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Gallery: Shortlisted entries for The Pineapples Awards 2021

Disclaimer: The Pineapples 2021 submissions closed in May 2021 and presentations took place in July 2021. The details provided for each project may have changed since.

Gallery: Shortlisted entries for The Pineapples Awards 2021

Centre of Gravity Soapworks, Bristol - First Base

A month-long exhibition in the Soapworks building with local art collective Centre of Gravity provided a showcase for 60 artists and was curated as a mix of inspiring contemporary art, film talks and performance.

Activation Winner 2021

Activation

Granton Waterfront, Edinburgh - City of Edinburgh Council with Collective Architecture

The proposal for Granton Waterfront includes 3,000 new homes, a new school, cultural facilities and a new 10-hectare flood-resilient coastal park that reconnecxts the waterfront with the city and existing communities

Future Place Winner 2021

Love Wolverton, Wolverton - TOWN

The Agora Centre, a 1970s shopping and leisure centre, will be replaced by a grid of residential streets with 115 homes, 8 new shop units and a community space. A community energy services company, Wolverton Community Energy, will run the on-site microgrid

Future Place Winner 2021

Climate Innovation District, Leeds - Citu Group Developments Ltd

This district consists of family homes, apartments, The Place - a large zero carbon office building and centre for excellence in tackling climate change, retail spaces, a primary school, a care home and a community centre. It spans both banks of the River Aire and is designed to reduce carbon emissions at every stage

Place in Progress Winner 2021

Television Centre, White City - Stanhope, Mitsui Fudosan, AIMCo, BBC Studioworks with Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

Since opening in 2018, Television Centre has opened to the public while continuing to be a place of work, with the BBC still making programmes within the refurbished studios. The development’s external spaces have become the backdrop for some of the nation’s most-watched and loved television shows, including Strictly Come Dancing and Top Gear. Shows are now undertaken in the open-air, overlooked by residential apartments and watched by the general public.

Place of the Year Winner 2021

West Gorton Community Park, Manchester - Manchester City Council with BDP

This new community park in Manchester, is the first UK demonstrator project for the GrowGreen initiative. Its data and management of the flow of rainwater into sustainable urban drainage systems, will be influential in the design of other green spaces in flood prone areas across Europe.

Public Space Winner 2021

Cheney Row Park, Waltham Forest - London Borough of Waltham Forest with We Made That

This public space has been transformed from a former landfill site to a new space with woodland area of 467 new trees planted in the park, a BMX track and a bespoke and proprietary play kit used by children of all ages. This reinvention of the space has added to the play and enjoyment of the community.

Public Space Winner 2021

Connecting Leeds Covid Response, Leeds - Leeds City Council with Commonplace

The greatest success of this project has been the ability to adapt, change, and respond to the dynamic needs of the community during a time of immense national and international uncertainty. Connecting Leeds is ambitious, a long-term transport strategy, but with an ability to scale and adapt that makes it dynamic and responsive to change

Sustainable Transport Winner 2021

The Northbank Low Emission Neighbourhood, Westminster - The Northbank BID

To tackle local pollution and exposure to pollution, The Northbank BID worked with both GLA and Westminster City Council to develop a Business Low Emission Neighbourhood (BLEN) and is re-planning deliveries and servicing, awareness raising campaigns, and promoting walking and cycling

Shortlisted for Sustainable Transport - The Pineapples Awards 2021

CYCLE42, Merton - Hadley Property Group

Launched during the pandemic, CYCLE42 is the result of cross-sector collaboration between Hadley Property Group, Clarion Housing Group, Brompton Bike Hire and multiple charities, who came together to offer free bikes for hire to Merton residents

Shortlisted for Sustainable Transport - The Pineapples Awards 2021

Connecting Leeds Covid Response, Leeds - Leeds City Council with Commonplace

Winner of Sustainable Transport - The Pineapples Awards 2021

Lyon Confluence, Lyon - Bouygues Immobilier, Linkcity with David Chipperfield Architects

