EAA AWARDS CEREMONY 2019
Wednesday 22nd May, 2019
St Cecilia’s Hall, The University of Edinburgh
The EAA Awards recognise the best new buildings across our Chapter area (and beyond...) Nominated projects include a restored City Observatory, the first Scotch Whisky Distillery to operate in the Borders since 1837 and a data driven innovation hub are just some of the diverse projects shortlisted in the EAA Awards for Architecture 2019.
EAA President Ben Rainger introducing the 2019 EAA Awards for Architecture
In total 46 submissions were received across 5 Categories resulting in a shortlist of 19 individual projects. All projects are designed by registered architects and built within the chapter area*, with exception to the Ambassador Award which is built out with the chapter.
All shortlisted Projects were eligible for the coveted Building of the Year Award – sponsored by Taylor Maxwell.
The 2019 Judging Panel, chaired by recently elected EAA Vice President Nicholas Taggart of 7N Architects, includes Head of School at the Mackintosh School of Architecture Prof. Sally Stewart, EAA Council Member and Director at 3DReid Alastair Cook, and Project Officer at the Port of Leith Housing Association Kate Duckham.
The judging panel visited each of the shortlisted projects before announcing the results at a drinks reception at St Cecilia’s Hall – winner of the 2018 Regeneration & Conservation Award - on Wednesday 22nd May 2019.
Tickets for this event were free and it welcomed guests from across the architectural profession and industry stakeholders.
Please find images from the event below alongside the EAA Awards for Architecture 2019 Shortlist.
2019 EAA DESIGN AWARDS - SHORTLIST
Large Project – sponsored by Russwood
22 Observatory Road - Zone Architects
Bayes Centre - Bennets Associates
Brunswick Road - ISA
Fraser Avenue - Phase 1 - 7N Architects
St John's Church, Edinburgh - Alteration and Extension - LDN Architects
Collective on Calton Hill - Collective Architecture
Regeneration & Conservation: – sponsored by Cupa Pizzaras
The Borders Distillery - Gray McPherson Architects LLP
Sutherland & Co. studio - Sutherland & Co.
St John's Church, Edinburgh - Alteration and Extension - LDN Architects
Collective on Calton Hill - Collective Architecture
Small Project – sponsored by Fakro
Blackford Road - Konishi Gaffney Architects
Moray Place - David Blaikie Architects
Braid Road - Somner Macdonald Architects
Sutherland & Co. studio - Sutherland & Co.
Jessfield Terrace Extension - Konishi Gaffney Architects
Ambassador Award – sponsored by JML Contracts
Kesson Court Housing - Icosis Architects
Stamford Hill - ISA / Stockwool
North Pier Harbour Building - Oberlanders Architects LLP
Alyth Primary School - J M Architects
Queen's Cross Church - Lee Boyd Ltd
Wood Award - sponsored by Forestry Commission Scotland and Wood for Good
22 Observatory Road - Zone Architects
Liberton Barns - LBA
University of Edinburgh - Edinburgh Law School - LDN Architects
Collective on Calton Hill - Collective Architecture
* The Chapter area is defined as the City of Edinburgh, the Counties of West Lothian, Mid Lothian, East Lothian, Berwick, Roxburgh, Selkirk, Peebles, Clackmannan and Fife (that part south and west of a line drawn on West Wemyss to Auchmore Bridge on the border of Kinross-shire).
Note: The Edinburgh Architectural Association (EAA) is a charitable organisation and has been in existence since 1858. It is the oldest Association of the architectural profession in Scotland, and in the UK is pre-dated only by the RIBA and the London Architectural Association.
IMAGE CREDIT: David P Scott