Wood Awards 2020 shortlist announced

The Wood Awards is the UK’s premier competition for excellence in architecture and product design in wood. The Awards’ elite independent judging panel of professional experts and specialists visit all the shortlisted projects in person, making the Wood Awards as meaningful and rigorous a competition as possible.

National Automotive Innovation Centre, Coventry

The Handlebar Café, Winchester

Stroud Christian Community Chapel, Stroud (pictured)

Dulwich Pavilion 2019, Dulwich

The Royal Exchange Theatre – The Den, Manchester

Hurstpierpoint College Performing Arts Centre, West Sussex

Swimming Pool Hall at King’s College School, Wimbledon

Harris Academy, Sutton

MOTHER…, Wicken Fen

Frindsbury Manor Barn, Rochester

Bumpers Oast, Tonbridge

Two and Half Storey House, London

Redhill Barn, Devon

The Rye Apartments, London

HOUSE FOR THEO + OSKAR, Surrey

Brockeridge Stair, Bristol

Wooden Roof, London.

To view the full shortist: https://www.woodawards2020.online/

The buildings judging panel is led by three-time Gold Award winner Stephen Corbett of Green Oak Carpentry. The panel includes Andrew Lawrence, Arup; Kirsten Haggart, Waugh Thistleton Architects; Nathan Wheatley, engenuiti; David Morley, David Morley Architects; Jim Greaves, Hopkins and architectural journalist Ruth Slavid.

As a not-for-profit competition, the Wood Awards can only happen with collaborative industry sponsorship. Major Sponsors are American Hardwood Export Council and Carpenters’ Company. Other Sponsors include American Softwoods, the Timber Trade Federation and TRADA.