{"id":192183,"date":"2025-10-11T06:08:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T06:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/192183\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T06:08:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T06:08:12","slug":"five-british-architects-vie-for-international-timber-building-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/192183\/","title":{"rendered":"Five British architects vie for international timber building award \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The shortlist, <a href=\"https:\/\/builtbn.org\/shortlisted-projects\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">which recognises 28 cutting-edge timber buildings<\/a>, was chosen from almost 400 entries, with the UK being home to the most nominated schemes by some distance.<\/p>\n<p>Projects were assessed using the <a href=\"https:\/\/builtbn.org\/principles-for-responsible-timber-construction\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Principles for Responsible Timber Construction<\/a>, a global framework due to be launched at next month\u2019s COP30 in Bel\u00e9m, Brazil. The framework aims to ensure that increased demand for wood is managed responsibly.<\/p>\n<p>Six winners and six commendations will be selected from a shortlist that includes\u00a0housing, education, workplace, industrial facilities and public infrastructure schemes. They will be revealed at the <a href=\"https:\/\/builtbn.org\/annual-summit\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Built by Nature Summit<\/a> in London next Thursday (16 October).<\/p>\n<p>Chair of the judging panel and <a href=\"https:\/\/builtbn.org\/annual-summit\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Built by Nature<\/a> chief executive Paul King said: \u2018This prize celebrates the organisations who are driving real change around the world, transforming construction for a regenerative future.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The sheer range and ambition of the hundreds of submissions we received this year speaks volumes about the progress being made in timber construction worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018These projects are not just buildings; they are bold, real-world demonstrations of what\u2019s possible when we align design, material, and purpose with the Principles for Responsible Timber Construction.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The five British projects nominated are:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.architectsjournal.co.uk\/buildings\/footprint-completes-environmental-innovation-hub-in-bournemouth\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Durley Chine Environmental Hub, Bournemouth, by Footprint Architects<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.architectsjournal.co.uk\/buildings\/paradise-regained-feilden-clegg-bradleys-lambeth-office-development\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paradise, Lambeth, by FCBS<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.architectsjournal.co.uk\/buildings\/mae-creates-bespoke-brick-for-fulham-community-centre\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sands End Arts &amp; Community Centre, Fulham, by Mae Architects<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.architectsjournal.co.uk\/buildings\/timber-all-the-way-the-black-white-building-by-waugh-thistleton\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Black and White Building, Hackney, by Waugh Thistleton<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.architectsjournal.co.uk\/specification\/case-study-workstack-by-drmm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WorkStack, Charlton, by dRMM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Prize judge Maureen Whelan, manager of multilateral affairs for the Canadian Forest Service, said: \u2018The shortlisted projects \u2026 show how clear guidance, combined with supportive policy and innovation across the supply chain, can lead to climate-smart buildings that meet both environmental and performance goals.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Built by Nature is an Amsterdam-based not-for-profit aiming to transform the built environment by promoting the responsible use of timber and biobased materials.<\/p>\n<p>The next three episodes of the AJ Climate Champions podcast will be in partnership with Built by Nature and will be devoted to building with timber.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The shortlist, which recognises 28 cutting-edge timber buildings, was chosen from almost 400 entries, with the UK being&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":192184,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-192183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=192183"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192183\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/192184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=192183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=192183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=192183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}