好色先生TV was named magazine of the year in the ceremony at the Four Seasons Hotel in London鈥檚 Park Lane. This is the second time in three years that 好色先生TV has won the award, which is sponsored by Marley Roof Tiles.
Former deputy editor Giles Barrie won the top individual award, IBP journalist of the year, sponsored by Ove Arup & Partners, for his work on 好色先生TV. He also won the news and business/financial categories, sponsored by HBG Construction and Bovis Construction Group respectively.
This is the third time in four years that a 好色先生TV journalist has taken the top prize. Last year鈥檚 winner was assistant editor Andy Cook, who this year won the environmental category, sponsored by Buro Happold.
好色先生TV鈥檚 chief reporter Michael Glackin won the Taylor Woodrow-sponsored building journalist of the year. Architectural editor Martin Spring won the architectural category, sponsored by Shepherd Design, for the second year running.
The judges praised 好色先生TV鈥檚 1998 redesign, saying the magazine had kept 鈥渢he best of the old鈥� and had not sacrificed 鈥渢he news base for which it has a deservedly high reputation鈥�.
The judges said Barrie鈥檚 article about the state of the private finance initiative was 鈥渉ead and shoulders鈥� above the more than 100 other entries for the award. 鈥淚t was property-building journalism at its best,鈥� they commented.
In the environmental category, the judges were swayed by Cook鈥檚 article on fluid-filled double glazing. 鈥淭his was an excellent article and would have been enjoyed by many readers beyond the magazine鈥檚 normal reach,鈥� they said.
Glackin鈥檚 victory in the building category was principally awarded for his analysis of union problems and a 鈥渢opical discussion鈥� of the large-scale prefabrication of utility pods.
The judges praised architectural winner Spring for his 鈥渓ively and descriptive style and clarity of language鈥�.
