9 Greater Manchester buildings shortlisted for prestigious architecture award – including New Century

Nine Greater Manchester buildings have been shortlisted for this year’s Royal Institute of British Architects awards – dominating the North West's 13 buildings in total. 

The shortlist of projects includes a mix of innovative new designs and historic buildings that have been given a new lease of life. All the buildings will now be visited by a regional judge and the winners will be announced in spring. Winners will then qualify for other RIBA awards, including the Sustainability Award and the coveted Building of the Year. 

RIBA Special Awards, including the RIBA Sustainability Award and RIBA Building of the Year, before being considered for a highly coveted RIBA National Award, which will be announced in summer.

RIBA North West Jury Chair Katy Marks, Founder of Citizens Design Bureau, said: “This year’s shortlist reflects growing ambition to build a Northern Powerhouse. It’s also particularly heartening to see an investment in designing high-quality learning and healthcare environments, which deliver on social and economic benefits for future generations. 

“From the reinvention of a 200-year-old cotton mill into a residential community, to the sensitive retrofit of an iconic music hall which laid abandoned for years, these projects are underpinned by a desire to restore and celebrate the industrial character of the North and deliver buildings which enhance people’s lives.” 

Which Greater Manchester buildings have been shortlisted? 

• Crusader Works, Manchester, by shedkm and Capital&Centric 

• Leonardo Hotel, Manchester, by stephenson hamilton risley STUDIO 

• Mustard Cowork at Little Underbank, Stockport, Greater Manchester, by Kelsall Architects 

• New Century, Manchester, by Sheppard Robson 

• The Lincoln, Manchester, by Jon Matthews Architects 

• The Manchester College, City Campus, Manchester, by Bond Bryan and Simpson Haugh 

• The Old School House Bradshaw, Bolton, by Nick Moss Architects 

• The School of Science, Engineering and Environment (SEE), University of Salford, Manchester, by Sheppard Robson  

• WaterSHED, Wardle Academy, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, by BDP

   

The other North West buildings shortlisted are:

• Copperas Hill Student Life and Sports Building, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, by Sheppard Robson 

• Langdale, Brampton, Cumbria, by Mary Arnold-Forster Architects 

• Shakespeare North, Knowsley, Merseyside, by Helm Architecture with executive architects Austin-Smith: Lord

• The Alder Centre, Liverpool, by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris