Brick Awards Shortlist Unveiled

The Brick Development Association, representing the UK and Ireland, has unveiled its shortlist for the 2014 Brick Awards. The awards recognize excellence in design and construction using brick in 14 different categories. Among the contenders are Zaha Hadid Architects' Serpentine Sackler Gallery , Universal Design Studio's Ace Hotel and Mecanoo's The Library of Birmingham. The winners will be announced on November 12.

See the full shortlist after the break:

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4 Views / AR Design Studio. Image Courtesy of AR Design Studio

Best Housing Development (1-5 units):

  • Hemmings House / Bridge Architects (Liverpool)
  • House in Wapping / Chris Dyson Architects (London)
  • Stapleton Hall Road / Stephen Taylor Architects (London)
  • Rockbourne Mews / Robert and Jessica Barker (London)
  • Portlands / Robert Bourke Architects (Dublin)
  • Dalkley Avenue / De Blacam and Meagher Architects (Dublin)

Best Housing Development (6-25 units):

  • Sulgrave Gardens / Cartwright Pickard (London)
  • Burns Wynd / Austin-Smith:Lord (Ayrshire)
  • Copenhagen Street / RJake Ireland Architects (London)
  • The Quay / Black Hawk Properties (Leicestershire)
  • Clydeford View / Smith Findlay Architects (Glasgow)
  • Bedwas Extra Care Facility / OMI Architects (Mid Glamorgan)

Ace Hotel London / Universal Design Studio. Image © Andrew Meredith

Best Housing Development (26 units or more): 

Library of Birmingham / Mecanoo. Image © Christian Richters

Volume Housebuilding Award:

  • Discovery Gardens / David Wilson Homes (Coalville)
  • Pilgrim’s Rest / David Wilson Homes (Bedford)
  • Riverside Meadow / Arrol and Snell (Shropshire)
  • Aurora Springs / Kingswood Construction (Bristol)
  • Lytham Quays Phase 2 / Redrow Homes (Lytham)
  • Sandy Lanes / Redrow Homes (Lancashire)
  • Horizons / HTA Architects (Allerton Bywater)
  • Trumpington Meadows / Allies and Morrison (Cambridge)
  • Sandford House, Compass House & Doulton House / Broadway Malyan (London)
  • Woodberry Down Estate / Hawkins\Brown (London)
  • Stanmore Place, Woodberry Down Estate / GRID Architects (London)
  • Ffynnon Ganna / Spring Design Consultancy (Pontcanna)
  • Pencisely Road / Spring Design Consultancy (Cardiff)
  • South Court / Spring Design Consultancy (South Wales)
  • Reflections / Taylor Wimpey (Romford)
  • Roman Fields / Taylor Wimpey (Witham St Hugh’s)
  • The Ridings / Taylor Wimpey (Pulborough)

Best Commercial Building:

  • Simplyhealth House / Webb Gray and Partners (Bristol)
  • The Moor Market / Leslie Jones Architecture (Sheffield)
  • Davies Street / HOK (London)
  • Kings Road Arches / Solar Architecture (Brighton)
  • The Kia Oval / Adam Architecture (London)
  • Clarence Street / Marchini Curran Associates (Kingston Upon Thames)

Saw Swee Hock Student Centre / O'Donnell + Tuomey. Image © Dennis Gilbert

 Best Public Building:

Best Education Building:

  • LSE Saw Swee Hock Student Centre / O’Donnell + Tuomey (London)
  • Ash Court / Allies and Morrison (Cambridge)
  • Faculty of Art and Architecture & Design - University of Lincoln / Stem Architects (Lincolnshire)
  • The Charter Building / Orms (London)
  • Kingswood School / Mitchell Taylor Workshop (Bath)
  • Pilgrims’ Cross Church of England Aided Primary School / Hampshire County Council Property Services (Hampshire)
  • Stratford Library, University of East London / Hopkins (London)

Library of Birmingham / Mecanoo. Image © Christian Richters

Best Refurbishment and Renovation Project:

Serpentine Sackler Gallery / Zaha Hadid Architects. Image © Luke Hayes

Best Outdoor Space:

Innovative Use of Brick and Clay Products:

  • Rockbourne Mews / Robert and Jessica Barker (London)
  • LSE Saw Swee Hock Student Centre / O’Donnell + Tuomey (London)
  • Davies Street / HOK (London)
  • Customer Service Centre + Library / Rick Mather Architects (London)
  • From the knees of my nose to the belly of my toes / Alex Chinneck (Margate)
  • BRE Ravenscraig / Kraft Architecture (Lanarkshire)

Serpentine Sackler Gallery / Zaha Hadid Architects. Image © Luke Hayes

Specialist Brickwork Contractor of the Year:

  • Lee Marley Brickwork for Bromley Road / Leeds Studio (London)
  • Lyons & Annoot for Rubicon Court / PRP Architects (London)
  • Lyons & Annoot for Serpentine Sackler Gallery / Zaha Hadid Architects with Liam O’Connor Architects (London)
  • Lyons & Annoot for Hanover Square / Squire and Partners (London)
  • Lesterose Builders for John Roan School / John McAslan & Partners (London)
  • Lesterose Builders for Wilson House Student Accommodation / Berman Guedes Stretton (London)
  • Swift Brickwork for Kidbrooke Aftercare / EPR Architects (London)
  • Swift Brickwork for LSE Saw Swee Hock Student Centre / O’Donnell & Tuomey (London)
  • Lee Marley Brickwork for Eton College / JLP Architects (Eton)
  • Lee Marley Brickwork for Reading Station / Evans Vettori Architects (Reading)

Best Craftmanship Award:

4 Views / AR Design Studio. Image Courtesy of AR Design Studio

Best International Project:

  • Portlands / Robert Bourke Architects (Dublin)
  • Extension to suburban house / nineteeneighty (Dublin)
  • Monaghan Education Complex / Oppermann Architects (Monaghan)
  • Dalkey Avenue / De Blacam and Meagher Architects (Dublin)

Worldwide Brick Award:

  • Creek House / Tham & Videgard Arkitekter (Sweden)
  • Universidad Iberoamericana / Serrano Arquitectos y Asociados SC (Mexico)
  • Parkstad Rotterdam / Geurst & Schulze Architecten (The Netherlands)
  • Knots House / H Madjdabadi & A Mashhadi Mirza (Iran)
  • 4 Views / AR Design Studio (Hampshire)
  • 1 Page Street / PLP Architecture (London)
  • Education Center Nyanza / Dominikus Stark Architekten (Rwanda)

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Cite: Katie Watkins. "Brick Awards Shortlist Unveiled" 14 Aug 2014. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/537611/brick-awards-shortlist-unveiled> ISSN 0719-8884

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