The Society of Façade Engineering (SFE) Awards take place in London on 5 November and the shortlist was announced last month.
The awards recognise excellence and achievement in façade engineering, with shortlisted entries – including from Hong Kong, Brazil, China, Italy, Canada, America, Spain, Switzerland and the UK – showing the vast array of projects in which engineers are involved.
Notable entries include A Brick for Venice by AKT 11 – shortlisted in the Special Structures category – which showcases bricks made from the excess mud dredged from Venice’s canals and air-dried without kiln firing.
Also of note is the Life and Mind Building in Oxford – shortlisted for New Build Project of the Year UK, for Ramboll UK – which is the largest building project ever undertaken by the University of Oxford. It is the UK’s largest laboratory designed to Passivhaus principles, targeting 40% carbon reduction against Part L and Passivhaus principles. The façade features the brainwave pattern of Sage Boettcher, a postdoctoral fellow from the university’s Department of Experimental Psychology.
Shortlisted in the New Build International category, Eckersley O’Callaghan’s Banquet Hall sits 200m above ground, at the top of The Henderson, the new Grade A office building in central Hong Kong. It was designed by Zaha Hadid Architects and features 7.5m-tall frameless glass walls spanning floor to ceiling.
Five people are shortlisted for the Young Façade Engineer of the Year, helping raise the profile of those in the early stages of their careers. They are: Lora Stoeva, WSP UK; Rhea Ishani, Ramboll UK; Rafaella Monteiro, Maffeis Engineering; Amaldev Premkumar, Ramboll UK; and Mitch Albarran, Arup.
The judges were impressed by the scope and overall high quality of the submissions for the façade awards, demonstrating the breadth of knowledge in the field.
Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony being held at Old Billingsgate, London.
To view the full shortlist, visit: www.cibse.org/facadeawards
Table bookings for the awards evening are now open. Visit: FacadeAwards25