Bristol architectural firm AWW has been named as the South West Practice of the Year for the second year running in the prestigious AJ100 awards – the first time in the awards’ history that a practice has won the award twice in a row.
The awards, staged at a ceremony in London hosted by the respected Architect’s Journal magazine, are based on a list of the 100 largest architecture practices in the UK. AWW’s ranking has grown since last year to reach number 86.
AWW, referred to as “one to watch” by the magazine last year, has been responsible for many of Bristol’s modern landmarks including the South Bristol Community Hospital, the Radisson Blu hotel in the city centre and Bristol University’s Merchants Venturers Building. It also has offices in London and Plymouth.
The AJ100 is considered the authoritative survey of the largest architecture practices in the country, recognising and celebrating the most innovative and successful practices in what has been another challenging year for the industry.
The Regional Practice of the Year is awarded from survey responses of more than 1,000 employees of AJ100 firms. They are asked about staff satisfaction, benefits, salaries and HR achievements and where they would most like to work.
AWW director Richard Francis said: “We are delighted to have been awarded AJ100 South West Region Practice of the Year for the second year running. We believe that this bears testimony to the hard work, commitment and talent of the architectural, technical and interior design teams.”
