2025 Shortlist
The wait is over! We're delighted to unveil the official shortlist for the Building Awards 2025.
A huge congratulations to all the exceptional companies, projects, and individuals who have made the cut this year! Your dedication, innovation, and commitment to excellence truly represent the very best of the UK's built environment. The quality of entries was outstanding, making the judging process both challenging and inspiring.
Join us in celebrating these remarkable achievements. Explore the full shortlist below and discover the trailblazers shaping the future of our great industry.
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Architectural Practice of the Year
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
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DB3 Group
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LOM architecture and design
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Pollard Thomas Edwards
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Ryder Architecture
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Building Magazine Project of the Year
Animal Studies Centre - ASC IPI Alliance Team
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Belfast Grand Central Station - John McAslan + Partners
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GSK Project Emerald - GSK
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Mulberry Academy London Dock - Kier Construction
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North View, Manchester - Integrated Health Projects
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ONE Station Hill - Gensler
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Plot 9a First Street - Cundall
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Teaching and workshop buildings at Headington Hill - Oxford Brookes University, Drees & Sommer UK, ADP Architecture & Willmott Dixon
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The Gradel Quadrangles - David Kohn Architects
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The Richard Cairns Building at Brighton College - Gilbert-Ash
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Building's Good Employer of the Year
Black & White Engineering
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Currie & Brown
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Gleeds
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Kori Construction Limited
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MESH Construction Consultancy
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Mott MacDonald
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Plan A Consultants
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RED Engineering Design
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Rider Levett Bucknall
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Useful Simple Trust
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Construction Consultant/Surveyor of the Year (fewer than 100 staff)
Cast Consultancy
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Churchill International
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Circle Development
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Coreus Group
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MESH Construction Consultancy
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Plan A Consultants
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Pulse Consult
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Quartz Project Services
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RLB Digital
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XCO2
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Construction Consultant/Surveyor of the Year (over 100 staff)
Bellrock
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Core Five
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CPC Project Services
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Currie & Brown
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Drees & Sommer UK
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Fulkers Bailey Russell
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Gleeds
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Mace
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Mott MacDonald
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Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB)
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Soben, part of Accenture
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Turner & Townsend
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Contractor of the Year (up to £500m), sponsored by Clement Windows Group
Britcon UK
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Kori Construction
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Speller Metcalfe
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Delivering Social Value Award
40 Leadenhall Street - Mace
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76 Southbank - Multiplex
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Carrstone House - Kori Construction
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Dolphin Square
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Ebury Project - Bouygues UK
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Gateshead Community Diagnostic Centre - QE Facilities
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Manor Road Quarter - Morgan Sindall Construction
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MWJV - Ward Williams and Mace
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Digital Excellence Award, sponsored by Bellrock
40 Charter Street, Canary Wharf - Canary Wharf, KPF, AECOM, Revizto, Disperse & Dome Group
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76 Southbank - Multiplex
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BMW Group - Okana
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BuildCompliance - AJ Digital
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Building on a grand scale with kit-of-parts - WSP
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Digital Transformation Programme - Turner & Townsend alinea
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National Rehabilitation Centre - Sir Robert McAlpine
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ProcurePro - Kori Construction
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Engineering Consultant of the Year
BB7
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Cundall
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Davies Maguire
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FHP Group
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IN2 Engineering London
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OFR Consultants
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Stantec
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WSP
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Environmental Impact Award, in partnership with the Climate Group
FHP Group - FHP Group
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GLA Circular Economy Statement Guidance - AECOM
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Green building pioneer in Indonesia’s state-owned banking - PT Bank Tabungan Negara (Persero)
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Knights Park - Alison Brooks Architects & Pollard Thomas Edwards
