Kent Design Awards
{{Short description|Awards in design excellence}}
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{{Infobox award
| name = Kent Design Awards
| awarded_for = To celebrate the high quality development delivered throughout Kent
| presenter = Kent Design Initiative (part of Kent County Council)
| country = UK
| year = 2003
| holder =
| website = [http://www.kent.gov.uk/community_and_living/regeneration_and_economy/kent_design_initiative/design_awards/about_the_awards.aspx Kent Design Initiative]
}}
These awards were created to celebrate design excellence in Kent and were first staged in 2003 and are usually held every two years.{{cite web |first=Hannah | last=Ratcliffe |url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/kent/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_8571000/8571992.stm |title =Unique design and architecture in Kent is awarded |website =bbc.co.uk |date=17 March 2010 |accessdate=23 December 2013 }} They were then renamed 'Kent Design and Development Awards' in 2012. Then have stayed as the 'Kent Design and Development Awards' in 2014.
2003
- Commercial and Industrial Building winner - Holiday Extras HQ Building, Newingreen, Hythe{{cite web |url=http://www.holidayextras.co.uk/about-us/awards-archive.html?agent=WM076&awc=3496_1387894886_f9a236a0f1c6f79d68a80785c5790a99 |title =Holiday Extras® Awards Archive |website =www.holidayextras.co.uk |year=2003 |accessdate=24 December 2013 }}
- Public Building winner - Riverhead Infant School, Sevenoaks
- Urban Design and Town Centre Renewal winner - St. Mildreds Lavender Mews, Canterbury
- Best Individual House - Lynwood, Tunbridge Wells (private residence){{cite web |url=http://www.bbsconstruction.com/cs-new-house-lynwood.php |title =Case Studies |website =www.bbsconstruction.com |year=2002 |accessdate=16 January 2014 }}
- Housebuilding for Quality winner - Ingress Park, Greenhithe
- Overall winner - Lynwood, Tunbridge Wells (private residence)
Highly Commended was Romney Warren Visitor Centre{{cite web |url =http://www.ecolibriumsolutions.co.uk/projects/romney-warren-visitor-centre/ |title =Romney Marsh Visitor Centre |website =www.ecolibriumsolutions.co.uk |year =2003 |accessdate =24 December 2013 |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131225111613/http://www.ecolibriumsolutions.co.uk/projects/romney-warren-visitor-centre/ |archive-date =25 December 2013 |url-status =dead }}
2004
- Housebuilding for Quality winner - Vista (private residence), Dungeness{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/arts/pictures/image/0,8543,-10604950018,00.html |title =Riba award winners 2004 |website =The Guardian |year=2004| access-date=16 January 2014}}
- Public Building/Education winner - St Augustine's RC School, Hythe{{cite web |url=http://architecturecentre.org/documents/education/learning_by_design_staugustines.pdf |title =Information about St. Augustine's Primary School |website =architecturecentre.org |date=25 April 2007| accessdate=16 January 2014}}
- Town and Village Renaissance - Horsebridge and Brownings Yard, Whitstable{{cite web |url=http://www.clague.co.uk/sector-details.asp?CategoryID=10 |title=Portfolio |website=www.clague.co.uk |year=2004 |accessdate=16 January 2014 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118061023/http://www.clague.co.uk/sector-details.asp?CategoryID=10 |archivedate=18 January 2014 }}
- Overall Winner - St Augustine's RC School, Hythe
2005/2006
- Public Building winner - Trosley Country Park amenity block {{cite web |url=http://www.ecolibriumsolutions.co.uk/projects/country-park-amenity-block/ |title =Country park amenity block Trosley Country Park, Kent |website =www.ecolibriumsolutions.co.uk |year=2005 |accessdate=24 December 2013 }}
- Commercial, Industrial and retail winner - Kings Hill Village Centre {{cite web |url=http://www.lee-evans.co.uk/portfolio-item/kings-hill-village-centre/
|title =Kings Hill Village Centre |website =www.lee-evans.co.uk |year=2005 |accessdate=24 December 2013 }}
- Housebuilding winner - Iden Farm Cottage, Boughton Monchelsea, near Maidstone{{cite web |date=2 December 2005 |title=Top design award for converted rail shed |url=http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/newsarchive.aspx?articleid=23955 |website =www.kentonline.co.uk |accessdate=16 January 2014 }}
- Building Renovation winner - The Old Gymnasium, Deal Cavalry Barracks, Deal
- Best New Neighbourhood winner - Affordable village housing in Ash Grove, St Margaret's at Cliffe, near Dover.
