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The objective of the Structural Steel Design Awards is to celebrate the excellence of the United Kingdom in the field of steel construction, particularly demonstrating its potential in terms of efficiency, cost effectiveness, aesthetics, sustainability and innovation.

Each year the awards scheme attracts many excellent entries from widely ranging projects. Successful projects are expected to have a minimum threshold of excellence in architectural and engineering terms and to be cost effective. Each year’s entries reflect the increasingly high standards that are being achieved, not only in design and all aspects of fabrication, but also in short construction programmes and accuracy on site.

2018 saw the 50^th Structural Steel Design Awards jointly sponsored by BCSA and Trimble Solutions (UK) Ltd. To mark the occasion, BCSA gathered together details of all the previous Award-winning projects and presented them as a montage of images here. Clicking on the project name below each image reveals further project details, images and the judges’ comments.

The Structural Steel Design Awards

with contributions from:

Sarah McCann-Bartlett, Director General, BCSA
David Lazenby CBE
Professor Roger Plank, ex-Sheffield University
Bill Taylor, Partner, Robin Snell and Partners
Ivor Roberts, now Past President, BCSA

[top]Operation of the awards

The Awards are open to steel based structures situated in the United Kingdom or overseas that have been built by UK or Irish steelwork contractors. They must have been completed and be ready for occupation or use during the two calendar years immediately preceeding the year for which the projects are submitted for the awards.

Previous entries are not eligible.

[top]Judging criteria

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The judging panel selects award winners after assessing all entries against two key criteria: planning and architecture, and structural engineering.

[top]Planning and Architecture

Satisfaction of client’s brief, particularly cost effectiveness
Environmental impact
Architectural excellence
Durability
Adaptability for changing requirements through its life
Efficiency of the use and provision of services
Conservation of energy

[top]Structural Engineering

Benefits achieved by using steel construction
Efficiency of design, fabrication and erection
Skill and workmanship
Integration of structure and services to meet architectural requirements
Efficiency and effectiveness of fire and corrosion protection
Innovation of design, build and manufacturing technique

[top]How to enter

For details of how to enter, plus more information on the judging process, the various levels of award and an entry form, please click here.

[top]Structural steel design awards 2019 - Shortlist

The shortlist for the 51st Structural Steel Design Awards (SSDA), jointly sponsored by BCSA and Trimble Solutions (UK) Ltd, has been announced.

The Awards have again seen a strong number of submissions with the 20 shortlisted projects showcasing steel’s flexibility and versatility in a number of different and varying applications.

The shortlist also reflects the wide geographical spread of steel’s appeal for a variety of projects ranging from leisure and education buildings to retail buildings, with entries also received for a variety of bridges, commercial developments and infrastructure facilities across the UK.

The winners will be announced at an evening reception in London in October.

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160 Old Street, London

Architect – Orms
Structural engineer – Heyne Tillett Steel
Steelwork contractor – Bourne Steel Ltd
Main contractor – Wates Construction
Client – Great Portland Estates plc
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Aga Khan Centre, London

Architect – Maki & Associates
Structural engineer – Expedition Engineering
Steelwork contractor – Severfield (NI) Ltd
Main contractor – BAM Construct UK Ltd
Client – AKDN
Chiswick Park Footbridge

Architect – Useful Studio
Structural engineer – Expedition Engineering
Steelwork contractor – Severfield (UK) Ltd
Main contractor – Lendlease
Client – Blackstone
Coal Drops Yard, London

Architect – Heatherwick Studio
Structural engineer – Arup
Steelwork contractor – Severfield
Main contractor – BAM Construction
Client – Argent
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Ely Southern Bypass

Architect – Knight Architects
Structural engineer – Tony Gee & Partners
Steelwork contractor – Severfield
Main contractor – VolkerFitzpatrick Ltd
Client – Cambridgeshire County Council
G W Annenberg Performing Arts Centre

Architect – Studio Seilern Architects
Structural engineer – Peter Brett Associates LLP
Steelwork contractor – Advanced Fabrications Poyle Ltd
Main contractor – Beard Construction
Client – Wellington College
Greatham Creek Seal Hide, Middlesbrough

Architect – Abstract Machine (Leeds Beckett University)
Structural engineer – Mott MacDonald
Steelwork contractor – S H Structures Ltd
Main contractor – BMMJV Ltd
Client – RSPB Saltholme
Ingenuity House, Birmingham

Architect – Sheppard Robson
Structural engineer – Arup
Steelwork contractor – Billington Structures Ltd
Main contractor – Interserve Construction Ltd
Client – Interserve Construction Ltd
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Neuron Pod, London

Architect – aLL Design
Structural engineer – AKT II
Main contractor – Total Construction
Client – Queen Mary University
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Project Mint at the O2

Architect – CallisonRTKL
Structural engineer – BuroHappold Engineering
Steelwork contractor – Bourne Steel Ltd
Main contractor – ISG
Client – AEG
River Thames Footbridge, Taplow

Architect – Knight Architects
Structural engineer – COWI
Steelwork contractor – S H Structures Ltd
Main contractor – Land & Water
Client – Berkeley Group
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Royal Academy of Music, London

Architect – Ian Ritchie Architects
Structural engineer – WSP
Main contractor – Geoffrey Osborne Ltd
Client – Royal Academy of Music
Telford Central Footbridges

Architect – Nicoll Russell Studios
Structural engineer – Jacobs
Steelwork contractor – S H Structures Ltd
Main contractor – Balfour Beatty
Client – Telford & Wrekin Council
The Macallan Distillery

Architect – Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Structural engineer – Arup
Steelwork contractor – S H Structures Ltd
Main contractor – Robertson Construction
Client – The Macallan
Tombola HQ, Sunderland

Architect – Ryder Architecture
Structural engineer – s h e d
Main contractor – Brims Construction Ltd
Client – Tombola
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, New Stadium

Architect – Populous
Structural engineers – BuroHappold Engineering, Schlaich Bergermann Partner
Steelwork contractor – Severfield (UK) Ltd
Main contractor – Mace
Client – Tottenham Hotspur Football Club

Battersea Arts Centre

Architect – Haworth Tompkins
Structural engineer – Heyne Tillett Steel
Main contractor – 8Build Limited
Client – Battersea Arts Centre
Fenchurch Court, London

Architect – Eric Parry Architects
Structural engineer – Arup
Steelwork contractor – William Hare
Main contractor – Sir Robert McAlpine
Client – Generali Saxon Land
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Kettner’s Townhouse & Soho House Greek Street

Architect – Studio of Design & Architecture (SODA)
Structural engineer – EngineersHRW
Main contractor – In House Design & Build Ltd
Client – Soho Estates Ltd
Wimbledon No.1 Court

Architect – KSS
Structural engineer – Thornton Tomasetti
Steelwork contractor – Severfield (UK) Ltd
Main contractor – Sir Robert McAlpine
Client – The All England Lawn Tennis Club

[top]Structural steel design awards 2018

Full details of the 2018 award winning projects, the judging panel and the other finalists are available in a special SSDA 2018 brochure produced by the BCSA and Trimble Solutions (UK) Ltd in association with Kovic Design Limited.

[top]Awards

[top]Commendations

[top]Merits

[top]Structural steel design awards 2017

Full details of the 2017 award winning projects, the judging panel and the other finalists are available in a special SSDA 2017 brochure produced by the BCSA and Steel for Life in association with Kovic Design Limited.