Awards - Alison Brooks Architects

2025: SFE Project of the Year Award, New Build – Winner – Cadence King’s Cross London; RIBA East Regional Award – Winner – Knights Park Cambridge; Big SEE Award – Winner – Cadence King’s Cross London; The Plan Award – Finalist, Housing – Rubicon Cambridge; Civic Trust Award – Regional Finalist – Rubicon Cambridge; Building Award, Environmental Impact Award – Finalist – Knights Park Cambridge; Camden Design Award – Honourable Mention – Cadence Kings Cross London; The Chicago Athenaeum, International Architecture Award – Honourable Mention – Rubicon Cambridge; Spear’s 500 – Top Flight Architects
2024: Architizer A+ Awards – Best Medium Sized Practice; Archello Award – Public Vote Winner – Medium Firm of the Year; Building Design – Private Housing Architect of the Year; British Homes Award – Affordable Housing – Unity Place London; RIBA London Award – Unity Place London; Housing Design Awards – Rubicon Cambridge; Civic Trust Awards – Highly Commended – Unity Place London; Building Innovation Award – Best Regeneration – One Ashley Road London; The Chicago Athenaeum, International Architecture Award – Honourable Mention – Exeter College Cohen Quad Oxford; The Plan Award – Honourable Mention, Mixed Use – One Ashley Road London; British Homes Award – Regeneration Scheme of the Year, Highly Commended – One Ashley Road London; Architizer A+Award Architecture +Learning – Finalist – Exeter College Cohen Quad Oxford; The Pineapples Award – Finalist – Unity Place London; RIBA Neave Brown Award for Housing – Finalist – Unity Place London; AZ Azure Award, Urban Design Built Environments – Finalist – Knights Park Cambridge
2023: WhatHouse? – Best Exterior Design, Gold – Rubicon Cambridge; WhatHouse? – Best Development, Gold – Rubicon Cambridge; Housebuilder Awards – Best Design Above Four Storeys – Rubicon Cambridge; Brent Design Awards – Best Residential Scheme – Unity Place London
2022: RIBA – South Building of the Year – Exeter College Cohen Quad Oxford; RIBA – South Regional Award – Exeter College Cohen Quad Oxford; WhatHouse? Awards – Best Exterior – Knight’s Park Cambridge; WhatHouse? Awards – Best Home – Knight’s Park Cambridge
2021: Civic Trust Award – Winner – Exeter College Cohen Quad Oxford; Architects’ Newspaper AN Award – Exeter College Cohen Quad Oxford; Architecture MasterPrize – Higher Education – Exeter College Cohen Quad Oxford; Education Estates – Inspiring Learning Spaces – Exeter College Cohen Quad Oxford; Education Estates – University Project of the Year – Exeter College Cohen Quad Oxford; RIBA – National Award – Windward House Gloucestershire; RIBA – South West Award – Windward House Gloucestershire; RIBA – South West Building of the Year – Windward House Gloucestershire; RIBA – House of the Year – Windward House Gloucestershire; AJ Awards – Manser Medal House of the Year – Windward House Gloucestershire; Housing Design Awards – Inaugural Building With Nature Award – Knight’s Park Cambridge
2020: Dezeen Awards — Architect of the Year 2020; BD Building Design Awards — Housing Architect of the Year; BD Building Design Awards – Highly Commended – Individual House Architect of the Year; The Plan Awards — House, Finalist – Windward House Gloucestershire; Evening Standard Awards — Development of Outstanding Architectural Merit – Knight’s Park Cambridge; British Homes Awards – Sustainable Development of the Year – Knight’s Park Cambridge
2019: Evening Standard – Eco-Living Award – Knight’s Park Cambridge; What House? Awards – Best Development – Silver – Knight’s Park Cambridge; What House? Awards – Best House – Silver – Knight’s Park Cambridge; What House? Awards – Best Sustainable Development – Gold – Knight’s Park Cambridge
2018: WAF Higher Education & Research Building of the Year – Exeter College Cohen Quad Oxford; Evening Standard New Homes Award – Best Regeneration Project – Kilburn Quarter London; RESI Awards – Development of the Year – Kilburn Quarter London; National Housing Awards – Best Design – Kilburn Quarter London
2017: Wood Awards – Structural Award – The Smile London; World Architecture Festival – Display – The Smile London; The American Architecture Prize – Small Architecture – The Smile London; Civic Voice Design Awards – Housing – Albert Crescent Bath; Architizer A+ Awards – Pavilions – The Smile London; EU Mies van der Rohe Finalist – Ely Court London
