GIA DESIGN AWARDS 2020
The results of the GIA Design Awards 2020 were announced at an online ceremony on 27th November 2020.
VIEW THE ENTRIES:
Office/ Commercial/ Industrial/ Retail
Residential (SMALL)
residential (large)
Small Works (under £250,000)
Healthcare
Leisure/ Arts
Education
Client of the year
ADDITIONAL AWARDS
All entries will be considered for the following additional awards:
Note: Images featured above are representative for each category button and are not part of the GIA Design Awards 2020.
The GIA Supreme Award
The supreme Award can be awarded to any of the shortlisted buildings, the best body of work by an individual or a practice, or for an outstanding contribution to the GIA. This is only awarded when the quality and ambition of the work is truly exceptional and outstanding.
Wood for Good Award
Wood for Good is the timber industry’s campaign to promote use of wood in design and construction and in collaboration with the GIA, this award could be given to any of the shortlisted projects that demonstrate excellence in the application of timber technology.
The GIA Sustainabilty & Conservation Awards
All entries will be judged against the criteria of sustainability and conservation and an award will be given to the project that, in the opinion of the judges, best meets this criteria.
GUEST JudgeS
John McElgunn
John is a Partner at Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. He joined RSHP in 2001 and has been involved in several well-known projects including Leadenhall, One Hyde Park and Neo Bankside.
John was the project architect of the WCEC new wing at the British Museum which was shortlisted for the Stirling Prize in 2017. More recently John has delivered a new conservation and collections facility for the Musée du Louvre in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais.
Extracurricular activities include external examining at the Bartlett school of Architecture, judging the AJ100 awards, judging at the World Architecture Festival, acting as an expert assessor for the NLA awards and guest lecturing.
He is currently working on an extension to the British Library as well as other projects in London, the Middle East and the USA.
Thom Brisco
Thom studied architecture at the Glasgow School of Art and University of Sheffield. He has previously worked at Jamie Fobert Architects and Duggan-Morris Architects and has collaborated with James Alder since 2019 as Alder Brisco.
Since 2016 Thom has overseen the completion of an artist’s studio, an office fit-out, and a series of small residential projects that have seen his practice shortlisted for the AJ Small Projects Awards alongside its selection by the Architecture Foundation for inclusion in their forthcoming book ‘New Architects 4’.
Alongside his work in practice Thom runs an undergraduate studio at the Kingston School of Art. He has previously run studios at Cardiff University whilst acting as guest critic at Norwich University of the Arts, and the Glasgow School of Art.
Thom looks to support the role of existing communities in the design of their neighbourhoods, working for a year across 2017 with Newham-based group PEACH where architectural advice was swapped for training as a community organiser in Custom House.
Rules & Judging
Rules
The awards are open to Chartered Architects, individuals or practices based in the GIA Chapter area and buildings within the UK & Ireland. They are also open to practices that are not members of the GIA but have completed buildings within the GIA Chapter area.
Buildings should be complete at the time of entry submission – the building’s completion should be in the 18 months preceding September 2020. Clients must be notified of any entry to the awards.
Judging
Entries will be judged by category. Judges will be assessing entries against the criteria of ‘good architecture and buildings, whether new or adapted, which express good design in terms of function and effectiveness as well as aesthetics’.
Judging will take place over October and shortlisted buildings will be visited by the judges. Please note, due to the unprecedented nature of the COVID pandemic, visits will be subject to social distancing restrictions and guidelines. Alternative arrangements may be implemented if visits are unable to proceed.
The GIA reserve the right not to grant an award or commendation in any or all categories. The judges’ decisions will be final.
Client of the Year
New Award Category
Submission
The GIA are pleased to announce a new category in 2020 to promote the collaborative relationships between buildings and their clients.
We are inviting practices to submit a text submission, photographs and optional video telling a story about the nominated client. The content of these stories are up to you to define but should be based on exemplary collaboration. The related building project(s) should be complete at the time of entry submission.
Clients must be notified of any entry to the awards.
Judging
The submitted entries will be shortlisted by GIA Council members and invited guest judges.
Due to the potential variety of stories that can be told we have no defined criteria.
The GIA reserve the right not to grant an award or commendation. The judges’ decisions will be final.
Our Sponsors
If you would like to sponsor the GIA Design Awards 2020 please email communications@gia.org.uk for a sponsorship pack.
