From a regeneration scheme in Thamesmead to a glass bridge in Manila, the Architecture Tomorrow finalists represent a diversity of project types and locations. For the winners, click here
Accra Mixed Use, by DOS Architects
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Accra mixed use, by DOS Architects
A mixed-use scheme comprising a 150-bedroom hotel alongside a five-storey office building taking inspiration from the Modernist architecture of west Africa and located at a busy intersection of the city’s Osu district.
Client: Yeshi Group
Location: Accra, Ghana
Type: Export architecture
Alpha Square, by Pilbrow & Partners
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Alpha Square, by Pilbrow & Partners
The recently consented Alpha Square, located at 50 Marsh Wall, proposes a rich mix of uses, meeting local needs for education, housing, health and employment, and includes two tall buildings of 35 and 65 storeys.
Client: FECIL
Location: London, E14
Type: Housing
Ansdell Street, by Studio Seilern Architects
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Ansdell Street, by Studio Seilern Architects
The project refurbishes an existing structure to give it a contemporary edge, adding a new stair, lift core and interiors, external cladding and an origami roof structure.
Client: Private
Location: Kensington, London
Type: Workplace
Business Bay Towers, by LOM Architecture and Design
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Business Bay Towers, by LOM
This 65,000m2 mixed-use development provides high-quality office and residential accommodation in two shimmering glass towers close to the Burj Khalifa.
Client: United Arab Bank
Location: Dubai
Type: Export architecture
Arran distillery and visitor centre, by Denham/Benn
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Arran distillery and visitor centre, by Denham/Benn
The design aims to create a landmark on Arran, combining a contemporary approach with the identity of a whisky distillery, including extensive use of natural materials and views of the landscape.
Client: Isle of Arran Distillers
Location: Isle of Arran, Scotland
Type: Leisure
Elcho Street, by MSMR Architects
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A mixed-use redevelopment of a dilapidated site to deliver architecturally interesting commercial space alongside four high-quality duplex residential units.
Client: Curatus Trust Company (Mauritius)
Location: Battersea, London SW11
Type: Urban regeneration
Globe Iconic, by Eight Inc
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A landmark 36m-long glass bridge in a vibrant part of Manila providing client Globe with a platform to directly interact with the public through live music, performance, screenings and other events.
Client: Globe Telcom
Location: Manila, Philippines
Type: Export architecture
Hotel Russell, by EPR Architects
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The restoration of the Grade II-listed Russell Hotel to transform all key public areas and guestrooms, including the introduction of new leisure facilities, bar, all-day café, reception, gallery, conference and meeting areas.
Client: Rome Investco
Location: Russell Square, London WC1
Type: Hotel
Greenwich Peninsula Riverside, by Pilbrow & Partners
Greenwich peninsula riverside, by pilbrow & partners
A 529-unit residential scheme encompassing a pair of 31-storey residential tall buildings framing a new public square and theatre space overlooking the Thames.
Client: Knight Dragon Development
Location: Greenwich, London SE10
Type: Housing
Islington Square, by CZWG Architects
Islington square, by czwg architects
Transforming the former North London Mail Centre site, this scheme combines restored Edwardian buildings and new-build elements around a central boulevard known as Esther Anne Place.
Client: Sager House (Almeida) and Cain Hoy
Location: Islington, London N1
Type: Urban regeneration
Moy Avenue, by Mohsin Cooper Architects
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The refurbishment and retrofit of an existing telephone exchange, along with two new buildings to the rear, creating a total of 95 residential units and a courtyard space of real quality.
Client: Moy Court
Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex
Type: Housing
Kensal Road, by Studio RHE
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A significant new commercial hub for small and medium sized businesses with 25 high-quality homes above, located on the edge of the Grand Union Canal.
Client: Resolution Property
Location: London W10
Type: Workplace
London Wall, by EPR Architects
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The scheme sits on a prominent 0.5ha corner site close to the Bank of England, featuring 10 storeys of offices above ground-floor shops.
Client: LaSalle Investment Management/CityGrove
Location: 60 London Wall, London EC2
Type: Workplace
Nightingale House, by Pilbrow & Partners
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The replacement of a 1980s office building with high-quality apartments and a new pedestrian connection between Stratton and Curzon Streets, restoring a former public route in Mayfair blocked since the 18th century.
Client: DTZ
Location: Mayfair, London W1
Type: Urban regeneration
Orme Square, by Pilbrow & Partners
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Renovation and extension of a Grade II-listed 1826 villa in Bayswater.
