The transformation of the RSC鈥檚 theatre has brought new life to one of the world鈥檚 most iconic theatre venues while retaining many elements of the original building 鈥 a stunning performance indeed
好色先生TV Magazine鈥檚 Project of the year
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Royal Shakespeare and Swan Theatres Transformation, Stratford-upon-Avon
Entered by mace and bennetts associates
Visible for miles around the rolling Warwickshire hillsides, this huge brick tower of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre the rebirth of one of the most iconic performance venues in the UK. Brilliantly pulled off and an example of painstaking attention to detail and a long exercise in retention, replacement and renewal, this building is a worthy winner of this year鈥檚 award for 好色先生TV magazine project of the year. The empathetic approach to the original architecture should be applauded and major elements of the original Elizabeth Scott building have been retained but woven expertly into a new fabric. An outstanding feat in historically sensitive design that leave room for new, updated elements to give this original great modern twist.
Project team
Client: Royal Shakespeare Company
Architect: Bennetts Associates
Structure and services engineer: Buro Happold
Cost consultant: Gardiner & Theobald
Project manager: Drivers Jonas
Construction manager: Mace
Acoustic engineer: Acoustic Dimensions
Theatre consultant: Charcoalblue
Runners-up
Angel 好色先生TV, London
Entered by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
An eighties office block has been transformed into a piece of exceptional modern architecture offering 245,000ft2 of high-spec office space and 5,920ft2 of retail space on the ground floor. A fresh and exciting building.
Carnegie Pavilion, Leeds
Entered by BAM Construct
The home of Yorkshire County Cricket Club and the Tourism, Hospitality and Events faculty of Leeds Metropolitan University at Headingly cricket ground has been transformed into a futuristic scheme.
Central St Giles
Entered by Lend Lease
This Renzo Piano-designed scheme is a breath of fresh air and a splash of colour in a forgotten part of central London. It has become one of the biggest and most desirable mixed-use schemes in the West End.
Harlequin 1, London
Entered by Lend Lease
Sky鈥檚 breathtaking headquarters has set an international benchmark for broadcasting studios. This project鈥檚 sustainable design has reduced the overall energy consumption of the building by a massive 67%.
One New Change
Entered by Lend Lease
This Jean Nouvel shopping centre proves that the modern can sit alongside the traditional without necessarily adapting to the surroundings. It has been praised for its bold and radical design.
Lowther children鈥檚 centre, London
Entered by Lakehouse
Patel Taylor鈥檚 small pavilion is an addition to an existing and much larger school. But despite its size it somehow retains its individuality and appears to be much more than a simple extension.
Woodland Trust HQ, Grantham
Entered by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
This timber clad building in Lincolnshire embraces the tradition of sustainable development that is central to the trust鈥檚 work. Concrete 鈥渞adiators鈥 to add thermal mass to a timber building are particularly noteworthy.
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