Six projects, including a cultural centre dedicated to architecture and a multistorey carpark adorned with sculptural artwork, have been shortlisted for RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) North East Awards 2025.
The shortlisted projects are:
Ad Gefrin Anglo Saxon Museum and Distillery by Elphick Associates
Farrell Centre by Space Architects and Elliott Architects
Rocket House by Napper Architects
Sundersea Sunderland by Tonkin Liu
Teesside University Bios by FaulknerBrowns
Whitburn Coastal Conservation Centre by MawsonKerr Architects
Read all shortlists for RIBA UK Awards 2025.
RIBA North East Jury Chair, Amy Waite, Associate Director at Mikhail Riches said:
“This year’s shortlisted projects are as diverse in typology as they are in scale; from a micro holiday home in a historic building to a distillery/museum to a coastal conservation centre.
These projects all represent a desire to make an impact on and improve their communities; from state of the art university buildings in Teesside, new infrastructure for Sunderland, and the Farrell Centre in Newcastle.
A strong focus on reuse and embodied carbon underpins many of the schemes – setting the bar for how to deliver quality without compromising on sustainability.”
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.
RIBA North East Building of the Year award is sponsored by: EH Smith
RIBA Sustainability Awards are sponsored by: Autodesk
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