An international student competition which seeks to inspire a new generation of garden city pioneers has been launched as part of the centenary celebrations of the International Federation of Housing and Planning (IFHP)
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Category Archives: Awards
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Ground Engineering Awards
Attracting the biggest names in the industry the Ground Engineering Awards offer an ideal opportunity to promote your engineering excellence, demonstrate a competitive edge, and position your company alongside the finest firms in the country.
The GE Awards provide an unequalled celebration of geotechnical and geoenvironmental achievements,
Enter today for the opportunity to:
- Showcase your outstanding projects – demonstrate how your technical skills outstrip your competitors’
- Prove you are the best – being shortlisted or winning establishes you on the international stage
- Reward and motivate your team – outstanding work requires commitment; what better way to reward your team’s efforts than with an award.
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Duke of Gloucester Young Achievers Awards
Construction Youth Trust searches for rising stars of the industry
The Scheme is intended to promote the construction industry to young people of all social backgrounds and, as a result, increase the number and diversity of entrants into the sector.
Previous winners of the awards have already started their mentoring programme and have experienced not only one-to-one mentoring but also site visits and industry networking events.
Construction Youth Trust News: LINK
Construction Industry Council Article: LINK
Clore Leadership Programme
Sponsored by Arts Council England, the general fellowships are open to candidates with at least five years’ paid work experience either in employment, self-employed or freelance, usually in the cultural sector. Applicants should be able to demonstrate a knowledge, understanding and passion for culture.
There are also a series of consortium fellowships, including a Heritage Consortium Fellowship supported by the Clore Leadership Programme and the Heritage Consortium – English Heritage, Heritage Lottery Fund, National Trust.
See IHBC Newsblog at: LINK
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Sir Patrick Geddes Memorial Trust Student Award Scheme
The Patrick Geddes Memorial Trust promotes the study of living society in its environment, according to the principles and practice of Professor Sir Patrick Geddes (1854-1932). He was one of the first biologists to stress the prime importance of habitat in what would now be called ecology, using a method of survey and synthesis developed in Scotland, France, the Near East and India and based on the principle of “Place-Work-Folk”.
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Greenbuild Awards
Recognising excellence in sustainable buildings, the awards focus on projects that can illustrate an understanding of the importance of building performance in use.
The awards were created in 2012 to celebrate truly sustainable buildings, which can back up green claims with evidence on in-use performance. The judges include Liz Reason (Green Gauge Trust), Kerry Mashford (NEF) and Paul Ruyssevelt (Ruyssevelt Consulting).
The building categories are:
• Domestic newbuild
• Domestic refurbishment
• Healthcare newbuild and refurb
• Workplace newbuild
• Workplace refurb
• Leisure newbuild
• Leisure refurb
• Educational newbuild
• Education refurb
• Retail newbuild
• Retail refurb
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Canal & River Trust – Waterways Renaissance Awards
It’s free and simple to enter, and offers entrants the opportunity to showcase their projects, earn a reputation for excellence and potentially help with winning future funding.
Since 2002, the Waterways Trust has recognised over a hundred inspiring projects that have enriched the lives of people across the UK.
Award categories:
- Area based regeneration
- Community
- Education and learning
- Flood risk management
- Historic environment
- Innovation
- Natural environment
- Partnership
- Recreation and tourism
- Strategy and masterplanning
- Volunteering
- Design and construction
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SPAB – Sir John Betjeman Memorial Award
The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings invites entries for a competition to honour the memory of Sir John Betjeman, and to mark his membership of The Society’s Committee from 1954 to 1977. The award will be made for repair to the fabric of buildings currently in religious use and which were built as churches, chapels or other places of worship in England and Wales. The work must have been completed during the previous 18 months.
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ATF Training Award
The ATF Training Award recognises and promotes best practice in training or professional development in archaeology. The award aims to recognise excellence in the fields of learning, training and professional development and is open to archaeological organisations, individuals, partnerships and collaborative projects throughout the United Kingdom, whether paid or voluntary.
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Prince’s Foundation – Building Skill in Craft
Our Building Skill in Craft Workers programme helps craftspeople develop their skills and understand how they fit into broader planning, design and building contexts.
Whilst all of our Craft apprentices have unique talent, every year we offer special recognition in the Hancocks Medal to the Apprentice who is judged to have excelled in technique and skill.
Successful applicants will be rewarded with an eight-month programme of courses and work placements, during which they will be given the opportunity to develop their craftsmanship and use their skills in a broad, holistic building context alongside other building professionals.
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North Pennines – The Pendlebury Award
The Pendlebury Award is named after Bob Pendlebury OBE, a man who not only loved exploring the wilds of the North Pennines but one who also worked tirelessly to look after and promote its unique and stunning landscape.
The award will go to somebody who has made a significant contribution to looking after and protecting the area’s natural beauty, from its flora and fauna through to its geology and heritage. Or to someone who acts as a champion for the North Pennines, to either their local community or to visitors.
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The British School at Rome
Rome Prize
The prestigious Rome Prize in Architecture is an exciting opportunity for a young architect to spend three or six months in Rome, and be a member of a vibrant residential community of architects, artists and researchers. It provides an extraordinary opportunity to study the contemporary architecture of Rome, as well as its historic context..
Giles Worsley Travel Fellowship
Giles Worsley, the distinguished architectural historian and critic, died of cancer in 2006 at the age of 44. He was an enthusiastic visitor to Italy and a great believer in the importance of Italian architecture of all periods in understanding the development of Western architecture. He was concerned that architecture schools do not give adequate emphasis to the teaching of architectural history and that architectural historians should be encouraged to experience the reality of influential Italian buildings.
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City of London – Sustainable City Awards
The Sustainable City Awards were established by the City of London Corporation in 2000 and are run in partnership with a consortium of 23 organisations.
Awards are given across 12 categories (124kb), which between them represent the three pillars of sustainable development, The Economy, Society and the Environment.
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EASA Awards
The Presidents’ Award
The award will be presented by Ecclesiastical Architects and Surveyors Association inconjunction with the Incorporated Church Building Society at the EASA AGM. The award will be given for new design in re-ordering, alterations, extensions or new buildings which are specifically for liturgical use.
King of Prussia’s Gold Medal Award
The medal is awarded to the Architect, Chartered Surveyor or Practice responsible for that scheme of church repair which is judged to have most successfully overcome the greatest aesthetic or technical challenge. The judges, at their discretion, may nominate a “Runner-up”.
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