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CIOB chartered company among contractors on Stirling Prize shortlist
Cristina Lago Deputy Editor
The new entrance and forecourt of the National Portrait Gallery. The project is one of six on the 2024 Stirling Prize shortlist (Image: Oliver Hess)
CIOB chartered building company Gilbert-Ash, Morgan Sindall and McLaren are some of the contractors that turned architects’ designs into reality in this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist.
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) announced the six front-running projects that recognise the best new architecture in the UK.
Although since its inception in 1996 until 2014 entries could have been located anywhere in the European Union, projects must now be in the UK.
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An “exemplary blueprint” for social housing, the East London development was designed to minimise its embodied and operational carbon footprint. The 11 homes were constructed using cross-laminated timber and feature triple-glazed windows. They also have photovoltaic panels on their mono-pitched roofs.
The estate was built between 1957 and 1961. It overlooks Sheffield city centre (Image: Tim Crocker)
The Brutalist landmark is the second phase of an ongoing regeneration of Europe’s largest listed structure. Thermal imaging allowed sustainability experts to identify and improve the estate’s energy efficiency.
Grimshaw, with Maynard, Atkins and Equation, was responsible for the line-wide design of the Elizabeth Line. A further nine practices were responsible for the new stations (Image: Hufton + Crow)
The Elizabeth Line, London Underground
Architect Grimshaw Contractor Some of the major contractors that worked either alone or in joint ventures on the Crossrail/Elizabeth Line project included BAM Nuttall, Kier, Morgan Sindall, Balfour Beatty, Morgan Sindal, Vinci, Constain, Skanska and Laing O’Rourke. Engineering and package lead Atkins Lighting design Equation Wayfinding and graphic design Maynard Station architects John McAslan + Partners, WW+P Architects, Hawkins\Brown, Aedas, Wilkinson Eyre, BDP, Adamson Associates, Allies and Morrison, Fereday Pollard
The £18.9bn Crossrail project, later renamed the Elizabeth Line, was Europe’s biggest infrastructure project when it began construction in 2009. The network runs from Heathrow Airport and Reading in the west to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east and comprises almost 100km of track, 42km of new tunnels, 10 new stations and 31 upgraded stations. It averages 700,000 passenger journeys every weekday.
The restored buildings around the southern farmyard (Image: Lorenzo Zandri)
Stonewood Builders helped Clementine Blakemore Architects repair a dilapidated Dorset dairy farm and convert to “highly accessible holiday accommodation”. The architect worked with local craftspeople to achieve a high-quality finish that matched the rural surroundings and the agricultural buildings’ historical character.
The project was driven by the client’s mother having multiple sclerosis and being frustrated at the lack of accessible holiday accommodation for wheelchair users.
CIOB chartered building company Gilbert-Ash delivered Jamie Fobert Architects and Purcell's vision for the new National Portrait Gallery in central London. The three windows at the new entrance forecourt were converted into bronze doorways, featuring portraits by Tracey Emin, to enable step-free access.
North view of the King’s Cross Masterplan over Regent’s Canal (Image: John Sturrock)
King’s Cross Masterplan, London
Architect Allies and Morrison, Porphyrios Associates Client Related Argent Contractor The three original contractors were BAM, Kier and Carillion. Following Carillion's collapse, the supply chain was expanded to include McLaren and Midgard. Structural engineer Arup Consulting engineer Sweco
McLaren Construction is currently delivering its second project at King’s Cross on behalf of client Related Agent. The 67-acre site is the biggest urban regeneration project in the UK and is the largest mixed-use development in single ownership to be developed in central London for more than 150 years.
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