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Gallery: Shortlisted entries for The Pineapples Awards 2025

1 & 2 MacFarlane Place, London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham for Stanhope and Peabody with Maccreanor Lavington, Gillespies and ARUP

MacFarlane Place, part of the Television Centre masterplan, provides 142 affordable homes across two buildings, including 35 London Living Rents home for key workers. Located between Wood Lane bus station and a London Underground viaduct, it features two public spaces. The all-electric project minimises energy bills with efficient ventilation, underfloor heating and air-source heat pumps. Additionally, 500 external shutters help regulate overheating, ensuring energy efficiency and comfort.

‘Urban mining’ at The Elephant and TBC.London, London Boroughs of Westminster and Southwark for Publica Properties and Ing Media with Civic Engineers, FORE Partnership and Webb Yates Engineers

FORE is working with Civic Engineers in transforming TBC.London, a 6,300 sq m 1980s office, into a 10,000 sq m ultra-low carbon, all-electric workspace overlooking the River Thames. THe Civic Engineer’s over 40 tonnes of 1930s steel beams salvaged from The Elephant are being reused at TBC.London, marking the first use of pre-war steel in a UK construction project in a deal that hopes to set a precedent for recycled materials.

London Legacy Development Corporation Climate Resilience Review, London Boroughs of Newham, Tower Hamlets, Hackney and Waltham Forest for London Legacy Development Corporation with Greengage and Planit

The long-term planning, development, and maintenance of the 225-hectare Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is ongoing. The London Legacy Development Corporation has commissioned additional works following an external review by Greengage. These efforts aim to develop a comprehensive climate risk management and adaptation strategy, enhancing the park’s climate resilience and ensuring its sustainability for future generations.

Notting Dale Heat, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea for Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea with Arup, Tonkin Liu Architects, and Sustainability Co.

The sustainability vision aims to establish the UK’s largest eco-neighbourhood, with planning permission granted in March 2024. Currently under construction, the project includes the deep retrofit of 493 homes and sustainable heating for 826 homes and Kensington Leisure Centre, using air and water-source heat pumps. A Goodbye Gas initiative supports residents in eliminating gas from their homes. Over 200 local residents contributed to the design process through surveys and co-design events.

Lee Valley Ice Centre, London Borough of Waltham Forest for Lee Valley Regional Park Authority with LDA Design, FaulknerBrowns, Expedition Engineering, Max Fordham and BSG Ecology

The £30 million low-energy ice centre features two Olympic-sized rinks and pioneering water recycling through constructed wetlands, creating wildlife-rich ponds and discharging clean water to the River Lea. This world-first innovation revitalises a stagnant oxbow lake into a free-flowing, oxygenated water body. Additionally, 150 native trees have been planted, including black poplars. The facility combines elite sports training with significant ecological benefits, enhancing community.

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

Festival of Pineapples

25-27 February

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March

Pineapples at Festival of Place

2 July

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