SSDA Awards
SSDA 2016: Introduction and Judges
Introduction by David W. Lazenby CBE – Chairman of the Judges It is reassuring that we have seen an increase in the number of submissions for the Award …
Award: Thames Tower Redevelopment, Reading
A 1970s office block has been given a new lease of life with enlarged floorplates and four extra steel-framed floors above level 11. The project’s original …
Award: London Olympic Roof Conversion
The stadium built for the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games has been transformed with the addition of the world’s largest spanning tensile roof. …
Award: South Stand Expansion Etihad Stadium
With the stadium operational during the works, the challenging expansion of Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium South Stand has added 6,000 new seats. An …
Award: Harlech Castle Footbridge
Designed as an S-shaped Vierendeel truss, a new footbridge links Harlech Castle with a new visitor centre and dramatically improves visitor access. Harlech …
Award: The Memorial Spire, International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln
The International Bomber Command Centre is being created to provide a world-class facility to serve as a point for recognition, remembrance and reconciliation …
Commendation: Land Rover BAR America’s Cup HQ Building, Portsmouth
The headquarters building for Sir Ben Ainslie’s challenge to host the America’s Cup in 2021 is a steel-framed structure combining a manufacturing area with …
Commendation: 6 Bevis Marks Roof Garden, London
Tubular steelwork supporting an ETFE canopy has created a striking covered roof garden atop a prestigious City of London commercial office block. The roof …
Commendation: The Diamond Engineering Building, The University of Sheffield
Representing The University of Sheffield’s largest ever investment in teaching and learning, The Diamond Engineering Building is a new undergraduate …
Commendation: Lagan Weir Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge, Belfast
Around 16,000 people every week now use Belfast’s new footbridge that connects Donegall Quay with Queens Quay. Early site investigations, both physical and …
