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Copper In Architecture Awards Results
A group of new mews houses in Dublin, designed wins this year's Copper in Architecture Award.
A group of new mews houses in Dublin, designed by architects de Blacam and Meagher, is the winner of this year's Copper in Architecture Awards Other design awards were made to Ian Simpson Architects, Urbis building in Manchester and Nicholas Ray Associates' Department of Chemistry for the University of Cambridge
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 30 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Awards for craftsmanship in copper were also made to four other projects.
The design awards were decided from 30 entries by judges Laurence Bain, Bain and Bevington Architects; Graeme Sutherland, The Bartlett School of Architecture; Gordon Talbot, Ian Ritchie Architects (a previous award winner); Peter Clegg, Feilden Clegg Bradley and Stas Louca, Glas Architects+Designers (last year's winners).
The winning scheme in Dublin takes a new approach to the traditional mews house and makes wide use of copper cladding, not just on the barrel-vaulted roofs but also for sliding window shutters, sun awning fascias, vertical cladding and even service doors.
Further reading
Copper Close To The Edge
The central pavilion at the major redevelopment of the former Duke of York Barracks in Chelsea has distinctive copper roofs carefully detailed and executed with particularly slim edge profiles.
Copper in Architecture Awards shortlist
Judges for the 2005 Copper in Architecture Awards have announced their choice of shortlisted projects.
Here, three distinctive, light and airy homes have been created on a plot only 12.5m wide.
In contrast to this domestic scale, Manchester's landmark Urbis project was Highly Commended in recognition of its strong sculptural form incorporating a dramatic copper roof, together with its response to urban context as a major public building.
In Cambridge, substantial refurbishment of the Department of Chemistry buildings involved an overriding architectural approach to solving complex services problems resulting in copper clad sculptural forms enhancing the city's skyline and justifying its Commendation.
As well as recognising the use of copper in the best architectural designs, COPPER IN ARCHITECTURE is committed to encouraging the highest standards of craftsmanship for the effective realisation of architects' designs in the material.
This year's John Smith Awards for Craftsmanship winner is a new Assembly Hall and Theatre complex at Solihull School, designed by NVB Architects with copper work by Metalex Roofing.
Two distinctive projects were Highly Commended: the dramatic copper roof swooping down from a high level platform to the street entrance of Hounslow East Underground Station, designed by Acanthus Lawrence and Wrightson and installed by Broderick Structures and, in contrast, the elegant, wafer-thin copper roofs at The Duke of York's Headquarters, designed by London bloc Architects and installed by T+P Lead Roofing.
Finally, a distinctive boat-shaped internal wall designed by Architecture Technology Interiors and beautifully executed by NDM received a Commendation.
Full details of this year's Award winners and information on applying for the next Awards 11 can be found on the newly-expanded COPPER IN ARCHITECTURE website: www.cda.org.uk/arch.
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