FCBS wins top prize at Building Design Architect of the Year Awards
17 October 2024
FCBStudios picked up three awards last night at the BD Architect of the Year Awards including the coveted Gold Award for the 'best of the best', as well as winning Public Building Architect of the Year and Retail & Leisure Architect of the Year.
Building Design Said said: “The judges were impressed by the practices diverse range of projects, praising it for high quality, inventive and beautiful design that also enhanced the wider context.
The projects included the Brighton Dome Corn Exchange and Studio Theatre, a sensitive restoration and skilful reinvention of the former, 200 year old stable with the UK’s longest single span timber roof as a performing arts venue, while the transformation of a former gasworks site into Eden Project Dundee was described as an inspiring model of environmental regeneration.
Referring to the Heart of the City II, a mixed use scheme in Sheffield, the judges said introducing uses of this scale into historic city centres was really difficult, and that FCBStudios had demonstrated considerable skill in doing this successfully.
The Llanishen and Lisvane Reservoir Centre has revitalised a historic site into a dynamic recreational destination that respects the natural environment and increased visitor numbers. The Bristol Zoo Project aims to elevate animal welfare and the visitor experience through its modernised facilities and naturalistic habitats and the zoo’s commitment to conservation education and community engagement is commendable.”
Congratulations to all the winners!