Winners of the 56th Structural Steel Design Awards

The 56th Structural Steel Design Awards (SSDA) took place in late September at Christchurch, Spitalfields, marking another year of excellence in structural steelwork. As a proud Silver Sponsor of Steel for Life (which sponsors the event), Joseph Ash Galvanizing is thrilled to celebrate the winners, commended projects, and everyone who contributed to making the event a success.

The SSDA is an annual celebration highlighting steel’s versatility and value in construction, emphasising its cost-effectiveness, sustainability, innovation, and aesthetic appeal. This year’s entries again showcased remarkable diversity and complexity, demonstrating the very best in structural steel design.

The winning projects were:

• 8 Bishopsgate, London
• Aviva Studios, Manchester
• Beaulieu Parkway Bridge, Chelmsford
• Co-op Live Arena, Manchester
• n2 Nova Evolved, London
• Sky Innovation Centre, London

Commendations also went to:

• 4 Angle Square, NOMA, Manchester
• Bishops Square, London
• Clarice Pears Building, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Glasgow
• Haymarket, Edinburgh
• Lucent, London
• One Great Cumberland Place, London
• Paddington Square, London

A Merit went to:

Holbein Gardens, London

National Finalists included:

• Allerdene Bridge, Gateshead
• Battersea Power Station Phase 3B, London
• Devon Place Footbridge, Newport
• Maggie’s Royal Free Hospital, London
• Plot 7B New Bailey, Salford
• Sky Studios Elstree, Borehamwood
• Tommy Taylor Memorial Bridge, Barnsley

Professor Roger Plank, Chairman of the Judges Panel said:

“The Awards scheme provides an opportunity for the sector to showcase excellence in the use of structural steel across a wide range of projects varying in nature, scale, regional location and budget. We were pleased to see the inclusion of so many large prestige commercial buildings this year, but we are just as interested in small projects of any type and would like to encourage a greater number of submissions across the widest range of structures.

“In conclusion I can say, on behalf of all the judges, that the awards, commendations, the single merit, and national finalists recognised in the Structural Steel Design Awards this year, reflect the impressive quality of the current steel construction industry, and everyone involved should be proud of what has been achieved.”

To read about each winner in detail, view the SSDA Winners Brochure.