RIBA Client of the Year 2018 Winner: Argent, UK

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RIBA Client of the Year 2018 Winner

Argent Architecture Award Winners England, United Kingdom – Announced by the RIBA

10 Oct 2018

RIBA Client of the Year shortlist reveals the clients championing brilliant architecture

The winner of the 2018 RIBA Client of the Year is the UK property development company, Argent. The RIBA’s annual award recognises the ‘key role that a good client plays in the creation of fine architecture’.

Gasholders London by RIBA Client of the Year 2018 Winner
photo © Peter Landers

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Since 1981, Argent has delivered some of the country’s most impressive mixed-use developments including residential, educational and cultural projects. They have been key to the regeneration of many UK cities, in particular Brindley Place in Birmingham and St Peter’s Square and the Northern Quarter in Manchester.

Gasholders London - RIBA Client of the Year 2018 Winner
photo © Peter Landers

Argent have received this honour for their recent award-winning projects, most notably the regeneration work in London’s King’s Cross including R7 by Duggan Morris Architects, Gasholders by Wilkinson Eyre, Gasholder Park by Bell Philips Architects and Victoria Hall King’s Cross by Stanton Williams.

Gasholder Park London - RIBA Client of the Year 2018 Winner
photo © John Sturrock

Chair of the RIBA Awards Group, architect Julia Barfield MBE, says,
“Argent are one of the most respected developers in the UK. Committed to delivering long-term change, they have transformed King’s Cross and regenerated cities across the country. As a client, they work closely and collaboratively with their architects, local stakeholders and communities. The results are an impressive portfolio of thriving, high-quality developments that illustrate their commitment to significant investment in building vibrant, inclusive pieces of city.”

Victoria Hall Kings - RIBA Client of the Year 2018 Winner
photo © Nick Hufton

Victoria Hall King's - RIBA Client of the Year 2018 Winner
photo © Nick Hufton

The winner of RIBA Client of the Year 2018 was announced at the RIBA Stirling Prize party on Thursday 10 October at The Roundhouse in central London.

R7 Kings Cross
photo © Jack Hobhouse

Location: UK

RIBA Client of the Year Winner

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Winner: Westmorland Limited – nominated by Glenn Howells Architects for the 2016 RIBA National Award winning Gloucester Services by Glenn Howells Architects and AFL Architects

Gloucester Services
image : Paul Miller

Hammerson named RIBA Client of the Year 2010 supported by the Bloxham Charitable Trust
St Botolph's Hall
photo © Mikael Schilling
Hammerson – Client of the Year Award Winner 2010

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