Housing Design Awards

Opening times: Mon-Sat 10am-5pm; except Tue 10am-9pm Venue: Florence Hall, 66 Portland Place, London W1B 1AD Description: To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Housing Design Awards, this year sees the biggest ever exhibition of at least 60 schemes which have demonstrated excellence in 2008, as well as new photography of the historic winners from over the last 60 years of the Awards, as they look today. Originally launched alongside the NHS by Health Secretary Aneurin Bevan – as housing was seen as key to health – today the awards are sponsored by the Department for Communities and Local Government and are an industrywide partnership, which celebrates the role of architect, developer, constructor and planning authority in the best new residential designs. For further details of past winners please visit: www.designforhomes.org/hda| Fees: Free admission Contact: RIBA Programmes (020) 7307 5533 Organiser: RIBA & Design For Homes