North West buildings that have been shortlisted for the regional RIBA Awards.
From a starting field of 33 the judges selected quite a mixture; the subtle grandeur of the Carmelite monastery in Liverpool by Austin-Smith:Lord LLP; the same firm’s redefining of Liverpool Central Library; the elegant extension to Trafford Town Hall by 5plus Architects that manages to enhance the listed building and the drama of the Highfield Humanities College in Blackpool by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios.
Hats off too to the owners of two private houses in Manchester who backed their architect’s vision to add more light and practical living space to their family homes.
Andrew Ruffler, Regional Director of RIBA North West, said: “The region has produced an incredibly strong and varied shortlist of buildings and practices. The regional jury had an extremely difficult task this year, particularly as the North West had the highest amount of projects of value £20m+ outside of London, so it is encouraging that regional practices and smaller schemes have also been recognised by the jury.”
All shortlisted buildings will be assessed by a regional jury with the winners announced on 17 April at an awards bash at ‘OH ME OH MY’ in Liverpool. Regional winners are then considered for a RIBA National Award to be announced in June.