SSDA Shortlist 2024

The shortlist for the 56th Structural Steel Design Awards (SSDA), jointly sponsored by the BCSA and Steel for Life, has been announced.

As usual, the Awards have seen a strong number of submissions with the 21 shortlisted projects showcasing steel’s sustainability credentials, flexibility and versatility in a number of different and varying applications.

The shortlist also reflects the wide geographical spread of steel’s appeal for a variety of projects ranging from commercial schemes and film studios to retail and residential buildings, with entries also received for a number of bridges and a healthcare facility.

The winners will be announced at an evening reception in London on 26 September.

8 Bishopsgate, London

Architect: WilkinsonEyre
Structural Engineer: Arup Group
Steelwork Contractor: William Hare Group
Main Contractor: Lendlease
Client: Stanhope PLC

Allerdene Bridge, Gateshead

Architect: Jacobs
Structural Engineer: Jacobs
Steelwork Contractor: Severfield plc
Main Contractor: Costain
Client: National Highways

Aviva Studios, Manchester

Architect: Office for Metropolitan Architecture
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold
Steelwork Contractor: William Hare Group
Main Contractor: Laing O’Rourke
Client: Manchester City Council

Battersea Power Station Phase 3B, London

Architect: Foster + Partners
Structural Engineer: Robert Bird Group
Steelwork Contractor: BHC Ltd
Main Contractor: Sir Robert McAlpine
Client: Battersea Power Station

Beaulieu Parkway Bridge, Chelmsford

Architect: Countryside
Structural Engineer: AECOM
Steelwork Contractor: Briton Fabricators Ltd
Main Contractor: Arcadis
Client: Graham

Bishop Square, London

Architect: Foster + Partners
Structural Engineer: Price & Myers
Steelwork Contractor: Elland Steel Structures Ltd
Main Contractor: VolkerFitzpatrick
Client: J.P. Morgan

Co-op Live Arena, Manchester

Architect: Populous
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold
Steelwork Contractor: Severfield plc
Main Contractor: BAM Construction
Client: Oak View Group

Devon Place Footbridge, Newport

Architect: Grimshaw Architects
Structural Engineer: Cass Hayward
Main Contractor: Griffiths Ltd
Client: Newport City Council

Haymarket, Edinburgh

Architect: Foster + Partners
Structural Engineer: Arup Group
Steelwork Contractor: BHC Ltd
Main Contractor: Sir Robert McAlpine
Client: Qmile Group

Holbein Gardens, London

Architect: Barr Gazetas
Structural Engineer: Heyne Tillett Steel
Steelwork Contractor: Cleveland Steel and Tubes Ltd
Main Contractor: Blenheim House Construction
Client: Grosvenor Property UK

Clarice Pears Building, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Glasgow

Architect: AtkinsRéalis
Structural Engineer: AtkinsRéalis
Main Contractor: Multiplex
Client: University of Glasgow

Lucent, London

Architect: Fletcher Priest Architects
Structural Engineer: Waterman Group
Steelwork Contractor: Severfield plc
Main Contractor: Wates Group
Client: Landsec

Maggie’s Royal Free Hospital, London

Architect: Studio Libeskind
Structural Engineer: Expedition Engineering
Steelwork Contractor: William Hare Group
Main Contractor: Sir Robert McAlpine
Client: Maggie’s

Market Gate Footbridge, Barnsley

Architect: Arcadis
Structural Engineer: Waterman Group
Main Contractor: Keltbray
Client: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

n2 Nova Evolved, London

Architects: Lynch Architects, Veretec
Structural Engineer: Robert Bird Group
Steelwork Contractor: William Hare Group
Main Contractor: Mace Group
Client: Landsec

4 Angel Square, NOMA, Manchester

Architect: SimpsonHaugh
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold
Steelwork Contractor: Billington Structures Ltd
Main Contractor: Bowmer + Kirkland
Client: MEPC

One Great Cumberland Place, London

Architect: Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
Structural Engineer: AKT II
Steelwork Contractor: Bourne Group Ltd
Main Contractor: Galliford Try
Client: The Portman Estate

Paddington Square, London

Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Structural Engineer: WSP
Steelwork Contractor: William Hare Group
Main Contractor: Mace Group
Client: Great Western Developments Limited

Plot 7B New Bailey, Salford

Architect: Make Architects
Structural Engineer: Cundall
Steelwork Contractor: Billington Structures Ltd
Main Contractor: Bowmer + Kirkland
Client: Muse

Sky Innovation Centre, London

Architect: AtkinsRéalis
Structural Engineer: Arup Group
Main Contractor: ISG Ltd
Client: Sky

Sky Studios Elstree, Borehamwood

Architect: UMC Architects
Structural Engineer: Fairhurst
Steelwork Contractor: Severfield plc
Main Contractor: BAM Construction
Client: Sky Studios