The New Temple Complex - Civic Trust Award Winner 2024
For the first time in the 65-year history of the Civic Trust Awards, a project has received two National Special Awards — The National Panel Special Award, which stands as the top award, chosen by National Panel members from among this year's winning projects, and the Special Award for Sustainability, granted to projects demonstrating exceptional sustainability credentials across various parameters including design, materials, construction methods, and long-term energy consumption. The project celebrated during the 2024 ceremony is The New Temple Complex by James Gorst Architects, with Skelly & Couch credited for developing the building’s environmental strategy. In presenting the award,…
Awards
Over the past six years, Skelly & Couch projects have achieved many architectural and sustainability awards, including 36 RIBA Regional Awards, 12 RIBA National Awards and 20 Civic Trust honours, among many other industry prizes. Four of our projects were RIBA Stirling Prize finalists over four consecutive award years: • 2021 - Cambridge Central Mosque (Marks Barfield)• 2020 – no awards due to pandemic • 2019 – The Weston, Yorkshire Sculpture Park (Feilden Fowles)• 2018 - Chadwick Hall, University of Roehampton (Henley Halebrown)• 2017 - Command of the Oceans, Chatham Historic Dockyard (Baynes & Mitchell) Environmental engineering services at three…