See the shortlist for the Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award
- Published: 12 June 2008 11:49
- Last Updated: 12 June 2008 13:15
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A total of 21 schemes have been shortlisted for this year's Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award. Prime Minister Gordon Brown said: 'Good design in building matters. It helps to foster civic pride, it fires the imagination, and it's something we're very good at in this country.'
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Dartford Creek Frontages Project, Erith, Kent Client: Environment Agency
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DLR Langdon Park station, London 'An interesting and particularly witty addition to the canon of DLR stations.' Client: Docklands Light Railway
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Castleford Footbridge, West Yorkshire 'A lovely sweeping footbridge offering the chance to linger on imaginatively designed benches.' Client: Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council
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'The frank use of raw materials will appeal to the rugged enthusiasms of those using the centre.' client: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
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Hexham flood alleviation scheme, Northumberland
client: Environment Agency
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Newbiggin Bay coast protection scheme, Northumberland 'An intelligent solution to a serious problem, bringing huge benefits to Newbiggin.' client: Wansbeck District Council
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Young Vic, London
client: Young Vic Theatre Company
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Manchester Civil Justice Centre 'The procurement method is a triumph for court services: an architectural competition, followed by a separate competition for the developer, has resulted in a modern rival to the Royal Courts of Justice' client: Her Majesty's Court Service
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'A modern solution using traditional materials and techniques, fitting perfectly into its surroundings and providing the impetus for regeneration of a previously derelict area.'
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National Theatre Studio, London 'One of the heroic works of 1960s Brutalism seductively restored.'
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Sheffield inner relief road, South Yorkshire 'A new generation of relief road that appears more like a boulevard than a bypass.' client: Sheffield City Council
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Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital, Brighton, East Sussex 'The hospital adds the right touch of gaiety to both the children's experience and the Brighton seafront.' client: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
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Royal Hall, Harrogate, North Yorkshire 'Sumptuous architecture, sumptuously restored.' client: Harrogate Borough Council
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Lymington New Forest Hospital, Hampshire 'A delightful, refreshing building with the friendly and humane qualities normally associated with a cottage hospital.' client: New Forest Primary Care Trust (now Hampshire Primary Care Trust)
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Royal Festival Hall, London 'The Royal Festival Hall has always had its doors open; now, passionately restored, it once again offers a ravishing internal public space.' client: Southbank Centre
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Castleford Weir Fish Pass, West Yorkshire 'An ecological necessity elegantly executed.'
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Barking Learning Centre, London 'Modern public space at its best. This mixed-use development shows that we can be optimistic about the possibilities for the Thames Gateway.' Client: London Borough of Barking & Dagenham
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Cleveleys coast protection, Lancashire 'The spectacular sweeping steps add drama and beauty to coastal protection – a terrific piece of public space.'
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Newlyn Art Gallery, Cornwall 'A perfect minimalist addition to a gallery where the view is on a par with the art.' Client: Newlyn Art Gallery
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Riverside Bridge, Cambridge 'Another delightful bridge over the River Cam – but this one of the 21st century.' Client: Cambridgeshire County Council
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