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Lilford Road, Camberwell - Magrock
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Purdown View - JLL
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Regenerative Twin - Cundall
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Silbury House - RO Real Estate
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Silbury House - Thomas Sinden
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Urban Nature Project - Walter Lilly
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Housebuilder & Housing Developer of the year
Berkeley Group
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Mount Anvil
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Thakeham
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Housing Project of the Year, in partnership with The Housing Forum
1 & 2 MacFarlane Place - Maccreanor Lavington, Mitsui Fudosan UK, Stanhope & Peabody
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Bancroft and Wickford Street - FBM Architects
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Dolphin Square, Dolphin Square
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Indigo - Cross Keys Homes, Drees & Sommer UK & Willmott Dixon
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Manor Road Quarter - Morgan Sindall Construction
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Mansion House at Port Loop - Urban Splash & Places for People
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Sheepcote Road - Pocket Living & Legendre UK
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Urbanest Battersea - Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
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Major Contractor of the Year (over £500m), sponsored by Fenwick Elliott
Kier Group
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Mace
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Multiplex
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Skanska UK
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Willmott Dixon
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Manufacturer of the Year
ARC Building Solutions
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Lignacite
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Protec International
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TMJ Interiors
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MMC Award
Building on a grand scale with kit-of-parts - WSP
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HMP Millsike - Kier & Ministry of Justice
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Indigo - Cross Keys Homes, Drees & Sommer UK & Willmott Dixon
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Orsett Heath Academy - McAvoy
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Net Zero Award, in partnership with UKGBC
19 Cornwall Street - Kier Property
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Embodied Carbon Calculator - Turner & Townsend alinea
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HMP Millsike - Kier, Pick Everard & Ministry of Justice
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Nebula, Milton Park - Stantec
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OSMO - EPR Architects
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Purdown View - JLL
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Regenerative Twin - Cundall
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Welcome Building - Trammell Crow Company
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Worship Square - HB Reavis UK
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Retrofit Project of the Year - Modern
21-25 Bruton Place - RED Construction Group
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316 Cambridge Science Park - Bidwells
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5 New Street Square - Cundall
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76 Southbank - Multiplex
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Metrocentre CDC - QE Facilities
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Panorama St Paul's - Mace
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Refinery - Kier Construction
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Silbury House - Thomas Sinden
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The Crick Skylab - AKT II
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VIVID Homes Farnborough SHDF Wave 2.1 - Baily Garner
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Retrofit Project of the Year - Traditional & historic
Arclight - Legendre UK & Buckley Gray Yeoman
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Bechstein Hall, 22 Wigmore Street - MYCO
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Hyde London City - Pillar
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Old Court and Weaving Sheds, Kidderminster - Burrell Foley Fischer
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Palace Theatre, Swansea - Stantec
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Porchester Court - MAP Architecture
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The Parks - Stolon Studio Architects
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TQEC Research Hub - Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
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Walworth Town Hall - Feix&Merlin, General Projects & Southwark Council
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Windmill retrofit: waterproofing and insulation upgrade using Roman lime technology - Core Conservation
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Small Project of the Year (up to £5m)
Mr Porter Park Lane - Pillar
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New Wave House - Thomas-McBrien Architects & New Wave London
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Refurbishment of the Institution of Civil Engineers' HQ - VINCI Facilities Building Solutions
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Silbury House - Thomas Sinden
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Specialist Contractor of the Year
Britcon Steel
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Carnegie Group
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ESG
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SES Engineering Services
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TMJ Interiors
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Construction Client of the Year
This prestigious award is designed to recognise clients who demonstrate an outstanding approach to construction delivery, excelling in areas like supply chain collaboration, sustainability, and successful project delivery on time and within budget. Our judges are currently deep in deliberation, compiling the shortlist from a combination of direct entries, nominations, and Building's own extensive research.
• Bradford City Council
• Dudley College of Technology
• Grosvenor
• The Calthorpe Estate
• University of Cambridge
• V&A East
• Vivid
CEO of the Year Shortlist, sponsored by DGP
In conjunction with discussions with our expert judging panel this award is compiled from Building's research throughout the past year recognising a leading CEO who demonstrates intense commitment and dedication to the Built Environment.
• Alan Brookes, Arcadis
• Bill Hocking, Galliford Try
• Graham Dundas, Willmott Dixon
• Katy Dowding, Skanska UK