This mixed-use quarter contains a range of housing tenures, offices and a health centre, and within each block, the buildings are grouped to define garden courtyards. Transparent and permeable ground-floors give access to the gardens from the street and help to animate the surrounding public spaces

Shortlisted for International Future Place - The Pineapples Awards 2021

International Future Place

The Depot, Bucharest - KAP Studios

This city-scale £500m project will transform disused railway lands and old warehouses into a new neighbourhood with a mix of homes, shopping, offices, a music venue, hotels, healthcare and education

Shortlisted for International Future Place - The Pineapples Awards 2021

International Future Place

Growth, Baghdad - Tamayouz Excellence Award, Dewan Award for Architecture with ONE Creative Environments

This proposal for Sadr City reflects the young population and seeks to enable the local community to build the spaces they require using vernacular materials, giving them the freedom to grow, adapt and construct their spaces

Shortlisted for International Future Place - The Pineapples Awards 2021

International Future Place

Stretford Masterplan - Bruntwood Works and Trafford Council JV

This masterplan aims to transform Stretford Mall into a high street to create a self-sufficient and sustainable town centre with revitalised retail, solar street lighting, district heating systems, 800 homes and new public spaces

Shortlisted for Future Place - The Pineapples Awards 2021

Future Place

Station Hill, Reading - Lincoln MGT with CallisonRTKL

Located just steps from Reading’s mainline train station, Station Hill includes offices, retail spaces, 750 homes and two acres of public realm. The project is on track for a BREEAM Excellent rating while the offices and new homes are expected to increase spend on the nearby high street

Shortlisted for Future Place - The Pineapples Awards 2021

Future Place

Love Wolverton, Wolverton - TOWN

Winner of Future Place - The Pineapples Awards 2021

Future Place

High Path Estate, Merton - Clarion Housing Group with PRP Architects

This development seeks to keep the existing community in situ and rehouse them first. The masterplan will reconnect existing neighbourhoods with a series of new streets and create a new park for the wider community with new cycling and walking trails on the edge of the Wandle River

Shortlisted for Future Place - The Pineapples Awards 2021

Future Place

Granton Waterfront, Edinburgh - City of Edinburgh Council with Collective Architecture

Winner of Future Place - The Pineapples Awards 2021

Future Place

Blackwall Yard, Poplar - Hadley Property Group

Plans for this 1.9 hectare site include a new river boat pier, a community hub and primary school, homes and workspace and a new wellness centre will transform this riverside site on the north bank of the river Thames which was a private car park for more than 30 years

Shortlisted for Future Place - The Pineapples Awards 2021

Future Place

Better Queensway, Southend-on-Sea - Porters Place LLP

A joint venture between Swan Housing and Southend-on-Sea Borough Council, an existing 1960s council estate will see four tower blocks demolished and the construction of up to 1,760 new homes, up to 10,000 square metres of commercial space, children’s play areas, parks and public spaces.

Shortlisted for Future Place - The Pineapples Awards 2021

Future Place

Sighthill Transformational Regeneration Masterplan, Glasgow - Glasgow City Council, Keepmoat Homes Scotland with LDA Design

This landscape-led masterplan transforms Sighthill with a mix of 850 new homes, education and community facilities, along with extensive parklands and a web of green routes, making travelling by bike or foot easier - all of which is just a ten-minute walk from Glasgow’s centre

Shortlisted for Place in Progress - The Pineapples Awards 2021

Place in Progress

New Islington, Manchester - House by Urban Splash

This mixed-use project transformed New Islington from a once deprived area to one of the UK’s most desirable and accessible mixed-tenure communities. With brilliantly designed homes, infrastructure, and its independent commercial area of food, entertainment and workspaces - it ensures long term economic sustainability

Shortlisted for Place in Progress - The Pineapples Awards 2021

Place in Progress