The Partnership for Urban South Hampshire (PUSH) Quality Places Panel is sponsoring a new Award scheme for buildings or places of outstanding design standards, which have a positive impact on their surrounding communities. And, from the 15th September, the public can VOTE ONLINE for the project which achieves the best impact on its community.
It’s organised by the Solent Centre for Architecture + Design (SCA+D), as part of a programme to stimulate high class design in the built environment across South Hampshire and create BETTER places to live and work. Any building or development completed after April 1st 2005 can be entered, and these can be nominated by anyone: architects, contractors, clients, local authorities or members of the public. Full details at www.solentdesignawards.org.uk (external website) and submissions must be received by 5.00 pm on 20th August 2010.
The Awards, which include an overall winner, a sustainability winner and the public’s top choice, will reward design which has created something outstanding, lifting the quality of the community in which it sits. The judges include top professionals Sarah Gaventa, Director of Public Space at CABE, Lorraine Farrelly, Deputy Head, School of Architecture at the University of Portsmouth, Roger Zogolovitch, Chairman of Lake Estates, a specialist developer and Lisa Jackson, an urban designer and town and master planner.