Five projects, including the transformation of a Victorian powerhouse into a whiskey distillery, the conversion of a church into a Welsh language theatre, and a modern family home set within the bounds of Brecon Beacons National Park have been shortlisted for the RSAW (Royal Society of Architects in Wales) Awards 2025.
The shortlisted projects are:
Croes Fach by Hall + Bednarczyk Architects
Delfyd Farm by Rural Office
Hafod Morfa Copperworks Distillery & Visitor Centre by GWP Architecture & Archer Humphryes
Newport Active Travel Bridge by Grimshaw
Nyth by Manalo & White
Read all shortlists for the RIBA UK Award 2025.
RSAW Jury Chair Ian Chalk, Director of Ian Chalk Architects, said:
“This year's shortlist features a diverse range of projects - widely dispersed across North and South Wales, from Bangor to the Gower Peninsular - set within both rural landscapes and urban centres.
Ranging from domestic extensions to a community arts centre and a distillery, each project shares a common thread - to think beyond the immediate confines of the site boundaries and enrich the lives of the people and places which they inhabit.”
All projects shortlisted for RIBA Awards will be visited by a regional jury, and the winning projects will be announced later this spring.
The winners will then be considered for several RIBA Special Awards, including the RIBA Sustainability Award and RIBA Building of the Year, before being considered for a highly coveted RIBA National Award, which will be announced in summer.
The shortlist for the RIBA Stirling Prize – the UK’s best new building – will be drawn from the RIBA National Award-winning projects and announced in September. The Stirling Prize winner will be announced in October.
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