54 projects win in 2019 RIBA National Awards

RIBA revealed a competitive roster of winners for their National Awards. As part of their yearly awards cycle since 1966, the National Awards distinguish the UK’s best new construction projects as well as provide insight into the UK's design and economic trends.

Volume housing, revamped historic buildings, and high-quality cultural destinations were key trends in this year's National Award winners. The 54 winning projects will now be considered for the Stirling Prize shortlist, which will be announced on July 18. The Stirling Prize winner will be announced October 8 in London.

“Despite the political and economic challenges of recent years, our 2019 RIBA National Award winners show that UK architecture is highly adaptable, immensely talented and as community-focused as ever,” said RIBA President Ben Derbyshire in a statement. “I am particularly heartened that more than one-third (20 of 54) of our winners have creatively adapted existing buildings. Given the scale of the global environmental challenge, we must encourage sustainable development and investment in buildings of the highest quality [...] At a time when the country is crying out for innovative, high-quality affordable housing, I am pleased we have been able to recognize some exemplar schemes. I encourage all local authorities and developers to look to these projects for inspiration and rise to the challenge of building the homes people want and need.”

Below is the full list of winners.

168 Upper Street (London, N1) by Groupwork
4 Pancras Square (London, W1) by Eric Parry Architects
Alexandra Palace (London, N22) by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
Battersea Arts Centre (London, SW11) by Haworth Tompkins
The Beecroft Building, University of Oxford by Hawkins\Brown
Brentford Lock West Keelson Gardens (London, TW8) by Mæ with White Ink Architects
Bristol Old Vic by Haworth Tompkins
Coal Drops Yard (London, N1C) by Heatherwick Studio with BAM Design

Collective on Calton Hill (Edinburgh, Scotland) by Collective Architecture
Colin Connect Transport Hub and Colin Town Square (Belfast, Northern Ireland) by Hall McKnight
Cork House (Berkshire) by MPH Architects
The Dorothy Garrod Building, Newnham College (Cambridge) by Walters & Cohen Architects
Eddington, Lot 1, North West Cambridge by WilkinsonEyre with Mole Architects
Eddington Masterplan, Cambridge by AECOM
Eleanor Palmer Science Lab (London, NW5) by AY Architects
Goldsmith Street (Norwich) by Mikhail Riches

Great Arthur House (London, EC1Y) by John Robertson Architects
Hackney Wick Station (London) by Landolt + Brown
Hampshire House by Niall McLaughlin Architects
Hill House Passivhaus (East Sussex) by Meloy Architects
House Lessans (Saintfield, Northern Ireland) by McGonigle McGrath
Kettle's Yard (Cambridge) by Jamie Fobert Architects
Kingswood Preparatory School and Nursery (Bath) by Stonewood Design
LAMDA (London, W14) by Niall McLaughlin Architects

London Bridge Station by Grimshaw
The Macallan Distillery (Aberlour, Scotland) by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Mackintosh at the Willow (Glasgow, Scotland) by Simpson & Brown
Mapleton Crescent (London, SW18) by Metropolitan Workshop
Marmalade Lane Cohousing (Cambridge) by Mole Architects
Merano (London, SE1) by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners with EPR
Music School, King's College School Wimbledon (London, SW19) by Hopkins Architects
Nevill Holt Opera (Leicestershire) by Witherford Watson Mann Architects

Nithurst Farm (West Sussex) by Adam Richards Architects
North West Cambridge Utility Buildings by Robin Lee Architecture
Ordsall Chord (Manchester) by BDP
The Painted Hall (London, SE10) by Hugh Broughton Architects with Martin Ashley Architects

Peter Hall Performing Arts Centre (Cambridge) by Haworth Tompkins 
Pitzhanger Manor and Gallery (London, W5) by Jestico + Whiles with Julian Harrap Architects 
Preston Bus Station Refurbishment by John Puttick Associates with Cassidy+Ashton 
The Queens Diamond Jubilee Galleries (London, SW1) by MUMA LLP 

A Restorative Rural Retreat for Sartfell (Isle of Man) by Foster Lomas
Royal Opera House Open Up (London, WC2E) by Stanton Williams
Secular Retreat (Devon) by Atelier Peter Zumthor with Mole Architects
Sevenoaks School Science and Technology Centre and Global Study Centre by Tim Ronalds Architects
Signal Townhouses (London, SE1) by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
Simon Sainsbury Centre, Cambridge Judge Business School (Cambridge) by Stanton Williams

Southbank Centre (London, SE1) by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios with Archer Humphryes Architects
South London Gallery Fire Station (London, SE15) by 6a Architects
Teaching and Learning Building, University of Nottingham by Make Architects
Television Centre (London, W12) by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris with MacCreanor Lavington, Morris+Company, dRMM, Mikhail Riches, Piercy+Co, Haptic, Archer Humphreys and Coffey Architects

V&A Dundee by Kengo Kuma & Associates with PiM.studio Architects and James F Stephen Architects
Westminster Abbey Triforium Project (London, SW1) by Ptolemy Dean Architects
The Weston, Yorkshire Sculpture Park by Feilden Fowles Architects
Writ in Water (Runnymede, Surrey) by Studio Octopi