/a> announced yesterday, for its AstraZeneca research centre designed with Herzog & de Meuron.<\/p>\n

This year’s South East cohort also includes two projects previously shortlisted for the 2024 AJ Small Projects awards<\/a>: Built Works\u2019 Drying Shed Sauna, a \u00a345,000 standalone sauna on a farm in East Sussex; and Artefact’s Triangle House, a \u00a3292,000 triangular extension to a 1950s house in Surrey.<\/p>\n

One-off houses competing for regional recognition include a \u2018modern reinterpretation of a villa\u2019<\/a> in the South Downs National Park by Sandy Rendel Architects, a new house in Hastings by Hugh Strange Architects, and a \u2018sustainable\u2019 self-build in Whitstable by Liddicoat & Goldhill.<\/p>\n

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Sea, Sky House by Liddicoat & Goldhill<\/p>\n\t

Source:Sam Grady<\/p><\/div>\n

Last year, the RIBA named nine South East regional winners<\/a> from a shortlist of 16, including Coffey Architects with a \u2018buzzy\u2019 later-living scheme in Cobham, Surrey, and Michael Kendrick Architects with a woodland lodge in Hastings.<\/p>\n

RIBA South East jury chair Lisa Shell, director of Lisa Shell Architects, said this year’s shortlist \u2018showcases an impressive variety of projects, with budgets spanning from the tens of thousands to tens of millions\u2019 and \u2018each project reflecting the architectural ambition and inventiveness of the South East region\u2019.<\/p>\n

She added: \u2018High-quality residential self-build projects stand alongside inspiring conservation efforts, demonstrating an impressive range of construction and design approaches that thoughtfully respond to today\u2019s challenging climate.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Louisa Martindale Building (3Ts), Royal Sussex County Hospital by BDP<\/p>\n\t

Source:Nick Caville\/BDP<\/p><\/div>\n

All projects shortlisted for RIBA regional awards will be visited by a jury, with the winners announced later this spring.<\/p>\n

The winners will then be considered for several RIBA Special Awards, including the RIBA Sustainability Award and RIBA Building of the Year, before being considered for a highly coveted RIBA National Award, to be announced in the summer.<\/p>\n

The shortlist for the RIBA Stirling Prize \u2013 the UK\u2019s best new building \u2013 will be drawn from the RIBA National Award-winning projects and announced in September.<\/p>\n

The Stirling Prize winner will be announced in October.<\/p>\n

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Shortlist (in full) for 2025 RIBA South East architecture awards<\/h2>\n