Shortlist announced for 50th Concrete Society Awards
18.07.2018The Concrete Society has announced the shortlist for its 50th Excellence in Concrete Awards, one of the longest-running awards events in the UK construction industry.
This prestigious awards initiative continues to showcase the use of concrete as a structural, architectural and sustainable material. The winners from this impressive list will be announced by broadcaster Huw Edwards at the Society Awards Dinner, being held on Wednesday, 21st November 2018 at The Royal Lancaster Hotel, London.
Detailed below are the 15 projects that have been shortlisted:
Project
Nominated by
Blyth OffShore Demonstrator Windfarm, Northumberland
BAM Nuttall
Crossrail – Floating Track Slab, London
LKAB Minerals
Digby Stuart College Library, University of Roehampton, London
BDP and Creagh Concrete
George Green Library, University of Nottingham
Hopkins Architects
Mersey Gateway Bridge, Liverpool
CEMEX UK Materials
Plot A – 2 Television Centre, London
Expanded
Principal Tower, London
Carey Group
Sandford Lock Hydroelectric Plant, Oxford
Murform
Sibson Building, University of Kent, Canterbury
Penoyre & Prasad
Tate St Ives, Cornwall
BAM Construction
Three Rivers Academy, Walton-on-Thames
Arup
Tottenham Hotspur FC Stadium, London
AJ Morrisroe & Sons
TouchBase Pears, Birmingham
Glenn Howells Architects
Two St Peter’s Square, Manchester
SimpsonHaugh
White Collar Factory, London
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
Kathy Calverley MBE, managing director of The Concrete Society, said, “Once again the judges have been overwhelmed by the high numbers of entries for the competition. The shortlisted projects have all demonstrated unique and interesting uses of concrete, showcasing this most versatile structural and architectural material. My congratulations go to all those projects who have reached this final stage. I look forward to celebrating these achievements at our special 50th Concrete Society Awards Dinner in November.”
The Concrete Society would also like to thank its Premier Sponsor Sika and its supporting sponsors – Peri, IHS Markit, Socotec, Ancon, Mass Concrete and Pudlo – for their patronage of this wonderful celebration of the most widely used building material in the world.
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