The shortlist for the Greater Cambridge Design and Construction Awards 2025 are now available ahead of the awards ceremony on March 12 at Pembroke College’s The Auditorium.
The awards celebrate the best construction projects completed in the area, including new buildings and conservation, alterations or extensions, and new landscapes.
The event will include presentations by shortlisted entries for the building awards and announcement of the winners in all categories. The shortlist of 14 projects was selected by the judges from a broad range of submissions received from Greater Cambridge.
There are four categories:
Best Conservation, Alteration, or Extension of an Existing Building (under £3m construction cost)
– Mirror Pod Extension
– Folded House
– Cherry Hinton Library and Community Hub
Best Conservation, Alteration, or Extension of an Existing Building (over £3m construction cost)
– Pembroke Mill Lane (Phase 1)
– King’s College Chapel Roof Replacement
– Refurbishment of Spalding Hostel
– Swiss Laundry
Best new building (under £3m construction cost)
– 70 Water Street, Cambridge
– Four Terraced Houses, 60 Trumpington Road
– Mill Hide
Best New building (over £3m construction cost)
– L2 Orchard Park
– The Meadows, Cambridge
– Thornton Building for Bioinformatics at Wellcome Genome Campus
– Sackville Close, Cambridge.
Additional awards, including the David Mackay Award for Engineering and Sustainability, Craftsmanship Award, and Contractor Award, will also be announced, alongside the awards for Young Professional, Apprentice and Site Manager of the Year.
Cllr Dr Tumi Hawkins, South Cambridgeshire District Council’s lead cabinet member for planning policy and development management, and judge for the awards, said: “It is wonderful to see the wealth of design and construction talent in Greater Cambridge in these awards and it is encouraging to see more entries from South Cambridgeshire in this year’s shortlist.
“We look forward to the awards ceremony where we can celebrate the achievements of the architects, designers and construction professionals.”
Cllr Katie Thornburrow, executive councillor for planning, building control and infrastructure at Cambridge City Council, and also a judge, said: “The diversity and quality of submissions for the Greater Cambridge Design and Construction Awards 2025 showcases the innovation, sustainability, and collaborative efforts within our community.
“The Greater Cambridge community has much to be proud of as reflected in this prestigious showcase of design and construction achievements.”
Chair of the judges, Fiona Reynolds, said: “We are thrilled and stimulated by the quality of the entries this year, with a wide range of projects of varying scales. Shortlisting was a challenge, as there was so much to celebrate.”
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