York Minster’s Centre of Excellence for Heritage Skills has been crowned best new building in York at the 17th annual York Design Awards.
The recently completed building, on the Minster Estate, won the Lord Mayor’s award, the top accolade at a prestigious awards ceremony held at the CityScreen Picturehouse.
Other winners on the night included the Bustardthorpe development at York Racecourse in the sustainability category, Raffles Hall in the large residential category and the Cocoa Works won the public realm award.
The York Mix People’s Choice awards – decided by public vote – was also won by the Centre of Excellence. The Young People’s Choice Awards, voted by people under 18, was awarded to Eden House in Earswick.
Here is the full list of winners:
• Small Residential/Single dwelling – St Andrews Place
• Small Residential/Single dwelling – Rowan House
• Large Residential/Multiple dwelling – Raffles Hall
• Large Residential/Multiple dwellings – 9 King Street
• Non-Residential – Heritage Quad, Centre of Excellence for Heritage Skills
• Non-Residential – Osbaldwick Village Hall
• The John Shannon Conservation Award – St Peter’s School Conservation Project
• Sustainability Award – York Racecourse
• Public Realm Award – Cocoa Works
• Young Person’s Award – Eden House, Earswick
• York Mix People’s Choice Award – Heritage Quad, Centre of Excellence for Heritage Skills
• Lord Mayor’s Award – Heritage Quad, Centre of Excellence for Heritage Skills
The Centre of Excellence for Heritage Craft Skills and Estate Management has established the York Minster Precinct as a world-class campus facility for research, education and training in traditional craft skills. It is creating capacity to allow world class stonemasons from the Minster to undertake commissions for other heritage estates utilising state-of-the-art cutting technology.
The 17th York Design Awards showcased the city’s architectural excellence, celebrating projects that exemplify innovation, sustainability, and respect for York’s rich heritage.
Ann Reid, Chair of the York Design Awards, commented:
“The Centre of Excellence was a worthy winner of the prestigious Lord Mayors Award and is a fantastic addition to the City. I would like to congratulate all the winners in the respective categories as the entries this year were top class.
“We had over 600 votes in the York Mix People’s Choice and Young Person’s awards, and I would like to thank everyone who took the time to vote.”
Headline sponsor the of the awards was leading York-based planning consultant O’Neill Associates, with additional sponsorship from York Civic Trust, York Conservation Trust, Simpson and Brown and York Architectural Association.
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