Client: Private
Location: London W2
Type: House
Osteon Cumulus Vertical City, by Desitecture/Ravensbourne
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Osteon Cumulus Vertical City, by Desitecture/Ravensbourne
A proposed self-sustaining 210-storey vertical community using an interweaving diagrid structure and supported, like a banyan tree, with downward branches.
Client: Fuliyama
Location: WuXi, China
Type: Export Architecture
Pavilion Road, by PDP London
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Pavilion Road, by PDP London
The regeneration of a 1970s Brutalist car park close to Harrods into high‑end extra care flats and associated healthcare facilities.
Client: Dartmouth Capital Investments
Location: Knightsbridge, London SW1
Type: Housing
RNIB Redhill, by Gardner Stewart Architects
Rnib redhill, by gardner stewart architects
A 102-home scheme on the site of the RNIB’s Redhill centre, which includes an innovative sensory landscape and new accommodation for the charity.
Clients: Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and Countryside Properties
Location: Redhill, Surrey
Type: Housing
Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence, by Amos Goldreich Architecture/Jacobs Yaniv Architects
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The first purpose-built shelter for Israeli charity No to Violence Against Women is a secure 800m2 ‘peaceful haven’ able to accommodate 12 families and more than 24 children of diverse ethnic and geographical backgrounds.
Client: No to Violence Against Women
Location: Israel
Type: Export architecture
43 Station Road, by Masters Architecture
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An office-to-residential conversion creating seven new flats next to the Grade II-listed Imperial Hotel in the Henley-on-Thames conservation area.
Client: The Air Group
Location: Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Type: Housing
Thamesmead Regeneration, by Proctor & Matthews Architects and Mecanoo Architecten
Thamesmead civic quarter square
The masterplan for the multibillion-pound transformation of the 1960s Thamesmead estate including, in phase one, a new civic quarter and square next to Southmere Lake.
Client: Peabody
Location: Thamesmead, south-east London
Type: Urban regeneration
St Mary Somerset Tower, by Pilbrow & Partners
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Restoration and conversion of a 35m-tall, 17th-century, Grade I-listed, Christopher Wren-designed church tower into a single private home.
Client: STMS
Location: London, EC4
Type: Housing
The Diamond, by Pilbrow & Partners
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A new residential skyscraper close to Renzo Piano’s Shard at London Bridge, featuring six dual-aspect flats per floor.
Client: Investream
Location: Weston Street, London SE1
Type: Housing
The Ram Quarter, by EPR Architects
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A masterplan to transform the former Young’s Brewery site into a series of interlinked public urban spaces with three new bridges and a major residential tower.
Client: Greenland (UK) Investment
Location: Wandsworth, London SW18
Type: Urban regeneration
The Manchester Proton Beam Therapy Centre, by HKS Architects
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The first of two new centres in England delivering high-energy proton beam therapy, the 15,000m2 facility will treat patients with some of the most complex forms of cancer.
Client: The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Manchester
Type: Hospital
The Stage, by Perkins+Will
The stage
A mixed-use City fringe scheme featuring a 38-storey residential tower, two office buildings, a start-up workspace, shops and a visitor centre for the remains of the Elizabethan Curtain Theatre.
Client: The Stage Shoreditch Development
Location: Shoreditch, London EC2
Type: Urban regeneration
Tides Reach, by Kay Elliott Architects
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Referencing the area’s boatbuilding past, the scheme overlooking South Sands beach features a 44-bedroom luxury hotel and 10 flats.
Client: Nicolas James Group
Location: Salcombe, Devon
Type: Hotel
Theatre Square, 100 Avenue Road, by GRID architects
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A 184-home replacement for a 1980s office building, featuring a 24-storey private rental sector tower and a seven-storey block containing shops, affordable housing and community uses.
Client: Essential Living
Location: Swiss Cottage, London NW3
Type: Housing
UCLH Phase 5, by Pilbrow & Partners
Uclh phase 5, by pilbrow & partners
The latest phase of the hospital’s main campus regeneration, providing a specialist facility for ear, nose and throat medicine.
Client: University College London Hospitals
Location: Bloomsbury, London WC1
Type: Hospital
Victoria House, North Cheam, by Collective Architecture
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The demolition of an eyesore former office building and its replacement with 90 flats sitting above new retail space.
Client: Home Group
Location: North Cheam, London
Type: Housing
Work/Learn/Live/Play Chassis, by Aukett Swanke
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An architectural chassis allowing a variety of spaces, which enables people to work, learn, live, play and ‘fundamentally change what they do’.
Client: Confidential
Location: Confidential
Type: Workplace
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