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

ASC IPI Alliance Team, Animal Studies Centre

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Cundall, Plot 9a First Street

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David Kohn Architects, The Gradel Quadrangles

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GSK, GSK Project Emerald

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Gensler, ONE Station Hill

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Gilbert-Ash, The Richard Cairns Building - Brighton College

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Integrated Health Projects (IHP), North View, Manchester

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John McAslan + Partners, Belfast Grand Central Station

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Kier Construction Ltd, Mulberry Academy London Dock

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Oxford Brookes University (With Drees & Sommer UK, ADP Architecture and Willmott Dixon), Teaching and Workshop Buildings on the Headington Hill Site

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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 Limited

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Kori Construction Limited

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Speller Metcalfe

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Delivering Social Value Award

76 Southbank: Creating lasting Social Value

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Kori Construction Limited

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Mace

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Morgan Sindall Construction - Manor Road Quarter

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MWJV

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QE Facilities

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Digital Excellence Award, sponsored by Bellrock

AJ Digital, BuildCompliance

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Canary Wharf, KPF, AECOM, Revizto, Disperse, Dome Group, 40 Charter Street, Canary Wharf

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Kori Construction Limited, ProcurePro

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Multiplex Construction Europe Ltd, 76 Southbank

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Okana, BMW Group

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Sir Robert McAlpine, National Rehabilitation Centre

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Turner & Townsend alinea, Digital Transformation Programme

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WSP, Building on a grand scale with kit-of-parts

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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

AECOM, GLA Circular Economy Statement Guidance

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Alison Brooks Architects and Pollard Thomas Edwards, Knights Park

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Cundall, Regenerative Twin

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JLL, Purdown View

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Magrock Ltd, Lilford Road, Camberwell

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RO Real Estate

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Thomas Sinden Ltd, Silbury House, Milton Keynes

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Walter Lilly, Urban Nature Project

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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

Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, urbanest Battersea

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Cross Keys Homes (with Drees & Sommer UK and Willmott Dixon), Indigo development, Peterborough

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Fraser Brown MacKenna Architects (FBM Architects), Bancroft and Wickford Street

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Maccreanor Lavington (for Mitsui Fudosan UK, managed by Stanhope for Peabody), 1 & 2 MacFarlane Place

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Morgan Sindall Construction, Manor Road Quarter

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Pocket Living - Legendre UK - Threefold, Sheepcote Road HA1

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Urban Splash and Places for People, Mansion House at Port Loop, Birmingham - by Urban Splash and Places for People

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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: Constructing a Better Future

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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 Ltd

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TMJ Interiors

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MMC Award

Cross Keys Homes (with Drees & Sommer UK and Willmott Dixon), Indigo development, Peterborough

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HMP Millsike, Kier with Ministry of Justice

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Orsett Heath Academy, McAvoy

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WSP, Building on a grand scale with kit-of-parts

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Net Zero Award, in partnership with UKGBC

Cundall, Regenerative Twin

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EPR Architects, OSMO

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HB Reavis UK, Worship Square

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JLL, Purdown View

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Kier Property, 19 Cornwall Street

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Kier with Pick Everard and the Ministry of Justice, HMP Millsike - The UK's Greenest Prison

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Stantec, Nebula, Milton Park, Oxfordshire

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Trammell Crow Company, Welcome Building®

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Turner & Townsend alinea, Embodied Carbon Calculator

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Retrofit Project of the Year - Modern

AKT II, The Crick Skylab

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Baily Garner, Vivid Homes, Farnborough SHDF Wave 2.1

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Bidwells, 316 Cambridge Science Park

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Cundall, 5 New Street Square

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Kier Construction Ltd, Refinery

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Mace, Panorama St Pauls

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Multiplex Construction Europe Ltd, 76 Southbank: Reviving an Icon

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QE Facilities, Metrocentre CDC

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RED Construction Group, 21-25 Bruton Place

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Thomas Sinden Ltd, Silbury House

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Retrofit Project of the Year - Traditional & historic

Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, TQEC Research Hub

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Burrell Foley Fischer, Old Court and Weaving Sheds, Kidderminster

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Core Conservation Ltd, Windmill Retrofit: Waterproofing and Insulation Upgrade using Roman Lime Technology

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Feix&Merlin with General Projects and Southwark Council, Walworth Town Hall

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Legendre UK and Buckley Gray Yeoman, Arclight Development

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MAP Architecture, Porchester Court

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MYCO, Bechstein Hall, 22 Wigmore Street

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Pillar, Hyde London City

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Stantec, Palace Theatre, Swansea

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Stolon Studio Architects, The Parks

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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 in collaboration with New Wave London

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Refurbishment of the Institution of Civil Engineers’ Headquarters, VINCI Facilities Building Solutions

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Silbury House, Thomas Sinden Ltd

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Specialist Contractor of the Year

Britcon Steel

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Carnegie Group Ltd

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ESG

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SES Engineering Services Ltd

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TMJ Interiors

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Construction Client of the Year

The shortlist for the Construction Client of the Year is coming soon! 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. Stay tuned for the reveal!

CEO of the Year Shortlist, sponsored by DGP

Also coming soon... 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. Watch this space for more...