Stephen Fry presents Britain鈥檚 best architects with their awards at glittering ceremony

Cottrell & Vermeulen has been crowned BD鈥檚 Architect of the Year.

The architect was presented with the prestigious Schueco Gold Award by Stephen Fry at the annual awards ceremony last night.

The practice was also named Education Architect of the Year on the strength of a string of exceptional projects including Brentwood School in Essex and Notre Dame High School in Southwark.

The Young Architect of the Year Award was won by Feilden Fowles, following in the footsteps of a string of YAYA winners who have gone on to flourish, including Coffey Architects and Arquitecturia who are working on the Olympicopolis project with Allies & Morrison and O鈥橠onnell & Tuomey.

The judges praised the quality of the entries and awarded highly commended honours as well as winners in a number of categories.

AYA 2016 WINNERS

The Schueco Gold Award

Winner: Cottrell & Vermeulen

 

Young Architect of the Year Award (YAYA)

Winner: Feilden Fowles

 

Refurbishment Architect of the Year

Winner: Takero Shimazaki

 

Education Architect of the Year

Winner: Cottrell & Vermeulen

Highly commended: AHMM

 

Individual House Architect of the Year

Winner: Jamie Fobert Architects

 

Office Architect of the Year

Winner: Bennetts Associates

Highly commended: Piercy & Co

 

Infrastructure Architect of the Year

Winner: Hawkins Brown

 

Sustainability Architect of the Year

Winner: Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

 

Sport & Leisure Architect of the Year

Winner: Panter Hudspith

 

Housing Architect of the Year

Winner: Levitt Bernstein

 

Masterplanning Architect of the Year

Winner: JTP

Highly commended: DSDHA

 

Public 好色先生TV Architect of the Year

Winner: Reiach and Hall

 

Small Project Architect of the Year

Winner: Stonewood Design

 

Interiors Architect of the Year

Winner: Haptic Architects

See all the AYA shortlists