Discover London’s best and most innovative projects featured in the New London Awards 2020
 
The New London Awards celebrates the projects that best create a sustainable, civilised and egalitarian city, that seek to improve the quality and standards of new design and respect London’s rich mix of old and new, that support the regeneration of its towns, and that strive to improve the usability of its streets and public spaces. See our full shortlist.

Projects that are designed to improve the health and wellbeing of Londoners, young and old, from hospitals and healthcare facilities to housing for an ageing population.

John Morden Centre, Greenwich by Mæ

The Ark, Noah's Ark Children's Hospice, Barnet by Squire & Partners

The Kantor Centre of Excellence, Islington by Penoyre & Prasad

UCLH Phase 5, Camden by Pilbrow and Partners

Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children, Camden by Stanton Williams

Sponsored by Urban Space Management

The restoration and reuse of buildings, across any sector, where efficient use is made of existing fabric and embodied energy: from historic restorations to contemporary insertions and retrofit buildings.

1 Finsbury Avenue, City of London by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

21 Soho Square, Westminster by Buckley Gray Yeoman

47-69 Notting Hill Gate, Kensington and Chelsea by Squire & Partners

Bracken House, City of London by John Robertson Architects

Dept W, Tower Hamlets by Buckley Gray Yeoman

EMD Walthamstow, Waltham Forest by Pilbrow & Partners

Fairfield Halls, Croydon by MICA

Lincoln's Inn Great Hall and Library, Camden by MICA

Newson's Yard, Westminster, by Stiff + Trevillion Architects

Qingliang Buddhist Centre, Southwark by Knox Bhavan Architects

St Mark's, Westminster by Donald Insall Associates

The Farmiloe, Islington by AWW

The Gaslight, Westminster by dMFK and Bureau de Change Architects

The Wallace Collection, Westminster by Purcell

York House, Islington by dMFK Architects

Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Westminster by Purcell

The best examples of individual new homes in small sites across the capital, from one up to five units.

Angle House, Haringey by Carbogno Ceneda Architects

Fleet House, Camden by Stanton Williams

Scales Road, Haringey by Campbell & Co Architects

Wolsey Mews, Camden by Burd Haward Architects

Houses at Voss street, Tower Hamlets by Studio Verve Architects and Rivington Street Studio.

Sponsored by BOP Consulting

Civic buildings, museums, galleries, theatres, libraries, sports facilities, community hubs and youth centres – projects that put cultural experience at the heart to create better places for local residents and international visitors.

Battersea Arts Centre, Wandsworth by Haworth Tompkins

EMD Walthamstow, Waltham Forest by Pilbrow and Partners

English National Ballet, Tower Hamlets by Glenn Howells Architects

Fairfield Halls, Croydon by MICA

Livesey Exchange, Southwark by what if: projects ltd

Plumstead Library, Greenwich by Hawkins\Brown

Southbank Undercroft Skate Space, Lambeth by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

Surrey Docks Farm, Southwark by Pup Architects

The New Purley Mosque, Croydon by Benedict O'Looney Architects

The Yellow, Brent by Flanagan Lawrence

Wellfit+Hardess, Loughborough Junction, Lambeth by Metaphorm Architects

Multi-unit residential projects of any tenure – from social housing to PRS to prime resi, creating exemplary new places for people to live.

101 on Cleveland, Westminster by Assael Architecture

95 Peckham Road, Southwark by Peter Barber Architects

Belle Vue, Camden by Morris+Company

Blackfriars Circus, Southwark by Maccreanor Lavington

Kings Crescent Estate Phases 3&4, Hackney by Karakusevic Carson Architects

North Street, Barking by Peter Barber Architects

Queen’s Yard, Hackney Wick, Tower Hamlets by Jestico + Whiles and Stockwool

Rochester Way, Greenwich by Peter Barber Architects

The Officers’ House, Greenwich by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

The Reach, Greenwich by Pitman Tozer Architects Ltd

The Rye Apartments, Southwark by Tikari Works

Wilmer Place, Hackney by Belsize Architects Ltd

Monier Road, Tower Hamlets by Pitman Tozer Architects Ltd

Hand Axe Yard, Camden by Material Architects

Educational establishments of all kinds – nurseries, schools, academies, universities, training centres – where design enhances the learning experience.

Centre for Creative Learning, Francis Holland School, Westminster by BDP

Kingston School of Art, Kingston upon Thames by Haworth Tompkins

Rotherhithe Primary School, Southwark by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

The Observatory Block Graveney School, Wandsworth by Urban Projects Bureau

Torriano STEM Lab, Camden by Hayhurst and Co.

