First awarded in 1993, the Philip Webb Award sets architects in the early stages of their career a demanding but excitin...
First awarded in 1993, the Philip Webb Award sets architects in the early stages of their career a demanding but exciting dual conservation and design challenge.
The brief is to devise a scheme which sympathetically revitalises a historic building for reuse through careful repair of existing fabric and a significant element of new construction in a contemporary design. It’s a unique opportunity for those interested in sustainability, the reuse of old buildings and in developing experience in conservation practice to engage with the SPAB Approach and showcase their skills. The competition is open to recent Part II graduates and current Part II students from Schools of Architecture in the UK and Ireland.
Philip Webb Award 2022
Entries for the next Philip Webb Award open 18 July 2022. Download the Notes for Entrants to find out more. More detailed information about eligibility and how to enter will be available here in the new year.
Philip Webb Award 2020
The 2020 award attracted a wealth of thoughtful, imaginative, ambitious and beautifully presented entries. After considering all the submissions anonymously aganist the competition criteria, the judges shortlisted seven schemes:
- Justin Chung (Manchester) - Islanded: a Reimagined Factory (Dana Prison, Shrewsbury)
- Jess Tyson (Nottingham) - Principles of Continuity: Nottingham Arts Centre (Guildhall & Fire Station)
- Emma Halford (Cardiff) - Navigation Colliery: Craft, Care & Conservation (Crumlin, South Wales)
- Megan Peeks (UWE, Bristol) - Koutoubia Hammam, Marrakech, Morocco
- Sarah Edwards (Sheffield) - Institute of Care: a test bed for conservation & repair (Longton, Stoke on Trent)
- Shelby Green (De Montford, Leicester) - Caelatura: Long Stairs, Nottingham
- Team entry (Birmingham City) - Moseley Street Baths, Balsall Heath, Birmingham by Rebecca Chim, Shannon Ciriaco, Frances Lacey, Annabel Linch, Huma Mahmood, Lechelle Ndlovu, James Timmins
From these, Jess Tyson's scheme for a new Nottingham Arts Centre was chosen as this year's winner. Second prize was awarded to the team that set out proposals for the refurbishment, upgrading and extension of Moseley Road Baths in Birmingham. The judges commended Justin Chung for his reimagining of the former Dana Prison, Shrewsbury as a manufacturing hub. See the acceptance speeches on the SPAB's YouTube.