- Overall Winner - The Goods Shed, Canterbury
==2007/2008==
Also nominated was Sevenoaks Kaleidoscope museum, library and gallery, although misleadingly named as a winner on an architects brochure.{{cite web |url=http://www.clayarchitecture.com/_literature_109963/Clay_Brochure_March_2013_-_format_pdf |title =Clay Architecture |website =www.clayarchitecture.com |date=6 March 2013 |accessdate=30 December 2013 }}
- Commercial, Industrial and retail winner - Broadside (HQ of MHS Homes), Chatham {{cite web|url=http://www.ancon.co.uk/projects/broadside-chatham-maritime-kent-uk |title=Broadside, Chatham Maritime, Kent, UK |website=www.ancon.co.uk |year=2013 |accessdate=16 January 2014 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221130216/http://www.ancon.co.uk/projects/broadside-chatham-maritime-kent-uk |archivedate=21 February 2014 }}
- Housebuilding winner - Sandling Park (a residential scheme), Maidstone{{cite web |url=http://www.housingexcellence.co.uk/news/sandling-park-wins-kent-design-award-138350 |title =Sandling Park wins Kent Design Award |website =www.housingexcellence.co.uk |date=13 December 2007 |accessdate=16 January 2014 }}
- Building Renovation (joint winners) - Pilkington Building {{cite web |url=http://www.rmjm.com/portfolio/pilkington-building-universities-at-medway-england/ |title =Pilkington Building, Universities at Medway, England |website =www.rmjm.com |year=2007 |accessdate=16 January 2014 }} and Drill Hall Library, within the Universities at Medway{{cite web |url=http://enterprise.gre.ac.uk/news/articles/2007news/a1477-kent-sesign-awards |title=Medway Campus collects First Prize at Kent Design Awards |website=enterprise.gre.ac.uk |date=6 December 2007 |accessdate=16 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117020512/http://enterprise.gre.ac.uk/news/articles/2007news/a1477-kent-sesign-awards |archive-date=17 January 2014 |url-status=dead }}
- Public Building winner - Parrock Street public toilets, Gravesend (Gravesham Community Project PFI){{cite web |url=http://www.plastikarchitects.com/parrock-street/ |title =Parrock Street |website =www.plastikarchitects.com |year=2007 |accessdate=24 December 2013 }}
- Landscape category winner - Lower Leas Coastal Park, Folkestone{{cite web|url=http://www.kentnordpasdecalais.com/activities/amphitheatre/?lang=en|title=Amphitheatre|website=www.kentnordpasdecalais.com|year=2012|accessdate=5 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140107054530/http://www.kentnordpasdecalais.com/activities/amphitheatre/?lang=en|archivedate=7 January 2014}}
- Overall Winner - The Pines Calyx, St Margaret's at Cliffe
2010
30 projects were shortlisted in seven categories from more than 60 entries.
The Medway Building at the University of Kent as part of the Universities at Medway, was nominated for Best Public Building.{{cite web |url=http://www.e-architect.co.uk/england/medway-building
|title =Medway Building, Kent, England |website =www.e-architect.co.uk |date=4 February 2010 |accessdate=24 December 2013 }} Also nominated was Crossway Low Energy House, near Maidstone.{{cite web |url=http://www.jhai.co.uk/project/case-study-crossway-low-energy-house-kent |title =Case Study Crossway Low Energy House, Kent |website =www.jhai.co.uk |year=2009|accessdate=24 December 2013 }}
- Conservation & Craftsmanship Category winner - The Darnley Mausoleum, Cobham
- Town & Village Renaissance winner - Ashford Shared Space
- Residential overall winner - The Quays (towers with the former Chatham Dockyard), Chatham Maritime{{cite web
|url=http://www.ardmoregroup.co.uk/news/awards/
|title=Awards
|website=www.ardmoregroup.co.uk
|year=2010
|accessdate=24 December 2013
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305073127/http://www.ardmoregroup.co.uk/news/awards/
|archivedate= 5 March 2016
}}
- Residential (major development) winner - The Quays, Chatham Maritime
- Residential (minor development) winner - El Ray, Dungeness
- Commercial, Industrial & Retail winner - Deal Pier
- Public Buildings (general) winner - Quarterhouse, Folkestone{{cite web |url =http://www.alisonbrooksarchitects.com/studio/awards/
|title =Awards | website=www.alisonbrooksarchitects.com |date=17 March 2010 |accessdate=23 December 2013 }}
- Public Buildings (schools) winner - St. James the Great Primary & Nursery School, East Malling
- Project of the Year - the Lord Sandy Bruce-Lockhart Award - The Darnley Mausoleum, Cobham
2012 (Renamed as 'Kent Design and Development Awards')