Town House, Kingston upon Thames by Grafton Architects

Tufnell Park Primary School, Islington by Haverstock

Projects that embrace the city as a work in progress, enlivening spaces, places and high streets over a short-term period, while supporting long-term ambitions.

Capital Studios, Wandsworth by Backyard Cinema

Collective Auction Rooms, Camden by CoDB

Croydon Urban Room, Croydon by Spatial Planning, LB Croydon

Former Maria Fidelis School Site Meanwhile Use, Camden by FBM Architects

International House Brixton, Lambeth by 3Space

Sculpture in the City, City of London by City of London Corporation

The Brentford Project, Hounslow by AHMM, MaccreanorLavington, Glenn Howells Architects, HAL Architects

The Fore Street Angel Edmonton Good Growth Fund Project, Enfield by Jan Kattein

Buildings with a complementary mix of work-live-play, designed holistically to meet the needs of a number of different activities and communities.

Battersea Exchange, Wandsworth by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

Dudley House, Westminster by Child Graddon Lewis

Hammersmith Town Hall & Civic Centre, Hammersmith by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

Hobhouse, Westminster by Brisac Gonzalez, Arquitectonica

Lock Keepers, Haringey by RMA Architects

Morland Gardens, Brent by Curl la Tourelle Head Architecture

One Waterloo, Lambeth by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

Porters Edge, Southwark by Maccreanor Lavington

Queen’s Yard, Hackney Wick, Tower Hamlets by Jestico + Whiles and Stockwool

Sailmakers Development, Tower Hamlets by BB Partnership Ltd

St Mary's Walthamstow, Waltham Forest by Matthew Lloyd Architects LLP

Toynbee Hall Estate & London Square Spitalfields, Tower Hamlets by Platform 5 Architects

Transport projects and related architecture that improve the experience of travelling around the city and infrastructure projects which through the transport of water, waste or energy, help London work more efficiently and sustainably.

 

Barking Riverside Station, Barking by Weston Williamson + Partners

Bunhill 2 Energy Centre, Islington by Cullinan Studio, McGurk Chartered Architects (Delivery Architect)

Meridian Water Station, Enfield by Karakusevic Carson Architects, Atkins, Scott Brownrigg

Royal Wharf Pier, Newham by Nex—

New or rediscovered public spaces; parts of London that have been given new life through improvements to streets, squares, playgrounds, water spaces or parks.

Bankside Yards, Southwark by PLP Architecture

Build Up Hackney, Hackney by Build Up Foundation

Camden Gardens Pocket Park, Camden by Studio MUTT

Chelsea Barracks, Westminster by Squire & Partners, Dixon Jones

Cheney Row Park, Waltham Forest by We Made That

Dinosaur Swing Bridge, Bromley by Tonkin Liu

Drummond Street Neighbourhood Revival, Camden by Jan Kattein Architects

Eccleston Yards, Westminster by Buckley Gray Yeoman

Granary Square Pavilion, Camden by Bell Phillips Architects

Greenwich Square, Greenwich by Make and KDS

Hanover Square, Westminster by Publica

Holland Park Playground, Kensington and Chelsea by Erect Architecture

Ion/DRI, Camden by Hawkins\Brown LLP

Leven Road Gasworks, Poplar, Tower Hamlets by JTP

North Cator Park, Kidbrooke Village, Greenwich by HTA Design LLP

Queen’s Yard, Hackney Wick, Tower Hamlets by Jestico + Whiles and Stockwool

Republic Masterplan - Import, Export & Public Realm, Tower Hamlets by studio rhe

Sayer Street, Southwark by Gillespies and BD Landscape Architects

The Water Gardens, Westminster by Refolo Landscape Architects

Masterplans and area-wide regeneration strategies that create entire new parts of the city.

Battersea Design & Technology Quarter, Wandsworth by We Made That

Greenford Quay, Ealing by HTA Design LLP, SLCE, Hawkins Brown, Mae, Flanagan Lawrence

The Bermondsey Project, Southwark by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, ARUP, Andy Sturgeon Garden Design, Cottrell and Vermeulen

The Britannia Project, Hackney by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

Winstanley and York Road Regeneration, Wandsworth by HTA Design LLP - Masterplan, Henley Halebrown, Figureground Architects

Hotels, restaurants and bars, markets and shops that welcome guests and enhance the leisure offers and hospitality experience for visitors and Londoners alike.

