Four residential complexes made it to the finals, three of which are located in London, and one in Glasgow. write Dezeen.
Among the finalists is Rowan Court by Satish Jassal Architects, which involves the expansion of a 1970s council housing estate in the London borough of Haringey, with 46 new homes for social rent, including 31 flats, 11 townhouses and four accessible homes.
Rowan Court project. Photo: Richard Chivers
Also on the list is the Lion Green Road housing development in Croydon, designed by Mary Duggan Architects in collaboration with RUFF Architects. It combines 157 apartments in five brick buildings set amidst a green environment.
Lion Green Road residential complex. Photo: Lorenzo Zandri
The third London finalist was the Canada Water Plot K1 complex by Morris+Company and White Ink, which includes 79 apartments organized around an internal courtyard next to a woodland area in the south-east of the city.
Canada Water Plot K1 complex. Photo: ack Hobhouse
The only project outside the capital was St Andrew's Drive Phases 2 & 3 by Jmarchitects in Glasgow, replacing a 1960s housing block with a new block of 120 homes linked by a shared green space.
St Andrew's Drive Phases 2 & 3 Project. Photo: Keith Hunter
Helen Lee, Associate Director of Witherford Watson Mann Architects, chaired this year’s jury. According to her, all four finalists demonstrate an approach based on creating quality housing that takes into account the needs of the community and the specifics of the urban context.
The Neave Brown Award for Housing is named after British architect Neave Brown, one of the pioneers of social housing. The winner will be announced on 15 October at the RIBA Stirling Prize ceremony in London.
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