Sean Branagan collaborated with Peter Meacock architects on the design of a new community/village hall in Farrington Gurney in Avon. The design team considered the scale and form of the building within its surroundings and its internal structural and spatial relationships, holding public meetings with local residents to discuss views and share ideas. The project was completed in 1995, slightly altered from the initial design proposals. Client: Farrington Gurney New Hall Project Development Committee. Award value £5,000.
Tania Kovats worked with Levitt Bernstein Associates on the restoration and extension of a Grade II listed Victorian school. This new home for the Ikon Gallery provides much needed improved exhibition, education and visitor facilities. Kovats' involvement in the design process is most evident in the black slate frieze, upon which the gallery has been placed. The frieze forcefully accentuates an existing practical feature and turns it into a pedestal which transforms the gallery into an object of attention.The project was completed in 1997. Client: Ikon Gallery. Award value £10,000.
Dan Harvey and Heather Ackroyd collaborated with Levitt Bernstein Associates to realise a programme of art integral to a building programme to refurbish, upgrade and extend two performing arts venues in the city centre of Stoke-on-Trent. The project was completed in 1997. Client: City of Stoke-on-Trent. Award value £7,000.
Susanna Heron collaborated on the design of a prominent public courtyard within the overall development of a derelict site in Shoreditch, East London, to become a new college campus. Heron worked with Hampshire County Architects and Perkins Ogden Architects to create a sunken garden incorporating water, sculpture and planting, to allow daylight into the Resources Centre in the courtyard at lower ground level. This project won the 1998 Art and Work Award. The project was completed in 1998. Client: Hackney Community College. Award value £5,750.
Yinka Shonibare worked with MODE 1 Architects on this hospital refurbishment scheme to build and enhance a respite care centre for people with mental health difficulties. Shonibare proposed artworks integral to the design and use of the building. The artist was paid for his design input but the project plans were shelved due to financial constraints. Client: West Lambeth Community Care (NHS) Trust. Award value £5,000.
Grenville Davey worked with landscape architects EDAW on a collaboration to develop proposals for the restoration and refurbishment of the neglected dock and its adjacent areas. These included the creation of informal seating areas and improvements to an existing play area. The principal objective of the development is to enhance public access to, and awareness of, the river. The project was completed in 1997. Client: London Docklands Development Corporation. Award value £10,000.
Richard Wilson collaborated with Ellis Williams Partners to integrate lighting within the structure of the Baltic Flour Mill to animate its silhouette after dark, softening the static and imposing silhouette into a welcoming beacon. The Baltic Flour Mill was being developed into a new contemporary art complex and this project formed part of the 1996 Year of Visual Arts. The design work was completed in 1998. Client: Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council. Award value £5,000.
Morag Morrison and Anya Gallacio worked to develop a design framework for integrating public art into the urban regeneration of King's Cross in London. Several built environment consultants were appointed by London Borough of Camden to work on the scheme. The development is a four year programme of physical improvements to local estates and it was intended that appointed artists would help to draw together key elements of the urban fabric using landscaping, lighting and signage. The project was completed in 1997. Client: London Borough of Camden. Award value £10,000.
Katherine Clarke worked in collaboration with Muf Architects to propose design solutions for the environmental and urban regeneration of Southwark Street in London. Through the use of video the team engaged with local people, with the aim of visualising their desires for the streets and public space in their area. The project was completed in 1996. Client: Southwark Urban Design Initiative. Award value £4,375.
Tom Heatherwick worked Jasper Jacob Architects, Chris Wilkinson Architects and Whitby and Bird Engineers on the design of the new 'Challenge of Materials' gallery for this London museum. Heatherwick worked on the methods of design, display and communication in specific areas, including the 'Materials House'. The project was completed in 1996. Client: The National Museum of Science and Industry. Award value £8,000.
Claire Witcomb worked with Associated Architects to consider lighting interventions at the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra's new rehearsal hall and associated facilities. The project was completed in 1999. Client: CBSO Society Ltd. Award value £2,750.
Nathan Coley worked closely with Reiach & Hall Associates on the refurbishment of this Edinburgh gallery, contributing designs for the exhibition space and ideas to enhance the overall use and function of the building. Coley's publication 'Urban Sanctuary' formed part of his involvement in the project. The project was completed in 1997. Client: Stills Gallery. Award value £3,000.
Richard Deacon, Anya Gallacio and Tadashi Kawamata worked with John Miller architects on a series of sculpture commissions exhibited on the Gallery lawn during renovation of the building. The artists' interventions reflected the gallery as a dynamic space of creation and ideas and the importance of architecture in defining public spaces. The project was completed in 1998. Client: Serpentine Gallery. Award value £10,000.
Antoni Malinowski worked with Haworth Tompkins Architects on the refurbishment and extension of the Royal Court's modern technical staging facilities, auditoria and front of house areas. Malinowski chose to concentrate on the auditorium drum wall of the Royal Court, creating a bold interior which emanates from the building - a dramatic threshold between the city and the theatre. The project was completed in 2000. Client: English Stage Company. Award value £6,500.
Grenville Davey collaborated with Simpson Associated Architects on the concept, planning and design framework for the redevelopment of Manchester city centre, following a bomb blast in 1996. Davey worked to improve the quality of the spaces and buildings and identify appropriate opportunities for the inclusion of art therein. The project design stage was completed in 1998. Client: Manchester Millennium Ltd. Award value £10,000.
Julia Manheim was appointed Principal Consulting Artist to work with Architecture for the Arts on the design of Norden Farm, a new community arts centre for Maidenhead. The project involved consultation with the local community and other artists. The project design stage was completed in 1998. Client: The Norden Farm Centre Trust Ltd. Award value £7,000.
Nicky Hirst worked with Jonathan Darke of Stillman Eastwick-Field architects on the refurbishment and extension to the staff and patient facilities at this hospital in North London. The project was completed in 1999. Client: The Royal Free Hampstead (NHS) Trust. Award value £4,800.
Ron Haselden worked with Lynn Kinnear of Kinnear Landscape Architects on this new play environment and public arts space within the regenerated grounds of an inner-city London school. Haselden considered the historical and physical nature of the site creating an accessible space for sculpture, play and public arts and forging new links between school and commnity. The project was completed in 1998. Client: Canonbury Infant and Junior Schools. Award value £5,000.
Brian Kennedy and David Grant collaborated with architect Andrew Gault of Consarc Design Group on a large scale urban regeneration project in Lisburn including restoration of canal locks, a new riverside park and canal basin with mooring and a performance hall. The artists also advised on the design of a new arts centre and the introduction of contemporary art into the building. The project was completed in 2001. Client: Lisburn Borough Council. Award value £4,000.
Tania Kovats and Alex Hartley collaborated with architect Simon Allford of Allford Hall Monaghan Morris on the design of this new sustainable primary school on a greenfield site in Essex. The project was the result of an international competition sponsored by the local authority in collaboration with the Design Council and served as a model for future development. The project was completed in 1999. Client: Essex County Council. Award value £10,000.