The Handlebar Cafe
Seventeen structures and nine product designs have been selected for the UK Wood Awards 2020 shortlist by this year’s independent panel of judges. The shortlist was announced to coincide with London Design Festival, 12-20 September. Source: Timberbiz
The long-running Wood Awards is the UK’s premier competition for excellence in architecture and product design in wood.
The trade shows at which the awards exhibit, were postponed until 2021 due to COVID-19 so the organisers will use a virtual platform to celebrate the shortlist during the festival.
The organisers decided to postpone this year’s student designer category as many students were unable to complete projects. All 2020 student entries will roll over to next year.
The 2020 buildings judging panel, led by three-time Gold Award winner Stephen Corbett of GreenOak Carpentry, includes Andrew Lawrence, Arup; Kirsten Haggart, Waugh Thistleton Architects; Nathan Wheatley, engenuiti; David Morley, David Morley Architects; Jim Greaves, Hopkins; and architectural journalist Ruth Slavid.
The 2020 furniture and product panel, led by design critic, curator and journalist Corinne Julius, includes Oliver Stratford, editor of Disegno magazine; Rod Wales of Wales & Wales; and previous winners Yael Mer of Raw-Edges, Eleanor Lakelin and Sebastian Cox.
Buildings shortlist
- National Automotive Innovation Centre — Cullinan Studio
- The Handlebar Cafe — ArchitecturePLB
- Stroud Christian Community Chapel — Nicolas Pople Architect
- Dulwich Pavilion 2019 — Pricegore
- The Den, The Royal Exchange Theatre — Haworth Tompkins
- Hurstpierpoint College Performing Arts Centre — Burrell Foley Fischer
- Swimming Pool Hall at King’s College School, Wimbledon — David Morley Architects
- Harris Academy — Architype
- MOTHER… — Studio Morison
- Frindsbury Manor Barn — The Heritage Design & Development Team Ltd
- Bumpers Oast — acme
- Two and Half Storey House — Bradley Van Der Straeten Architects
- Redhill Barn — TYPE
- The Rye Apartments — Tikari Works
HOUSE FOR THEO + OSKAR — Tigg + Coll Architects
- Brockeridge Stair — CaSA Architects
- Wooden Roof — Tsuruta Architects
- Furniture and product shortlist
- Duo — Studio Woodgate
- Semi Synthetic Series — Peter Marigold
- Serpentine Postbox — Studiomama
- The Beehave Studio — Marlene Huissoud
- Barking Up The Wrong Log — Charlotte Kingsnorth
- Bundle Trestle — Studio Thor
Chamfer Dining Table — Ben Fowler
Tenon Table — Daniel Schofield
VWork Collection — Pengelly Design Ltd
