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The Tall Buildings Awards, which took place at the end of June, “paid homage to the very best of these iconic structures and the teams behind them,” with the winners coming from across Greater London. Hosted by Peter Murray OBE, co-founder of NLA (New London Architecture), the awards took place at a reception following the Tall Buildings Conference in the City of London. With 11 categories, the Tall Buildings
Awards “celebrate excellence in an increasingly complex world that must respond to the issues of sustainability, mixed-use, community living, the circular economy and stringent legislation.” Turning the spotlight on the architects, engineers, contractors and the clients who plan and execute tall buildings, the awards are judged based on “the achievement of delivering projects of the highest quality” – this year the judges faced the task of selecting 11 winners from over 100 entries.
College Road
Picking up three awards and a Highly Commended accolade, offsite developer Tide and its volumetric brand Vision were crowned ‘Winner of Winners’ for College Road, a residential scheme in East Croydon, and their groundbreaking volumetric building system.
The development comprises two of the
world’s tallest volumetric modular buildings delivering almost 1,000 new homes. A 35-storey tower provides 120 affordable homes, and a 50-storey tower provides 817 co-living homes – making it one of the world’s largest co-living developments. The scheme won Best Residential Tall Building Project, and MJH Structural Engineers and Barrett Mahony Consulting Engineers were Highly Commended in the Best Tall Building Structural Engineer category for their “outstanding work” on the towers.
Completed in 2023, the project is thought to include the fi rst volumetric modular tower to reach 163 metres high, which makes it currently the tallest in Europe and the second tallest in the world. Tide and Vision also claimed the Tall Building Technology Innovation Award for their Vision Volumetric System. This
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‘Winner of Winners’ – College Road, Croydon, developed by Tide
advanced offsite technology is “leading the way in volumetric high-rise developments worldwide,” said the judges. It is operated under a vertically integrated procurement model with Tide acting as developer and contractor. Working together, the two fi rms have delivered almost £4bn worth of assets.
8 Bishopsgate Another big winner, 8 Bishopsgate in the City of London took three awards. Ove Arup & Partners, Wilkinson Eyre, Lendlease Construction Europe and developer Stanhope jointly claimed the trophy for Best Commercial Tall Building Project, with
Lendlease also picking up the prize for Best Tall Building Contractor. In addition, Arup was awarded Best Tall Building Structural Engineer for their work on the project. A “distinctive addition to the City of London’s skyline” for Stanhope & Mitsubishi Estate, 8 Bishopsgate is “characterised by its attention to detail, holistic approach to sustainability and rigorous integration of structure and services into the overarching architectural vision,” said the award judges. Conceptually, the building “challenges the traditional tower by breaking the massing into smaller blocks, allowing the high-rise form to bring human scale.”
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