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RIBA South East Awards Winners 2018, UK

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Five buildings in the South East win 2018 architecture awards

Five buildings in the South East have won RIBA South East Awards from the Royal Institute of British Architects, has been announced at a prestigious awards ceremony held at Mercedes-Benz World in Weybridge on Thursday 17 May 2018, in recognition of their architectural excellence. The event was hosted by ITV Meridian presenter, Stacey Poole.

Regional Jury Chair, Sarah Featherstone of Featherstone Young, said of this year’s RIBA South East Award winners:
“The variety of the entries was fantastic, ranging from private houses to the larger public and institutional buildings. The South East has an incredible architectural heritage, with buildings that have the capacity to amaze, inspire and improve our quality of life.”

RIBA South East Awards 2018 Winners

Winning Buildings – RIBA South East Awards Winners 2018

The winning buildings are:

Kent

Sibson Building, University of Kent, Canterbury by Penoyre & Prasad Architects

photo © Quintin Lake

Black House in Kent by AR Design Studio

photo © Martin Gardner

Surrey

City of London Freemen’s School Swimming Pool, Ashtead by Hawkins\Brown

photo © Jack Hobhouse

Oatlands Close, Surrey by SOUP Architects

photo © Andy Matthews

East Sussex

Studio in a Ruin, East Sussex by Carmody Groarke

photo © Johan Dehlin

Special Awards in 2018

Special Awards

Sibson Building, University of Kent, Canterbury – Building of the Year Award, sponsored by Artifice Press

Michael Fostiropoulos, Penoyre & Prasad – Project Architect of the Year Award, sponsored by Taylor Maxwell

City of London Freemen’s School Swimming Pool – Client of the Year, sponsored by Tobermore

City of London Freemen’s School Swimming Pool – Sustainability Award, sponsored by Geberit

Oatlands Close – Small Project of the Year

RIBA South East Award winners will also be considered for a highly-coveted RIBA National Award in recognition of their architectural excellence, which will be announced on Thursday 21 June. The shortlist for the Stirling Prize for the best building of the year will be drawn from the National Award-winning buildings later in the year.

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Location: East Sussex, southern England, UK