SPACES Awards 2021 – Education Category

Winner – IMPACT Building (Institute for Innovation, Materials, Processing and Numerical Technologies), Nominated by Kier Construction

Situated within the Bay Campus of the University of Swansea, The Impact Building impressed the judges with its vision and successful delivery of an engineering teaching building designed for maximum collaboration with industry. With strong architectural and low energy design, it has surpassed its remit, despite the pandemic, in attracting £15million of research income.

Client: Swansea University
Architect: AHR Architects
Engineer: AECOM
Structural Engineer:
Contractor: Kier Construction
Project Manager: Faithful+Gould
Value: £17m

Runner-up – Wintringham Primary School, Nominated by Morgan Sindall

Client: Cambridgeshire County Council
Contractor: Morgan Sindall Construction
Project Manager: Faithful+Gould
Value: £11m

Offering a great display of design and sustainability.

Highly Commended – Barton Farm Primary Academy, Nominated by Hampshire County Council
Highly Commended – Bournemouth Gateway Building, Nominated by Atkins
Highly Commended – Cotton End Forest School, Nominated by Lungfish Architects
Highly Commended – The Richmond Building, Nominated by Atkins