2016: Honor: Wood Design & Building Awards – The Smile London; RIBA – National Award – Ely Court London; RIBA – Regional Award – Ely Court London; University of Waterloo Honorary Doctorate in Engineering; Mayor of London Award, Housing Design Awards – Ely Court London; Project Award, Housing Design Awards – Knight’s Park Cambridge; Architizer A+ Award: Special Mention – Severn Place Cambridge; RICS Award – Regeneration (finalist) – Ely Court London; Dezeen Hot List
2015: Commended: British Home Awards – Development of the Year – Albert Crescent Bath; Architizer A+ Award: Large Private House – Lens House London
2014: RIBA – Manser Medal House of the Year (finalist) – Lens House London; RIBA – National Award – Lens House London; Housing Design Award – Project Award – Albert Crescent Bath; University of Waterloo Alumni Achievement Award, Faculty of Engineering, Professional Category; RIBA – London Award – Lens House London; Grand Designs Award: Best Extension – Lens House London; Shortlisted: Design Museum ‘Designs of the Year’ – Newhall Be Harlow; The Sunday Times: Britain’s 500 Most Influential People; London Evening Standard: Best Regeneration Project
2013: RIBA – Stirling Prize Finalist – Newhall Be Harlow; Housing Design Awards 2013: Supreme Winner – Newhall Be Harlow; AJ Woman Architect of the Year 2013; RIBA – National Award – Newhall Be Harlow; RIBA – East Regional Award – Newhall Be Harlow; RIBA – East Building of the Year – Newhall Be Harlow; Shortlisted: NLA Awards – Best Residential Project
2012: BD Architect of the Year Gold Award; BD Housing Architect of the Year
2010: Kent Design Awards Best Public Building – Quarterhouse Folkestone; Audi Urban Future Award – Finalist; XII Venice Architecture Biennale – German Pavilion, Contributing Architect; Building For Life Gold Standard – Newhall Be Harlow
2009: British Home Awards: Small House of the Year – Newhall Be Harlow; Housing Design Awards: Project Award – Newhall Be Harlow; RIBA – National Award – Quarterhouse Folkestone; RIBA – South East Regional Award – Quarterhouse Folkestone; RIBA – Stirling Prize Midlist – Quarterhouse Folkestone
2008: RIBA – Stirling Prize Winner – Accordia Masterplan Cambridge; RIBA – National Award – Accordia Masterplan Cambridge; RIBA – East Regional Award – Accordia Masterplan Cambridge; RIBA – Manser Medal House of the Year Finalist – Accordia Masterplan Cambridge; BD Building Design – Housing Architect of the Year Finalist; Housing Design Awards, Project Award; Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Award – Salt House Essex; Civic Trust Award – Herringbone Houses London; RIBA – London Award – Herringbone Houses London; Wood Award – Herringbone Houses London
2007: RIBA – Manser Medal House of the Year – Salt House Essex; RIBA – National Award – Salt House Essex; RIBA – East Regional Award – Salt House Essex; Civic Trust Award – Accordia Masterplan Cambridge
2006: RIBA – Stephen Lawrence Prize – Wrap House London; RIBA – National Award – Wrap House London; RIBA – London Award – Wrap House London; Housing Design Awards: Overall Winner – Accordia Masterplan Cambridge; National Homebuilders Awards: Best Large Scale Housing Project – Accordia Masterplan Cambridge; National Homebuilders Awards: Best Housing Project of the Year – Accordia Masterplan Cambridge; Finalist: BD Architect of the Year Award – Best Private Housing Architect & Best Single Dwelling Architect; Commendation: Wood Awards – Wrap House London; Grand Design Awards: Best New Build House – Salt House Essex; Competition Winner; Joint Winner: South Chase Development; Housing Design Awards: Best Medium Housebuilder – Accordia Masterplan Cambridge
2004: Competition 2nd Place; National Homebuilder Design Awards: Best Housing Project of the Year – Accordia Masterplan Cambridge
2003: Housing Design Award – Accordia Masterplan Cambridge
2002: RIBA – London Award – VXO House London; Finalist: Blueprint Architecture Awards – VXO House London; Finalist: AJ First Building Award – VXO House London; British Pavilion IX Venice Biennale of Architecture ‘02 Finalist; Eve Magazine: Recipient of one of ten BBC ‘Britain’s Smartest Women’ Award
2000: HotelSpec European Awards: Best Interior Design – Atoll Spa Hotel Helgoland; HotelSpec European Awards: Best Guestroom Design – Atoll Spa Hotel Helgoland; Competition 2nd Prize: Hurlingham Park Sports Pavilion
1999: Competition 1st Prize: Liverpool Rope Walks Street Furniture; 3rd Prize: Corus/Building Design ‘Young Architect of the Year’; Runner-up: Europan 5 ‘New Housing Landscapes’
1998: Competition 2nd Prize: ‘Concept House ‘99’ Daily Mail Ideal Home; Architecture Foundation Roadshow: ‘Soundscape for Hammersmith’