Winners of the public vote were Steven Leask and Adam McAvoy from the University of Strathclyde with their fuel poverty tackling Hydrogen Storage scheme in Stornoway.
Other finalists were Ian Page of Liverpool John Moores University; Ben Robinson from Manchester School of Architecture and Will Brown from the RCA.
Judges included Russ Edwards, Pocket Living’s Design Director, formerly of dRMM who judged the prize for the first time. “I particularly enjoyed the engagement with relevant social and political debate – backed by comprehensive research, that was evident throughout. The shortlisted projects all demonstrated fantastic problem solving and architectural invention, with the winning scheme, for Berlin Templehof, demonstrating perhaps the most successful marriage of these qualities within a genuinely ambitious urban proposition.” Former Manchester student Robin Palmer, now an architect at Waitrose also judged the entries.
Mark Taylor, Director of 3DReid and head judge commented “Every year the broad range of submissions for the prize astounds us with the quality and richness of the emerging architectural talent from across the UK schools. As a snapshot of the future health of our profession, the submissions demonstrate the extraordinary creative and commercial astuteness of the students’ thinking combined with fantastic visualisation and graphic skills which gives us every confidence that the next generation is in great shape.”
Sasha Edwards, Northumbria University
Michael Powell, Leeds Beckett University
Steven Leask & Adam McAvoy, University of Strathclyde
Will Brown, RCA
Ian Page, Liverpool John Moores University
Ben Robinson, Manchester School of Architecture
