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ADDITIONAL AWARDS
All entries will be considered for the following additional awards:
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The GIA Supreme Award
The supreme Award can be awarded to any of the shortlisted buildings, the best body of work by an individual or a practice, or for an outstanding contribution to the GIA. This is only awarded when the quality and ambition of the work is truly exceptional and outstanding.
Wood for Good Award
Wood for Good is the timber industry’s campaign to promote use of wood in design and construction and in collaboration with the GIA, this award could be given to any of the shortlisted projects that demonstrate excellence in the application of timber technology.
The GIA Sustainabilty & Conservation Awards
All entries will be judged against the criteria of sustainability and conservation and an award will be given to the project that, in the opinion of the judges, best meets this criteria.
GUEST Judge
Ingrid Petit
Ingrid is an associate at Feilden Fowles and was named as one of the RIBAJ’s ‘Rising Stars’ of 2020 and was shortlisted for the MJ Long Prize as part of the AJ/AR’s W Awards for 2021.
Ingrid joined Feilden Fowles after graduating with Distinction from the Architecture School of Versailles. Ingrid undertook her Masters at the Mackintosh School of Architecture and then the Kyoto Institute of Technology to study housing typologies in Japan.
At Feilden Fowles, Ingrid has worked on a range of projects across residential, cultural and heritage sectors. She was Project Architect on the recently completed schemes at Pinewood School and the grade 1 listed extension to Carlisle Cathedral, the Fratry. Ingrid is now overseeing Feilden Fowles’ involvement at Green Templeton College, Oxford and Central Hall for the National Railway Museum, York.
In parallel, Ingrid has experience in education having co-led a design unit with Edmund at London Metropolitan University for three years focussing on new models of education buildings. She retains an active role in education with regular lectures and mentoring.
Rules & Judging
Rules
The awards are open to Chartered Architects, individuals or practices based in the GIA Chapter area and buildings within the UK & Ireland. They are also open to practices that are not members of the GIA but have completed buildings within the GIA Chapter area.
Buildings should be complete at the time of entry submission – the building’s completion should be in the 18 months preceding September 2020. Clients must be notified of any entry to the awards.
Judging
Entries will be judged by category. Judges will be assessing entries against the criteria of ‘good architecture and buildings, whether new or adapted, which express good design in terms of function and effectiveness as well as aesthetics’.
Judging will take place over October and shortlisted buildings will be visited by the judges. Please note, due to the unprecedented nature of the COVID pandemic, visits will be subject to social distancing restrictions and guidelines. Alternative arrangements may be implemented if visits are unable to proceed.
The GIA reserve the right not to grant an award or commendation in any or all categories. The judges’ decisions will be final.
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