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With 16 categories, nearly 250 entrants
and over 70 companies shortlisted, the
judges for this year’s Structural Timber
Awards reportedly had an “onerous job”
in selecting the winners, said the
organisers. The big winner on the
night was Cambridge Central Mosque,
by a team consisting of timber engineers
Blumer-Lehmann AG, contractor Gilbert
Ash and Marks Barfield A rchitects, which
scooped the Winner of Winners award.
With a design inspired by both Islamic
and English religious architectural
traditions, the building features innovative
glulam timber forms comprising a ‘forest’ of
tree-like columns. One of the judges
described the project as “a remarkable
building that pushes the boundaries of
glulam design, manufacture and assembly
into wholly new areas that suggest huge
potential for new building forms to be
developed using laminated timber
construction methods and products. Rarely
do buildings as innovative as this come
along and the achievement would certainly
justify the accolade of project of the year.”
The head of the judging panel and chief
executive of the Structural Timber
Association, Andrew Carpenter commented
on the awards: “The depth of expertise
across all categories was impressive and theexceptional number of entries clearly
demonstrates the upturn in the industry.
The Structural Timber Awards is a
high-point in the construction industry
calendar and it is truly inspiring to see so
much activity in the sector.” The ceremony
was held in October at the National
Conference Centre, Birmingham.Cambridge Mosque comes out on top at
Structural Timber Awards
AWARDSAWARDS
Structural Awards 2019
15 November, London
http://www.istructe.org/structuralawardsCONFERENCE
2019 RSAW Annual Conference
26 November, Cardiff
http://www.architecture.com/whats-onEXHIBITIONS
Beyond Bauhaus - Modernism in Britain
Ends February 2020
http://www.architecture.com/whats-onFESTIVAL
World Architecture Festival
04 - 06 December, Amsterdam
http://www.worldarchitecturefestival.comSEMINARS
RIBA Conservation Course
21 - 29 November, London
http://www.architecture.com/whats-onTRADE SHOWS
Homes UK
27 - 28 November, London
http://www.homesevent.co.ukLondon Build
27 - 28 November, London
http://www.londonbuildexpo.comEnerPHit, pioneered by the Passive Haus
Institute, is the gold standard of
performance for existing buildings.
James Traynor’s practical guide to
EnerPHit, published by RIBA, provides
architects and designers the tools to
retrofit our existing buildings to
demonstrate what is possible and
help the UK meet its crucial carbon
reduction commitments.
RIBA commented: “To meet the
ambitious target of reaching carbon zero
by 2050, or much earlier, buildingowners across the UK will be required to
upgrade their buildings to adhere to
increasingly stringent energy
performance requirements.
“So far, there has been no clear
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these requirements can be achieved,
but the EnerPHit standard offers a very
clear methodology.
“Nearly 20 per cent of UK carbon
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By equipping the reader with key
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performance.” Including a range of case
studies, it enables architects to
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The publishers conclude: “At a crucial
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