SSDA 2020 shortlist announced

The Structural Steel Design Awards is an annual event for people and companies involved in the constructional steel industry.

Jointly sponsored by the British Constructional Steelwork Association and Trimble Solutions (UK) Ltd, the awards celebrate the excellence of the steel construction industry in the UK, with particular reference to cost effectiveness, aesthetics, efficiency, innovation and sustainability.

The award winners will be announced on 1 October 2020, but for now, the shortlist of 22 projects has been announced.

The shortlisted entries are as follows:

• A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme
• Bath Schools of Art and Design
• Barton Square, into Trafford Centre, Manchester
• Boeing GoldCare Aircraft Hangar, Gatwick Airport
• Bridgewater Place Wind Amelioration Scheme, Leeds
• Brunel Building, London
• Drake Circus The Barcode, Plymouth
• Mary Elmes Bridge, Cork City
• National Infrastructure Laboratory, University of Southampton
• Scarborough Footbridge, York
• The Balfour, Kirkwall, Orkney
• The Curragh Racecourse Redevelopment
• The Gravity Bar, Guinness Storehouse, Dublin
• The Standard Hotel, London
• The Wave, Coventry
• Tintagel Footbridge, Cornwall
• Waterloo Station Roof Infill
• 52 Lime Street, London
• Centre Building, London School of Economics
• One Bank Street, Canary Wharf
• One Bartholomew Bart‘s Square, London
• The Post Building, London

David Moore, CEO of the BCSA said “Since the Structural Steel Design Awards were launched in 1969 the winning projects have demonstrated sustainability, engineering excellence, innovation and attention to detail. The range and quality of entries for the 52^nd year of the awards are no different. Once again, the entries submitted are exceptional and we have a very strong shortlist. Congratulations to all the projects teams.”

For more information about the projects, click here.

We’ll keep you posted about the award winners later in October!