SSDA Shortlist 2026

The shortlist for the 58th Structural Steel Design Awards (SSDA), jointly sponsored by the British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA) and Steel for Life, has been announced.

This year’s awards received a great number of submissions, with the 21 shortlisted projects highlighting steel’s flexibility and versatility across diverse applications in the UK and Republic of Ireland.

The winners will be announced at an evening reception in London on 17th September.

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38 Berkeley Square, London

Architect: Piercy & Co
Structural Engineer: Elliott Wood
Main Contractor: Mace Limited
Client: Berkeley Estate Asset Management

81 Newgate Street, London

Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
Structural Engineer: AKT II
Steelwork Contractor: Severfield
Main Contractor: Mace
Client: Pella Real Estate

334 Oxford Street, London

Architect: Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
Structural Engineer: AKT II
Steelwork Contractor: Severfield
Main Contractor: Bovis
Client: Capital Real Estate Partners

BAE Govan, Glasgow

Architect: Corstorphine & Wright Architects
Structural Engineer: Robert Bird Group
Steelwork Contractor: Severfield
Main Contractor: McLaughlin & Harvey
Client: BAE Systems

Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool Architect: BDP Pattern

Structural Engineer: Buro Happold
Steelwork Contractor: Severfield
Main Contractor: Laing O’Rourke
Client: Everton FC ‘The People’s Project’

First Street, Manchester

Architect: Jon Matthews Architects
Structural Engineer: Ramboll
Steelwork Contractor: Elland Steel Structures Ltd
Main Contractor: BAM Construction Ltd
Client: Ask Real Estate Ltd

Fortnum & Mason Double Helix, London

Architect: Ben Pentreath Ltd
Structural Engineer: Format Engineers Ltd and Ramboll
Main Contractor: Portview Fit-Out Ltd
Client: Fortnum & Mason

Gairnshiel Jubilee Bridge

Architect: Moxon Architects Ltd
Structural Engineer: Arcadis
Steelwork contractor: J&D Pierce Contracts Ltd
Main Contractor: Wills Brothers Civil Engineering Ltd
Client: Aberdeenshire Council

Greycoat Stores, London

Architect: SPPARC and Veretec
Structural Engineer: Mason Navarro Pledge Limited
Client: LaSalle Investment Management

Manchester Airport Terminal 2 Reconfiguration

Architect: Pascall + Watson
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold
Steelwork Contractor: Leach Structural Steelwork Ltd
Main Superstructure Contractor: McCrory Holdings
Client: Manchester Airport Group

PUMA Flagship Store, London

Architect: Johnson Pinney Architects
Structural Engineer: Eckersley O’Callaghan
Main Contractor: Goodman Hichens PLC
Project Management: Mett Build
Client: PUMA UK Ltd

Sandyford House, Newcastle upon Tyne

Architect: GT3 Architects
Structural Engineer: JC Consulting and WB Engineers
Main Contractor and Client: Jomast

Stonecutter, London

Architect: TP Bennett
Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
Steelwork Contractor: William Hare Limited
Main Contractor: Mace
Client: Ivanhoé Cambridge & Pimco Real Estate and CO-RE

Tan House Footbridge, Berkshire 


Designer: Format Engineers Ltd
Structural Engineer: Format Engineers Ltd and WSP
Main Contractor: Balfour Beatty
Client: Network Rail

TBC.London

Architect: Stiff + Trevillion and ECE Architecture
Structural Engineer: Webb Yates
Main Contractor: Willmott Dixon
M&E Engineer: Atelier Ten
Client: FORE Partnership

The Bolt of Lightning, Warrington

Architect: Peter W Naylor
Structural Engineer: WSP
Main Contractor: D Morgan plc
Client: Miller Developments

The Jellicoe, London

Architect: Piercy & Company
Structural Engineer: Arup
Steelwork Contractor: Severfield
Main Contractor: McLaren Construction
Client: The King’s Cross Group

The Ribbon, London

Architect: Orms Architects
Structural Engineer: Heyne Tillett Steel
Steelwork Contractor: Billington Structures Limited
Main Contractor: Wates Construction
Client: CBRE

The Whale on the Wharf (Skyscraper), London

Artist: StudioKCA
Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
Geotechnical Engineer: A-squared Studio
Main Contractor: DiveCo Marine Ltd
Client: CWG

The Bakery Building, Dublin

Architect: AHMM
Structural Engineer: CORA
Steelwork Contractor: Steel & Roofing Systems
Main Contractor: PJ Hegarty & Sons
Client: Google Ireland Ltd

Vyshhorod Bridge, Kyiv, Ukraine

Structural Engineer: Ukrainian State Road Research Institute
Steelwork Contractor: Cairnhill Structures Limited
Main Contractor: Dogus Insaat UK Limited
Client: Ministry of Regional Development and Construction of Ukraine