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Little London Children’s Centre double winner at Leeds Architecture awards

Buildings which have added to the already impressive cityscape of Leeds in the last year have been honoured at the city’s annual Architecture Awards.

Last night’s ceremony, held at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, attracted over 400 people and included guest speakers Councillor Andrew Carter, leader of Leeds City Council, Glenn Howells from Glen Howells Architects, and Andrew Latchmore, a member of the Property Forum Steering Group and partner at law firm Shulmans.

Now in its 20th year, the aim of these awards is to give recognition to innovative and sustainable architecture, conservation, landscape and lighting in Leeds and to increase awareness and interest in the design of buildings and their surroundings.

The awards are split into four categories – new buildings, altered or conserved buildings, landscape and lighting – and are judged by a panel of experts including architects and planners based in the city. There is also a People’s Award where the winning scheme is chosen by votes from the public.

The Little London Children’s Centre, on Meanwood Road, was this year’s biggest winner as it scooped both the New Building Award and the People’s Award.

Erskine assisted with fundraising, successfully securing over two million from the Single Regeneration Budget, Objective 2 (ERDF), Children’s Centre Fund and Leeds City Council for the building. Erskine also oversaw the project management of the fabulous flagship building, designed by the award winning architects, Bauman Lyons Architects.

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Posted by Angela Campbell on 31/01/07 in Masterplanning and the built environment

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I’m really proud of our (Erskine’s) involvement in this and in particular Yvonne’s major contribution to making it happen. It is good to be working with Bauman Lyons who are committed to quality architecture built to the site and purpose not an off the peg solution as so many children’s centres are. The project is a beacon of excellence amongst the architectural mediocrity of contemporary Leeds. Alistair

09/02 at 04:12 from Alistair Turnham