2006 Best Public Building
UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, London
Architect: Short & Associates
Brickwork contractor: D B Ryder
Brick: HG Matthews Grey-Brown Machine Made
Brick is used aesthetically, structurally and environmentally in this important academic building. The judges enjoyed the well-crafted mass brickwork façade and were impressed by brick's important role in the building's passive cooling strategy, particularly in the wonderful Gaudi-esque brick stair hall which is designed to temper internal temperatures.
Finalists
The Studio, The Petersfield School, Cranford Rd, Petersfield, Hampshire
Architect: Hampshire County Council Architects
Brickwork contractor: CDC Brickwork
Brick: Ibstock Brick: Chailey Hamsey Mixed Stock
Jubilee Sports Centre, University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, University Road, Southampton
Architect: Rick Mather Architects
Brickwork contractor: Ball & Lee
Brick: Terca Aldbury Red Multi
Dance City, Temple Street, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
Architect: Malcolm Fraser Architects
Brickwork contractor: Shepherd Construction
Brick: Baggeridge Brick: Telford Smooth Brown
Sports Pavilion, Radley College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Architect: JBKS Architects
Brickwork contractor: Berkshire County Brickwork
Brick: Ibstock Brick: Buckingham Chancel Mixture