Peter Randall-Page and Mark Dunhill worked with architects Feilden Clegg on the concept, shape and form for a new building at Tout Quarry, Portland. The building to house permanent workshops for the Portland Scupture Trust and a centre for Portland stone. The artists' designs were informed by the physical properties of the quarry and helped to influence the architectural process during the feasibility study. The project was completed in 1998. Client: Portland Sculpture Trust. Award value £2,800.
Martin Richman worked with architect Ray Perry of Faulks Perry Culley & Rech on this new £78m waste-to-energy plant outside Birmingham. Richman proposed and related the materials, lighting and colours to the form and function of the plant to create a new landmark, transforming the huge scale and functional mass. The building is visible at night by drivers on the nearby busy A45 linking Coventry to Birmingham, as well as from the air. The project was completed in 1997. Client: Birwelco Ltd (Tyseley Waste Disposal, Birmingham). Award value £10,000.
Ian Hamilton Finlan and Peter Randall-Page worked with Page & Park architects to create a new public space in the centre of Edinburgh, as part of the transformation of the Royal Mile. Artists and architect created a tranquil pedestrian area which evokes contrasting aspects of the history of Edinburgh. The project was completed in 1996. Client: The Royal Mile Team, Lothian Regional Council. Award value £7,500.
Amber Hiscott worked with Noel Architects on the conversion of the Old Library in Cardiff into a major centre for the visual arts. The £6.2m scheme includes a number of facilities including two galleries for twentieth century art and a children's discovery centre. Artist and architect worked together to identify opportunities for the involvement of other artists and craftspeople during the later stages of the project. The project was completed in 1997. Client: Cardiff Old Library Trust. Award value £6,500.
Chris Tipping worked with engineer Andy Kerr of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council's Transport Engineering Department on this £200m rail freight terminal in Yorkshire. Tipping produced designs for hard landscape areas, colour zoning for the site, decorative treatments for bridgeworks and adjacent landscape areas, and street furniture. Other opportunities for artists will be offered via an 'arts masterplan' produced by Public Arts commissioning agency. The project was completed in 1995. Client: Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. Award value £3,000.
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.