Citicape House, City of London by Sheppard Robson Architects LLP

Duke of York Restaurant, Kensington and Chelsea by Nex—

Hyatt Hotel at Great Scotland Yard, Westminster by EPR Architects

Illuminated River, Southwark by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands

Stow-Away Hotel, Lambeth by Doone Silver Kerr

The Hoxton Southwark, Southwark by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands

The Londoner, Westminster by Woods Bagot

The Standard, London, Camden by Orms, Archer Humphryes 

From office buildings and interiors to co-working hubs and affordable workspaces for making and manufacturing – new projects that create inspiring working environments.

160 Old Street, Islington by Orms

8 Union Square, Tower Hamlets by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

Brunel Building, Westminster by Fletcher Priest

Central House, Tower Hamlets by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

Elsley, Westminster by Burwell Architects

International House Brixton, Lambeth by 3Space

Jonathan Tuckey Design Architectural Studio, Hammersmith by Jonathan Tuckey Design

King’s Cross P2, Camden by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

Old Paradise Street, Lambeth by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

Plumtree Court, City of London by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, Adamson Associates, Gensler, Perkins & Will, Adjaye Associates, AL_A, Citterio-Viel, UNStudio

Poplar Works, Tower Hamlets by Adams & Sutherland

Tailoring Academy, Haringey by Jan Kattein Architects

The Salvation Army Territorial Headquarters, Southwark by TateHindle

x+why, People's Mission Hall, Tower Hamlets by Squire & Partners

York House, Islington by dMFK Architects, de Metz Forbes Knight Architects

Sponsored by ft’work

Celebrating community-driven design and collaboration, the Community Prize will be awarded to the scheme that demonstrates the most positive and meaningful impact on the place where it is located. Selected from submissions across all categories, successful projects will be exemplary in their response to the social context, contributing to a sense of local identity and helping communities to thrive.

Battersea Arts Centre, Wandsworth by Haworth Tompkins

Build Up Hackney, Hackney by Build Up Foundation

Grand Junction at St Mary Magdalene's, Westminster by Dow Jones Architects

International House Brixton, Lambeth by 3Space

Southbank Undercroft Skate Space, Lambeth by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

Sponsored by Hoare Lea

Recognising the most sustainable projects in the capital, the Environmental Prize will be awarded to the scheme that shows design strategies that minimise environmental impact as well as an efficient use of materials, a low carbon footprint and innovation. Selected from submissions across all categories, successful projects will be exemplar in creating a more socially and environmentally sustainable net-zero city.

in2space housing, Sutton by Lloyd Thomas Architects

The Reach, Greenwich by Pitman Tozer Architects Ltd

The Rye Apartments, Southwark by Tikari Works

Kingston School of Art, Kingston upon Thames by Haworth Tompkins

Bunhill 2 Energy Centre, Islington by Cullinan Studio, McGurk Chartered Architects (Delivery Architect)

Sponsored by Airflow

Projects that put wellbeing at the heart of the design, this prize will be awarded to the scheme that best shows how design approaches that consider key spatial conditions – such as the quality of air, water, light and comfort – can aid mental and physical wellbeing of the people that live or work in them. Selected from submissions across all categories, successful projects will be exemplar in finding ways to create spaces which make people feel better when they inhabit them.

 

Centre for Creative Learning, Francis Holland School, Westminster by BDP

Eccleston Yards, Westminster by Buckley Gray Yeoman

Holland Park Playground, Kensington and Chelsea by Erect Architecture

Spencer Courtyard, Barnet by kennedytwaddle

The Ark, Noah's Ark Children's Hospice, Barnet by Squire & Partners

The Water Gardens, Westminster by Refolo Landscape Architects

Tiger Way, Hackney by Hawkins\Brown LLP

The Mayor’s Prize will be awarded, in association with the Mayor of London, to the project that best reflects the Mayor’s ambition for ‘Circular Economy’ as expressed through the Design for a Circular Economy Primer, part of the Good Growth by Design programme. Selected from submissions across all categories, it will award the project that best demonstrates an innovative re-use of existing buildings and or re-use of construction materials, adopting circular economy principles while securing high quality design. For the New London Awards 10-year anniversary, the Mayor’s Prize looks into the future, awarding the project that best supports the Mayor’s aims of making London a zero carbon, zero waste and zero pollution city.

 

The Mayor’s Prize will be awarded to one of the New London Awards 2020 shortlist.