Eleanor Palmer Science Lab – AY Architects
Twenty structures and 12 products have been nominated for the UK’s Wood Awards 2019 shortlist, among them a jewellery collection, a ‘House in a Garden’ and a radar station renovated into a holiday let. Source: Timberbiz
The buildings judging panel is led by three-time Gold Award winner Stephen Corbett of Green Oak Carpentry. The panel includes Andrew Lawrence, Arup; Adam Richards, Adam Richards Architects; Kirsten Haggart, Waugh Thistleton Architects; Nathan Wheatley, engenuiti; David Morley, David Morley Architects; Jim Greaves, Hopkins; and architectural journalist Ruth Slavid.
The buildings panel will visit all the shortlisted projects, upholding the rigorous nature of the Awards.
Meanwhile, the furniture panel is led by design critic, curator and journalist Corinne Julius. The panel includes Oliver Stratford, editor of Disegno magazine; designer/makers Sebastian Cox and Eleanor Lakelin; Yael Mer of Raw Edges Design Studio; and Rod Wales of Wales & Wales.
Judges reviewed furniture projects in the categories Bespoke, Production and Student Designer, while building categories will be released when the 2019 winners are revealed at the annual Wood Awards ceremony at Carpenters’ Hall on 19 November.
Buildings Shortlist
- Royal Opera House ‘Open Up’ – Stanton Williams
- Wildernesse Restaurant – Morris+Company
- The Spinningfields Pavilion – Sheppard Robson Architects
- Peter Hall Performing Arts Centre – Haworth Tompkins Architects
- Cambridge Central Mosque – Marks Barfield Architects
- Eleanor Palmer Science Lab – AY Architects
- Music School, King’s College School Wimbledon – Hopkins Architects
- Maggie’s Cardiff – Dow Jones Architects
- Mitie Headquarters, The Shard – DaeWha Kang
- Battersea Arts Centre – Haworth Tompkins Architects
- Cork House – Matthew Barnett Howland
- House in a Garden – Gianni Botsford Architects
- The Decca Radar Station – MS-DA
- Pocket House – Tikari Works
- Velvet Mill – David Morley Architects
- Hannington Farm – James Gorst Architects
- Hanging Dovetailed Staircase – Michaelis Boyd
- Old House, Spiral Staircase – Tonkin Liu
- MultiPly – Waugh Thistleton Architects
- St John’s Music Pavilion – Clementine Blakemore
Furniture Shortlist
Bespoke
- The Kissing Benches – Alison Crowther
- Littoral Chances 1&2 – David Gates
- My Seoul – Cristina Zani
Production
- Ian McChesney Bench – Ian McChesney
- Latis Chair – Samuel Wilkinson Studio
- Max Table – Max Lamb
- Science Museum Lab Stool – King and Webbon
Student Designer
- Bio Iridescent Sequin – Elissa Brunato
- Burnout – Francesco Feltrin
- Kent Stick Chair – Matthew Hensby
- Iso Cabinets – Jack Bibbings
- Udon Stool – Anton Mikkonen
