Marklake Court makes national shortlist for the 2019 RIBAJ MacEwen Award

Marklake Court makes national shortlist for the 2019 RIBAJ MacEwen Award

The annual RIBAJ MacEwen Award recognises architecture with engineering and landscape for ‘the common good’ and a selection of the best built projects that are deemed to be of real and demonstrable benefit to society are showcased annually.

 

This year Marklake Court, a Community-led project by Leathermarket CBS and facilitated by igloo Community Builders, was one of 13 shortlisted projects that have been whittled down from a long list of 36 national entries this year. The judging panel includes Julia Barfield, director of Marks Barfield; Yuli Cadney-Toh, architect director of BDP Bristol; Anisha Jogani, Placemaking team leader of Croydon Council; Kathy MacEwen, town planner; and Hugh Pearman, editor of the RIBA Journal.

 

As development manager, igloo Community Builders helped Leathermarket CBS form a vision and facilitated the transformation of the former garage site into high quality and genuinely affordable homes.