June 6 2014

Tribute has been paid by architects towards the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service following their heroic efforts to save the Glasgow School of Art during a special dedication held at last night’s Scottish Design Awards.

At the event, sponsored by Urban Realm, the emergency services quick-wittedness and bravery in preventing a terrible loss from becoming a national calamity was cited as a true inspiration.

Assistant chief officer Dave Boyle, the director of service delivery for the West of Scotland, commented: “On behalf of SFRS I would like to say thank you for this recognition of our crews. It’s easy to overlook the huge challenge that faced our crews.

“The Mackintosh is a world renowned building but it was never designed to slow down fire and features like hidden voids allow flames to move from one point to another extremely quickly. Fighting the fire from both inside and outside the building gave us the best chance of stopping the flames and the early decisions made by our crews and incident commanders proved crucial.”

The show had to go on however in typically boisterous bash on the well-worn floorboards of Glasgow’s Radisson hotel Scotland’s best new buildings were celebrated in a night of celebration with Reiach & Hall Architects once again leading the way, picking up a Grand Prix for their Battle of Bannockburn visitor centre as well as being named best practice.

A full list of winners is presented below:

Grand Prix
Company: Reiach and Hall Architects
Client: The Battle of Bannockburn Visitors Centre
Title: The Battle of Bannockburn Visitors Centre

Chairman’s Award
Company: Arup
Client: SECC
Title: SEC Hydro Arena

Architecture Practice of the Year
Reiach and Hall Architects

Lighting
Award
Company: Arup
Client: SECC
Title: SEC Hydro Arena

Commendation
Company: KSLD
Client: Historic Scotland
Title: Iona Abbey Museum


Interior Design
Award
Company: CM Design Consultants
Client: BrewDog plc
Title: BrewDog, Sau Paulo, BRAZIL

Nomination
Company: Morgan McDonnell Architecture Ltd
Client: Chris Stewart Group
Title: The Devil's Advocate

Nomination
Company: 442 Design Ltd
Client: North Ayrshire Council
Title: North Ayrshire Council Identity

Regeneration
Award
Company: GLM
Client: Natural Retreats
Title: Natural Retreats: The Inn at John O'Groats

Award
Company: RMJM Architecture Ltd.
Client: City Legacy
Title: Commonwealth Games Village

Commendation
Company: Morgan McDonnell Architecture Ltd
Client: Chris Stewart Group
Title: Advocate's Close

Residential
Award
Company: Denizen Works
Title: House No.7

Nomination
Company: RMJM Architecture Ltd.
Client: City Legacy
Title: Commonwealth Games Village

Affordable Housing
Award
Company: Austin-Smith:Lord
Client: Ayrshire Housing
Title: Burns Wynd

Commendation
Company: RMJM Architecture Ltd.
Client: City Legacy
Title: Commonwealth Games Village

Nomination
Company: Ian Springford Architects
Client: Cruden Homes (East) Ltd
Title: Redevelopment of St Martins Church

Nomination
Company: Collective Architecture
Client: Sanctuary Housing
Title: Anderston Regeneration

Leisure/Culture Building
Award
Company: Foster + Partners
Client: Scottish Exhibition Centre Ltd (SEC)
Title: The SSE Hydro

Award
Company: Reiach and Hall Architects
Client: The Battle of Bannockburn Visitors Centre
Title: The Battle of Bannockburn Visitors Centre

Health Building or Project
Commendation
Company: Collective Architecture
Client: Loretto Housing Association
Title: 1196 Tollcross Road

Commendation
Company:  Archial Norr
Client: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Title: The Vale Centre for Health and Care

Nomination
Company: Halliday Fraser Munro
Client: Maggie's Care Centre
Title: Maggie's Care Centre Aberdeen

Education Building or Project
Award
Company:  Malcolm Fraser Architects
Client: University of Edinburgh
Title: Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation

Award
Company: jmarchitects
Client: Moray College
Title: Alexander Graham Bell Centre, Moray College

Commendation
Company: Archial Norr
Title: Port Glasgow Community Campus

Commercial/Offices Building or Projects
Award
Company: Reiach and Hall Architects
Client: SCOTTISH WATER
Title: SCOTTISH WATER - THE BRIDGE

Commendation
Company: Ian Springford Architects
Client: North Ayrshire Council
Title: Refurbishment of Bridgegate House

Commendation
Company: Aim Architects
Client: Scottish Enterprise - Peter Noad
Title: DISTRICT 10 - 01

Retail Building or project
Award
Company: Cooper Cromar
Client: Waitrose
Title: Waitrose

Public Building
Commendation
Company: ATKINS
Client: NETWORK RAIL
Title: DALMARNOCK STATION

Commendation
Company: City of Edinburgh Council
Client: SfC Bereavement Services, City of Edinburgh Council
Title: Visitor's Pavilion, Castle Park Cemetery

Commendation
Company: Gareth Hoskins Architects Limited
Client: Greyfriars Kirk
Title: Grassmarket Community Project


Proposed Building

Award
Company:  MorganMcDonnell Architecture Ltd
Client: Fordell Estates & Corran Properties
Title: 26-31 Charlotte Square

Commendation
Company: Lee Boyd
Client: The Haining Charitable Trust
Title: The Haining, Conversion of Coach Houses

Nomination
Company: McGregor Bowes
Client: The Highlanders' Museum
Title: The Highlanders' Museum Redevelopment Project

Low Cost Project

Engineering Design

Public Realm/Landscaping
Award
Company: Ian White Associates Landscape Architects Ltd
Client: The National Trust for Scotland
Title: The Battle of Bannockburn

Nomination
Company: Austin-Smith:Lord
Client: Irvine Bay Regeneration Company
Title: Bridgegate Public Realm

Place making/Master Planning
Commendation
Company: RMJM Architecture Ltd.
Client: City Legacy
Title: Commonwealth Games Village

Sustainable Design

Award
Company: BDP
Client: Scottish Water
Title: Edinburgh Drinking Water Project

Commendation
Company: Mark Waghorn Architects Ltd
Client: Neil and Mary Gourlay
Title: Three Glens

Commendation
Company: RMJM Architecture Ltd.
Client: City Legacy
Title: Commonwealth Games Village

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