Jointly organised and sponsored by 'DHA Planning' (town planning and transport consultancy), Kent County Council and Ward Homes (public housing management).{{cite web |url=http://architecture-centre.org/2012/05/30/kent-design-and-development-awards-2012/ |title=KENT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT AWARDS 2012 |website=architecture-centre.org |year=2012 |accessdate=24 December 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140107054608/http://architecture-centre.org/2012/05/30/kent-design-and-development-awards-2012/ |archive-date=7 January 2014 |url-status=dead }}
94 nominees including Sevenoaks School Performing Arts Centre and Cornwallis Academy.{{cite web |first=Kasan | last=Goh |url =http://www.clayarchitecture.com/blog/kent_design_award_2012_for_best_public_building_-_education_ |title =Kent Design Award 2012 for Best Public Building ( Education ) |website =www.clayarchitecture.com |date=6 December 2012 |accessdate=23 December 2013 }}
- Commercial, Industrial and Retail winner - Rocksalt Restaurant, Folkestone
- Public Buildings Education winner - Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
- Civils and Infrastructure winner - Dover Esplande, sea frontage
- Environmental Performance winner - Hadlow College
- Minor Residential winner - Hill House, Ulcombe{{cite web |url =http://www.workingmetals.co.uk/hill-house.php |title =Hill House, Kent - 2012 RIBA Award Winner |website =www.workingmetals.co.uk |year =2012 |accessdate =23 December 2013 |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20130813022215/http://workingmetals.co.uk/hill-house.php |archive-date =13 August 2013 |url-status =dead }}
- Major Residential winner - Rosemary Gardens, Park Wood{{cite web |url =http://www.goldinghomes.org.uk/completed-developments/rosemary-gardens-park-wood-613/
|title =Rosemary Gardens, Park Wood |website =www.goldinghomes.org.uk |year=2012 |accessdate=23 December 2013 }}
- Public Buildings, Community winner - Turner Contemporary
- Public Buildings, Education winner - Walderslade Primary School
- Project of the Year (Sponsored by DHA Planning) - Rocksalt Restaurant, Folkestone {{cite web |url =http://www.mlm.uk.com/news_article.php?newsid=37 |title =Rocksalt Restaurant Winner at Kent Design Awards |website =www.mlm.uk.com |year=2012 |accessdate=23 December 2013 }}
2014 Kent Design and Development Awards
The shortlist was announced in September 2014;{{cite news|first=Chris|last=Britcher|title=Architects hope grand designs build on community benefits| newspaper=Kent on Sunday|location=Kent| date=28 September 2014}}
Categories Include:
- Major Residential category - Horsted Park, Chatham
- Minor Residential category - Pobble House, Romney Marsh
- Commercial, Industrial and Retail category - Medway Crematorium
- Civils and Infrastructure category - Sandwich Town Tidal Defences
- Education Public Buildings category - Goat Lees Primary School, Ashford
- Community Public Buildings category - Cyclopark, Gravesend
- Environmental Performance category - Goat Lees Primary School, Ashford
Overall winner ‘Project of the year’ - Goat Lees Primary School, Ashford,{{cite web|title=2014 winners|url=http://www.kentdesigndevelopmentawards.co.uk/p/2014-winners.html|accessdate=12 November 2017}}
2016 Awards
Twenty-three developments were shortlisted for the eight categories;
Winners:
- Commercial, Industrial and Retail category - The Wing, Capel-le-Ferne
- Conservation category - Command of the Oceans at Chatham Historic Dockyard,
- Environmental Performance category - North Vat, a house near Dungeness,
- Infrastructure and Renewables category - the cut and cover tunnel at Hermitage Quarry, Barming, by Gallagher Ltd,
- Education Public Buildings category - The Yarrow in Broadstairs,
- Community Public Buildings category - Fairfield (part of East Kent College) in Dartford
- Minor Residential category - Nautical Mews in Margate,
- Major Residential category - Farrow Court in Ashford and Wallis Fields in Maidstone,
The Wing for the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust at Capel-le-Ferne was named Project of the Year.{{cite web|title=Announcing the winners of the Kent Design and Development awards|url=http://www.kentdesigndevelopmentawards.co.uk/2016/12/announcing-winners-of-kent-design-and.html#more|year=2016|publisher=kentdesigndevelopmentawards.co.uk|accessdate=12 November 2017}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QofLxxroK5Y Kent Design and Development Awards 2012 ]
Category:British architecture awards