SSDA Awards
Award: The Curragh Racecourse Redevelopment, Kildare
A grandstand with a dramatic cantilevering roof is the centrepiece of a wider racecourse redevelopment masterplan. The Curragh is one of the world’s most …
Award: Tintagel Footbridge, Cornwall
The two halves of Tintagel Castle have been reconnected for the first time in more than 500 years by a new steel footbridge. Managed by English Heritage, …
Commendation: One Bartholomew, Barts Square, London
A modern steel-framed and flexible commercial building acts as an anchor-point for a wider central London mixed-use development. Forming the latest element of …
Commendation: Centre Building, London School of Economics
Exposed external bracing, with expressed connection details, bookend the frames of the largest and highest building on the LSE’s campus. Built in two …
Commendation: Mary Elmes Bridge, Cork City
A single-span pedestrian bridge spans the River Lee in Cork, providing unimpeded views while having minimal impact on the existing flooding regime. Honouring …
Commendation: The Post Building, London
Reusing much of the original steel frame of a former 1960s Royal Mail sorting office, a modern mixed-use development has been created Located on London’s …
Commendation: The Standard Hotel, London
A former Camden Council office building has been transformed into a contemporary, boutique hotel, with sustainability and low carbon at the heart of its …
Commendation: Waterloo Station Roof Infill
A roof structure, requiring a high degree of complex design work, bridges the gap between two existing structures at the UK’s busiest station to form a new …
Merit: The Gravity Bar, Guinness Storehouse, Dublin
Strengthened Edwardian steel columns along with the construction of a new rooftop structure, have helped enlarge one of Dublin’s most popular attractions. …
Merit: Scarborough Footbridge, York
Reminiscent of Viking longboats, a new weathering steel pedestrian and cycle bridge has improved access between York railway station and the city centre. …
