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Gallery: Shortlisted entries for The Pineapples Awards 2023

The Phoenix, Lewes – Human Nature Places with Adam Richards Architects, Al-Jawad Pike, Archio, Ash Sakula, Charles Holland, Human Nature, Material Cultures, Mae, Mole, Rabble, TDO, Periscope

Situated in the heart of Lewes, the Phoenix is a 7.9-hectare brownfield site that runs along the river Ouse. The neighbourhood will comprise of 700 new homes that will be constructed primarily in sustainable timber, some of which will come from Sussex woodlands, and provide the town with much-needed homes and jobs, community spaces, a river walk, flood defences and a health centre

Winner of Future Place- The Pineapples Awards 2023

Future Place

Redcliffe Way, Bristol – Goram Homes with McGregor Coxall, Groupwork, Hydrock

The Redcliffe Park proposal is a sustainable housing development in the heart of Bristol. It includes 122 new dwellings units, 40% of which are affordable. The project is a contemporary synergy of landscape, architecture, ecological design, and cultural history. The Portwall car park will be transformed to activate the ground floor with commercial units, revitalizing the public realm

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Graphite Square, Lambeth – Third.i Group with Ben Adams Architects, Heyne Tillett Steel, Max Fordham and Martha Schwartz Partners

Tucked behind government ministries and the Albert Embankment, Graphite Square brings together office space for over a thousand people, 160 apartments of which 35% are affordable, a congregational space for the Methodist Church, a local café, public space, new pedestrian routes and residents’ gardens

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St Helens Town Centre, St Helens – The English Cities Fund (joint venture between Muse, Homes England and Legal & General) in partnership with St Helens Council with Jon Matthews Architects, Planit-IE and Arcadis

In March 2020, St Helens Council and The English Cities Fund (ECF) agreed a 20-year partnership to regenerate St Helens town centre. The masterplan features a new town centre divided into four character zones and includes the development of a new bus station, public and pedestrian-friendly spaces and the reconfiguration of redundant highways and the demolition of shopping centres

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Broadwater Farm Urban Design Framework, Haringey – Haringey Council with Karakusevic Carson Architects, East, What If, Beyond the Box

Following tests conducted after the 2017 Grenfell Tower disaster and in consultation with residents, it was found that two buildings at Broadwater Farm would need to be demolished. The council initiated rehousing those affected, and commissioned Karakusevic Carson Architects to work with residents to develop the Urban Design Framework, a programme to build 300 new homes and refurbish 860

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Dagenham Green, Barking and Dagenham – Peabody Trust and Dagenham Dock Ltd with PRP and HTA Design

Dagenham Green is on the former Ford Dagenham works, and includes 3,502 new homes, over 10 acres of nature-centric landscape and education and commercial uses. The vision is to create a neighbourhood that meets residents needs within a 15min walk, with plans for a secondary school, workspaces, local shops, and attractive public realm

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The Brentford Project, Hounslow – Ballymore with AHMM, Glenn Howells Architects, Maccreanor Lavington and Grant Associates

Spanning nearly 12 acres and encompassing the south side of the high street, The Brentford Project will inject new energy into the locality, reconnect the town centre with the water, and create a social a ‘walkable neighbourhood’, with 11 high-density, low-rise buildings, encompassing residential, retail, employment, community and leisure uses, alongside public realm

Future Place

Thank you to Vestre and Wates Group for generously supporting The Pineapples 2025

Final entry deadline

28 November 2024

Festival of Pineapples

25-27 February

Pineapples prize giving night

March

Pineapples at Festival of Place

2 July

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