Landscape & Urban Design Issue 15 2015 | Page 56

Finalists Announced for this Year’s Structural Timber Awards The awards have been submitted and the This year’s awards will attract over 500 the award category winners, highly judges have spoken – it is now time to national business leaders and high profile commended and shortlisted entries. announce the shortlist for the inaugural decision makers from the construction Structural Timber Awards! industry and will provide a significant With over 160 entries across 14 categories, this year’s awards have been packed full of outstanding, pioneering projects, products and people. The winners will be presented at a high profile dinner, taking place on platform for targeting the timber industry. They will also present the ideal opportunity for professionals to maximis e industry exposure and penetrate this economically important market. Tuesday 06 October 2015 at the National Each of the judges have assessed three Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham as of the 14 categories on a strict and part of UK Construction Week. confidential marking system to establish Through categories such as the sought after Project of the Year and Product Innovation – the Structural Timber Awards will showcase some of the most groundbreaking projects and products created over the last few years. This is an event not to be missed! The shortlist for this year’s Structural Timber Awards is as Contractor of the Year: follows: Canary Wharf Contractors - Crossrail Station at Canary Wharf Architect of the Year: Clugston Contractors - High Tech Waste-to-Energy Plant, Leeds AHR - New Park and Northway Timber Primary Schools Kier – William Perkin School Arup - BSkyB Believe in Better Building Morgan Sindall - New Park and Northway Timber Primary Schools The Harris Partnership – The Blackburn Wing Nordic Construction – Hope Street, Liverpool Hive Architects – Wood Room SIG Roofspace - RoofSpace I-Roof™ Knox Bhavan Architects - The Level Velo Café Best Education Project: Client of the Year: B & K Structures – BSkyB Believe in Better Building Crossrail – Canary Wharf Innovare Systems - Reigate Primary School BskyB – Believe in Better Building KLH UK – William Perkin High School Liverpool City Council - New Park and Northway Primary Schools, Morgan Sindall - New Park and Northway Timber Frame Primary Liverpool Schools Veolia – Leeds Recycling and Energy Recovery Facility Ramboll- Mayfield School Regal Homes – Banyan Wharf Webb Yates - Wimbledon College of Art Best Commercial Project: Engineer of the Year: Arup - BSkyB Believe in Better Building AED - 217 Rossal Arup - Sky Health & Fitness Centre Arup - Sky Believe in Better Building & Sky Health and Fitness Carson and Partners - East Sands Development Centre Phelan Architects - York Racecourse Elliott Wood – Swimming Pool at Alfriston School Nordic Construction - Hope Street, Liverpool Engenuiti – Banyan Wharf Welsh Oak Frame – Woodland Burials Webb Yates Engineers - Wimbledon College of Art 56 Landscape & Urban Design Issue 15