RIBA Awards 2013

The Chapel of Saint Albert the Great, in Edinburgh, Scotland was designed by Simpson and Brown. Photo: Chris Humphreys

From a beautifully-crafted chapel in the back garden of an Edinburgh townhouse to the yellow-roofed Ferrari Museum in Italy, and from a new 'green' flagship store in Cheshire, to a new visitors center at the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, a total of 52 projects throughout the United Kingdom and European Union are winners of the 2013 RIBA National Awards.

Shiro Studio inherited the design of the yellow-roofed Ferrari Museum, in Modena, Italy following the death of Jan Kaplický. Photo: Studio Cento29

According to RIBA (the Royal Institute of British Architects), one third of this year's UK winners are education buildings. And fewer medium-scale projects won this year, although large- and small-scale projects are well represented. Many of the winners are publicly, charity, or foundation funded, with only one commercial office building in the mix.

A major renovation of the Park Hill estate housing complex was designed by Hawkins Brown & Studio Egret West. Photo: Daniel Hopkins

Other highlights include the redevelopment of the Brutalist Grade II listed 1960s Park Hill estate in Sheffield, the Newhall Be suburban development of 84 homes in Harlow, and a number of pocket-sized developments on difficult sites in London including the eight large multi-generational homes on Beveridge Mews in Stepney Green, and the highly-detailed private houses at Church Walk in Stoke Newington.

London Olympics Masterplan by Allies and Morrison . Photo: Jason Hawkes

The 43 UK buildings that have won an RIBA National Award are:

Exterior overview of the Chapel of Saint Albert the Great in Edinburgh, Scotland. Photo: Chris Humphreys

SCOTLAND

• The Chapel of Saint Albert the Great, Edinburgh; by Simpson and Brown
• Forth Valley College of Further & Higher Education, Stirling; by Reiach and Hall Architects
• Mareel, Lerwick Shetland; by Gareth Hoskins Architects with PJP Architects
• University of Aberdeen New Library/Sir Duncan Rice Library; by Schmidt
• 4 Linsiander , Vig, Lewis; by Studio KAP Architects

Giant's Causeway Visitor Center. Photo: Marie-Louise Halpenny

NORTHERN IRELAND

• Giant's Causeway Visitor Centre; by Heneghan Peng
• The MAC, Belfast; by Hackett Hall McKnight

Jesmond Gardens Primary School, in Hartlepool, England. Photo: Andrew Heptinstall

NORTH EAST

• Jesmond Gardens Primary School, Hartlepool, Cleveland, TS24; by ADP

A new headquarters for M&S (Marks and Spencer), in Cheshire Oaks, England, was designed by Aukett Fitzroy Robinson. Photo: Paul White

NORTH WEST

• Chetham's Music School, Manchester, M3; by Stephenson: ISA Studio
• M&S Cheshire Oaks; by Aukett Fitzroy Robinson
• MMU Business School; by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studio
• St Silas CofE Primary School, Blackburn; by Capita Symonds

St. Silas C of E Primary School, in Blackburn, England, designed by Capita Symonds. Photo: Nick Gutteridge

YORKSHIRE

• Park Hill, Sheffield; by Hawkins/Brown and Studio Egret West
• SOAR Works, Parson Cross, Sheffield; by 00:/
• Kingswood Academy, Bransholme, Kingston upon Hull; by AHMM

The Hive, in Worcester, England, designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios. Photo: Hufton + Crow

WEST MIDLANDS

• Astley Castle, Nuneaton, Warwickshire; by Witherford Watson Mann
• Eastside City Park, Birmingham; by Patel Taylor
• St Alban's Academy, Birmingham; by dRMM
• The Hive, Worcester; by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
• Bramall Music Building, University of Birmingham; by Glenn Howells Architects

Interior of the remodeled Astley Castle, in Nuneaton, England. Photo: Miller

EAST

• Crowbrook, Ware, Hertfordshire; by Knox Bhavan Architects
• Newhall Be, Harlow, Essex; by Alison Brooks Architects

Inside the University of Exeter Forum by Wilkinson Eyre. Photo: Hufton + Crow

SOUTH WEST / WESSEX\

• Chedworth Roman Villa, Yanworth, Gloucestershire; by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
• The Forum, University of Exeter; by Wilkinson Eyre
• Heartlands, Redruth; by Stride Treglown

Stowe Gardens Visitor Center by Cowper Griffith. Photo: Phatsheep Photography

SOUTH

• Chapel at Cuddesdon; by Niall Maclaughlin
• West Wing, Said Business School, Oxford; by Dixon Jones
• Stowe Gardens Visitor Centre, Buckingham; by Cowper Griffith

SOUTH EAST

• Jerwood Gallery, Hastings; by HAT Projects
• Colyer-Fergusson Building, University of Kent, Canterbury; by Tim Ronalds Architects

North London Hospice designed by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris. Photo: Timothy Soar

LONDON

• Akerman Health Centre,; by Henley Halebrown Rorrison
• Hayes Primary School, LB Croydon; by Hayhurst and Co
• Slip House; by Carl Turner
• Beveridge Mews, Stepney Green Estate, Hannibal Road, E1; by Peter Barber
• Ironmonger Row Baths, Norman Street, London, EC1; by Tim Ronalds

Beveridge Mews housing, in London, England, designed by Peter Barber. Photo: Morley von Sternberg

• Olympic Energy Centre, King's Yard, Olympic Park, E9; by John McAslan
• Olympic Masterplan, E20; by Allies and Morrison
• Lauriston School, Rutland Road, E9; by Meadowcroft Griffin/MLA
• Church Walk, N16; by David Mikhail
• Montpelier Community Nursery, Brecknock Road, N19; by AYA
• North London Hospice, Barrowell Green, N21; by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
• UCH Cancer Care Centre, WC1 Hopkins Architects; by Hopkins
• Quadrant 3, Air Street, W1; by Dixon Jones with Donald Insall Associates

Municipal Auditorium of Teulada, in Alicante, Spain, designed by Francisco Mangado y Asociados. Photo: Juan Rodriguez 

The 9 RIBA Award buildings in the EUROPEAN UNION are:

• Frederiksberg Courthouse, Copenhagen, Denmark; by 3XN
• Sorø Art Museum, Denmark; by Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects
• Pierresvives, Montpellier, France; by Zaha Hadid Architects
• MBA Building, Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales, Paris, France; by David Chipperfield Architects
• House on Mount Anville, Dublin, Ireland; by Aughey O'Flaherty Architects
• University of Limerick Medical School and Pergola Bus Shelter, Ireland; by Grafton Architects
• Enzo Ferrari Museum, Modena, Italy; by Shiro Studio
• Hoflaan House, Rotterdam, Netherlands; by Maccreanor Lavington
• Municipal Auditorium of Teulada, Alicante, Spain; by Francisco Mangado y Asociados

Pierresvives, in Montpelier, France, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects. Photo: Helene Binet