Wood Awards shortlist revealed
27 July 2016Some of the best architectural designs in wood have been chosen for the 2016 Wood Awards shortlist.
The commercial and leisure category finalists include Gloucester Services, which incorporates a glulam roof and is designed by Glenn Howells Architects, as well as a the Stihl Treetop Walkway at Westonbirt, the National Arboretum.
The education and public sector shortlist includes Maggie’s at Manchester, a design by Foster + Partners utilising LVL, while new buildings at St Clare’s College, Oxford saw Eurban supply cross-laminated panels.
In the small projects category, a bespoke doors project in Westminster saw TimbaTeq Bespoke Joinery, Whitmore's Timber Ltd and Capital Crispin Veneers combine using German and French oak.
Another small projects finalist is The Twist, which saw the Architectural Association build a timber installation using CNC-milled birch ply supplied by Hanson Plywood.
“It has been another excellent year for entries,” said lead judge and architect Michael Morrison of Purcell. “The variety of submissions has, as ever, been terrific.”
The shortlist will be showcased at 100% Design stand L620, September 21-24 at London Olympia.
The winners will be revealed by host Grant Gibson, editor of Crafts magazine, at the 45th annual Wood Awards ceremony at Carpenters’ Hall on November 22.
