RIBA East 2022 Award winners revealed
A new primary school in St Neots, a lovingly restored museum in Ely and a diverse range of private homes are among 17 buildings to win RIBA East Awards from the Royal Institute of British Architects, in recognition of their architectural merit.
The 2022 RIBA East Award winning projects in Cambridgeshire are:
- 1704 Wuduhus, Huntingdon, by Mole Architects
- 36 Storey’s Way, Churchill College, Cambridge, by Cottrell & Vermeulen Architecture
- Civil Engineering Building, Cambridge by Grimshaw with RHP
- Copper House, Cambridge, by Butcher Bayley Architects
- Ely Museum by HAT Projects
- Friars, St Ives, by Mole Architects
- Magdalene College Library, Cambridge, by Niall McLaughlin Architects
- Wintringham Primary Academy, St Neots, by dRMM Architects
Regional jury chair, Tom Holbrook, said: “The 17 winning projects in the Eastern Region this year illustrate the sheer diversity that architects’ spatial intelligence can contribute to society: from the most modest single-room extension through to complex civic projects that have been crafted over years.
“It was particularly exciting for the jury to see how these excellent projects had supported their commissioners and users through the pandemic in different ways, providing refuge and respite in an uncertain period.”
RIBA East special awards are awarded to:
- Wintringham Primary Academy - RIBA East Sustainability Award, sponsored by Michelmersh
- Ely Museum - RIBA East Conservation Award
- 1704 Wuduhus - RIBA East Small Project Award, sponsored by Gaggenau
- Charterhouse Investments with New Wolsey Theatre - RIBA East Client of the Year
- Thomas Brisco - RIBA East Project Architect of the Year (for Studio Nencini)
The 2022 RIBA East Building of the Year, sponsored by Taylor Maxwell, will be announced on May 24 at a ceremony at RIBA’s HQ in London. RIBA East Award-winners will now be considered for a RIBA National Award in recognition of their architectural excellence, which will be announced in June.
The shortlist for the RIBA Stirling Prize for the best building of the year will be drawn from the RIBA National Award-winning projects later in the year. To see the full list of winners, go to architecture.com.
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