2026 Shortlist
The wait is over! We're delighted to unveil the official shortlist for the Building Awards 2026. 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.
DB3 Group
GRID Architects
HLM Architects
P+HS Architect
Ryder Architecture
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, 1 Broadgate
Bellrock, CLI Dartriver, 63 Coleman, EC2
CPC Project Services, The Schwarzman Centre for Humanities, University of Oxford
Feilden+Mawson, Norwich Castle: Royal Palace Reborn
Kier, Deyes High School
Mace Construct, Timber Square
Multiplex Construction Europe Ltd, The Chancery Rosewood Hotel
NBBJ, Life and Mind Building, University of Oxford
Niazi Roden, Trinity By Breakthrough
Pulse Consult, V&A East Museum
VINCI Building, Countess of Chester Women and Children's Building
Wates Smartspace, Trinity Road, Halifax - Lloyds Banking Group
Barr Gazetas
Britcon
Cahill Design Consultants
Coreus
Gleeds LLP
HLM Architects
JTP
Kilnbridge
RED Group Limited
Rider Levett Bucknall
Adair
Baker Wilkins & Smith
Childerstone Project Management
Circle Development
Coreus
HartDixon
Playle & Partners LLP
Pulse Consult
Quartz Project Services
Thomson Gray
Arcadis
CPC Project Services
Drees & Sommer UK
EDGEPS Limited
Fulkers Bailey Russell
Gleeds LLP
Mott MacDonald
Rapleys
Rider Levett Bucknall UK
Ridge and Partners
Bidwells LLP
HTA Design
Kier Construction Limited
Kier Group
MYCO
McGregor Bowes
Morgan Lovell
New Hospital Programme (NHP) – Delivered with Support from Mott MacDonald (Interim Delivery Partner IDP3)
Populo Living Ltd
Sir Robert McAlpine
Accenture and SSEN transmission, Integrated Project Management
ECD Architects, RetroFlow
HLM Architects, Cairn Digital Design Toolkit
Reds10, Redefining Construction Compliance Through Fully Traceable, Digitally Assured Delivery
Revizto, Moorfields and UCL Centre for Eye Health: A new model for delivering complex NHS infrastructure
Siderise Group, Digital Specification and Installation Tools
Skanska, 105 Victoria Street
ADP Consulting, an Ayesa company
AECOM
Cundall
DACI Utilities Engineering Consultancy
Davies Maguire
Harley Haddow
IN2 Engineering
Informed Engineering
Mott MacDonald
OFR Consultants Limited
Barker Associates (Essex) Ltd, Great British Energy Solar Partnerships (GBESP) / Net Zero Accelerator Programme (NZAP)
Gilbert-Ash, Environmental Impact Award
HTA Design, The Queen Elizabeth II Garden
Mott MacDonald and the Greater London Authority, Mayor of London’s Zero Carbon Accelerator – Scaling up London’s ability to decarbonise
University of East London, The Living Lab
Berkeley Group
Latimer by Clarion Housing Group
London Square
Drees & Sommer UK, Jigsaw Homes Wharton Road
HTA Design, Braund Mansions
Kendall Kingscott, Hounslow Small Sites Programme, London Borough of Hounslow
KORE Insulation, Duneridge Co-Housing Development, Findhorn Eco Village
MYCO
Thakeham
Kier Group plc
Mace Construct
Multiplex Construction Europe Ltd
Sisk
Willmott Dixon
ACS STAINLESS STEEL FIXINGS LTD
Gripple
Internorm
Quickslide Windows & Doors
Siderise Group
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Urbanest Battersea
Gilbert-Ash, Paradise SE11
HTA Design, Enclave: Acton
Kier Group, Lyneham Solar Farm
Magrock, Access 18, Avonmouth
Sir Robert McAlpine, 3 Chamberlain Square
Thornton Tomasett & Holcim UK, The Whale on the Wharf (Skyscraper)
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Metropolis
Davies Maguire, 7 Princes Street
dMFK, 170 Piccadilly
HLM Architects & EDGE, Health Sciences Library
Hodder+Partners, No.1 St Michael's, 36 Jackson's Row, Manchester M2 5WD
HTA Design, The Sutton Estate
IID Architects, Thomas's College
Musson Brown Architects, The Regeneration of a Grand Victorian Villa
MYCO, Sunlight House
Pillar Consulting, Sir Devonshire Square Hotel
Stantec, Spitfire Hangar at Brabazon
Wates Smartspace, Trinity Road, Halifax - Lloyds Banking Group
Arthouse, Studio 10 Architects
Helideck Pavilion, Harrods, Kendall Kingscott
John O'Groats Mill, McGregor Bowes
Midhill House, Olive Grove Depot, Sheffield, Amey
Sheep Field Barn, DSDHA
Stanford Close, MSP Details Ltd
The Whale on the Wharf (Skyscraper), Thornton Tomasetti
Britcon
ESG
GMI Construction Group Plc
Kilnbridge
RED Group Limited
SES
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, considering the shortlist from a combination of direct entries, nominations, and Building's own extensive research.
• Breakthrough Properties
• Digital Realty
• Helical
• Lloyds Banking Group
• Ministry of Justice
• Places for People
• Stanhope
• University of Oxford
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.
• Paul Brown, Sisk
• David Cadiot, Bovis
• Helen Gordon, Grainger
• Ray Hutchinson, Gilbert-Ash
• Eoghan O'Lionaird, Wates Group