Wood Awards 2012 open for entries

The Wood Awards 2012, the UK’s premier award scheme celebrating the use of wood in architecture and furniture, is now open for entries.

The awards is free to enter via the website www.woodawards.com. The closing date is June 1.

The categories have been updated with the introduction of Small Project as a main category, the renaming of the Conservation/Restoration category as Repair & Adaptive Reuse, and the extension of one Furniture category into two: Bespoke Furniture and Production-made Furniture.

In separating the small projects from the private category this year with their own Small Project category, the Wood Awards has the opportunity to give much smaller projects, from bespoke staircases to garden buildings, the specific recognition they deserve.

The full list of categories are Commercial & Public Access, Private, Small Project, Structural, Repair & Adaptive Reuse, Bespoke Furniture and Production-made Furniture.

The aim of the Wood Awards is to recognise, encourage and promote outstanding design, craftsmanship and installation in wood.

Previous Gold Award winners include the Weald and Downland Museum by Edward Cullinan Architects, Norwich Cathedral visitors centre by Hopkins Architects and the Rothschild Foundation, using European oak, by Stephen Marshall Architects.

Sponsors include Wood for Good, The American Hardwood Export Council the Carpenters’ Company, TRADA, American Softwoods and BRE.

Visit www.woodawards.com for more information on how to enter, criteria and details on each of the categories.