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These successes come hot on the heels of the Atkins designed Bahrain World Trade Center taking CTBUH’s ‘Best Tall Building’ award for Middle East and Africa plus ‘Tower project of the year’ at the Middle East Construction Week awards.
Best Building in Scotland Awards, Shortlist, Winner, Photos, Architects, Prize RIAS Best Building in Scotland Award 2008 Andrew Doolan Award – 2008, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK 7 Nov 2008 Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award Winners Potterrow, Edinburgh by Bennetts Associates Castlemilk House Stables Block, Glasgow by Elder & Cannon Architects Special Mention: Culloden Battlefield … Read more
On 5th November 2008, David Chipperfield received the prestigious German British Forum Award 2008. The award ceremony, held at the Hotel Atlantic Kempinski in Hamburg, was the finale of the 13th Annual Conference of the GBF.
LEAF Awards Young Architect of the Year 2008 – Winner: Arreletes Day Care Center by Xavier Vilalta Studio, Spanish building design news
The houses in Tokavaig and Bridge of Orchy were described by the judges as “outstanding”, and beat competition from much larger practices from across the UK.
Stirling Prize 2008, winner – Accordia, Cambridge, England: information on architects, buildings, photos – Stirling Prize 2008 winner, shortlist, designs
International Architecture Awards 2008 – information on architects, buildings, images – International Architecture Awards 2008 Winners, Chicago Athenaeum results
Architect of the Year Awards, 2008, Results, Categories, Shortlist, News, Links BD Architect of the Year Award Winners : Building Design Architecture Awards, London, UK BD Architect of the Year Awards – Shortlist 2008 Winners to be announced 30 Oct at London Hilton on Park Lane Affordable Housing Architect of the Year Allford Hall Monaghan … Read more
The Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital in Brighton, designed by BDP, has won the Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award, at a ceremony in London on 8 October 2008.
Of a possible 11 awards presented during the gala dinner in Dubai, Atkins was short listed as a finalist in four categories and claimed the top honours of Architect of the Year and Young Architect of the Year, beating off stiff competition.
Lighting Awards, IALD – Winners, Results, 2008 including re-lighting of the interior of St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, UK – International Association of Lighting Designers, News, Buildings
American Architecture Awards Winners, USA – organised by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design – 2008 prize news
Established over 10 years ago, the awards program honors and celebrates the most outstanding new accomplishments for new architecture designed and built in the United States by leading American and international architecture firms practicing in the USA.
RIBA Awards 2008 winners, UK – architecture prize, Royal Institute of British Architects, Stirling shortlist – UK architects news
Shahneshin Foundation Competition, Shrinkage Awards, Switzerland – information on architects, buildings, images – winners include Elena Giacomolli, David Holt and Christopher Patten.
The best of Scotland’s housebuilding industry celebrated last night at the annual Scottish Home Awards, sponsored by the Dunfermline Building Society.
Lighting Design Awards – information on architects, buildings, images – BDP Lighting won the special projects category: winner news for 2008