Supported by the Mayor of London, New London Awards celebrate London, seeking the very best new projects across every sector; uniquely recognising built and unbuilt schemes - those that are making and will make a positive contribution to their surroundings.  In each category, built and unbuilt projects will be judged separately. 

 

A prestigious international jury of architecture and urban design experts, advised by a team of London-based expert assessors, will select winners in 14 categories and 6 special prizes including the Mayor's Prize.

All shortlisted and winning projects will:

 

Winning projects will also:

1 – List your project
As part of our new online project directory, the first step is to list the basic information of your project. This can then be automatically applied for all future submissions. To list your project click here.

2 – Fill in the submission form
Using your listed project, supply additional information as required for the category and special prizes you wish to be considered for. Please find the detailed requirements of the form here. Please note, if you wish to be considered for the Mayor's Prize, you will need to fill in the submission form and then provide a 500-word statement to awards@nla.london. See more details below.
*NB – You can save the form and come back to it later, just log in to your business account and visit the ‘Project and submissions’ section to view all draft submissions.

3 – Pay and submit

Once completed, then submit the form and pay the submission costs by Friday 24 June 2022 at 18.00. When submitted you will receive a confirmation email from awards@nla.london

If your company is a Business Member, be sure you are attached to the company team to make use of your discount, see how here.

Partner members – £219+VAT
Standard business members – £275+VAT
Full price (non-members) – £325+VAT

 

If you have any queries, please contact Eugenia Davidson on 020 7636 4044 or via awards@nla.london

NLA has a vision for a New London: for a city that is sustainable, civilised and egalitarian, that seeks to improve the quality and standards of new design and respects its rich mix of old and new, that supports the regeneration of its towns, and that strives to improve the usability of its streets and public spaces.

 

The Awards celebrate all scales of projects, from community-led to large-scale mixed-use developments, both built and unbuilt, that contribute to and enhance this vision of the city.

 

Across the 14 categories, the jury will be looking for projects that demonstrate:

From submission onwards, the projects will undergo the following selection process.

 

Quality review – NLA review submissions for compliance with submission requirements, incomplete or missing information.

 

A team of London-based cross-sector Expert Assessors are invited to review the entries and help create the shortlist of projects for each of the 14 categories. Every year we bring a different group of people together who contribute with first-hand knowledge and impartial judgment to select a broad representation of relevant projects contributing to London’s built environment.  

 

Expert Assessors are encouraged to visit selected projects to inform the shortlisting decision and to be able to make a knowledgeable objective presentation to the International Jury. 

 

Expert Assessors present shortlisted projects to an International Jury.

The assessors give careful consideration as to the reasons for selecting each project and communicate their motivations to the International Jury. Each Expert Assessor presents the selected projects to be considered for an award, introducing the scheme in the most objective way possible, highlighting its relevance to London. The International Jury bring their global experience in order to select outstanding contributions to the city. The International Jury select the final winners, commendations and special prizes.

Sponsored by Urban Space Management
Looking closely at the restoration and repair of historic buildings and preserving London’s heritage; carefully balancing old and new, alongside improving energy efficiency of our historic structures.

CULTURE 

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.

EDUCATION

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

Projects including hospitals and healthcare facilities, to housing for an older population and healthcare facilities that help improve the health and wellbeing of Londoners.

 

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

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

New and improved parts of the city, where placemaking sits at the core; intentionally designed to create a destination, offering a mix of uses, activities and a new lease of life to a place.

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.

 

Buildings with a complementary mix of work-live-play, designed holistically to meet the needs of several different activities and communities, where there is a maximum of 10 minutes walking distance between core activities. 

 
PUBLIC SPACES

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

Retail and shops, restaurants and bars, hotels and markets that welcome guests, creating new experiences and offering fresh approaches to enhance the leisure offers and hospitality experience for visitors and Londoners alike.

The adaption of buildings repurposed to demonstrate sustainability, efficiency, and viability across any sector, where efficient use is made of embodied energy and the existing fabric, restoring historic buildings.

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. Including active travel projects that celebrate active mobility and non-motorised means from small, low traffic streets to larger scale, low traffic neighbourhoods.

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

The Mayor’s Prize in 2022 will be awarded, in association with the Mayor of London, to a project that best reflects the Mayor’s ambition for inclusive design of the city. Selected from submissions across all categories, it will recognise the project that best demonstrates what inclusivity, accessibility and participation means for different groups of Londoners, and how clients and designers can work with Londoners to create a city for all. It will highlight a significant priority for the Mayor, as set out in his Good Growth by Design programme, addressing issues such as women and girls’ safety and participation in public space, projects that exemplify physical accessibility and designing for neurodiversity, and spaces that support social integration.

Please note if you want to be considered for the Mayor's Prize, please complete the submission form and then email a 500 word statement to awards@nla.london, explaining how this project contributes to a more inclusive London. It could cover themes such as gender inclusivity, physical accessibility and designing for neurodiversity, responding to the needs of LGBTQ+ Londoners or BAME communities, participatory processes and co-design, intergenerational design, promoting children and young people’s experience of the city and more.

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

 

Recognising the most sustainable projects in the capital, the Environmental Sustainability 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.  

 

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.

 

THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE

During the London Festival of Architecture, Londoners are invited to vote for their favourite project from the 2022 shortlist. The project with the most votes will be awarded with the People’s Choice Award.

NEW LONDONER
The New Londoner of the Year Awards celebrates the person who New London Architecture feels has had the most significant impact in shaping the vision of New London, making a positive contribution to the city, and furthering discourse around the future of the London and the built environment industry, whether that is working on a community-led project or leading on significant developments across London.