Awards &
Recognition
- RIBA National and North West Awards
- BCIA British Construction Industry Awards
- RICS Regional Awards
- Civic Civic Trust Awards
RIBA North West
Awards
Rochdale Town Hall
Four RIBA North West Awards in a single year: the RIBA North West Award, Project Architect of the Year, Client of the Year and the Conservation Award. Architect Donald Insall Associates, for Rochdale Borough Council.
Awards
Rochdale Town Hall
Two Civic Trust Awards. The 2026 Michael Middleton Special Award, presented to an outstanding restoration project in tribute to Michael Middleton CBE, who founded the awards in 1959. And the 2026 AABC Conservation Award, recognising conservation excellence in the built environment.
Heritage
Shortlisted ×2
Power Hall: The Andrew Law Gallery
Shortlisted in two categories at the Museums + Heritage Awards, Sustainable Project of the Year and Permanent Exhibition of the Year. Our restoration reused most of the original slates and cut the museum emissions by 515 tonnes a year.
Best Heritage
Project in the UK
Rochdale Town Hall
Named Best Heritage Project in the UK at the RICS Awards, recognising excellence in heritage-led regeneration, conservation and community impact.
of the Year
Rochdale Town Hall
Social Project of the Year at the Association for Project Management Awards, for the outstanding regeneration of Rochdale Town Hall.
Commendation
Rochdale Town Hall
North West Commendation for Excellence in Planning for Heritage and Culture at the RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence.
Museum or
Exhibition Space
John Rylands Library
Winner of Museum or Exhibition Space at the FX Awards for the Next Chapter project, a refurbishment of the Grade I listed library delivered with Donald Insall Associates and Nissen Richards Studio for the University of Manchester.
Small Housing
Development
Manresa House
Winner of the Small Housing Development Award at the Architecture Today Brick Awards, for the extensive use of clay brick inside and out. Architect OMI Architects, Birmingham.
of the Year
Rochdale Town Hall
Finalist for Building of the Year at the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce Awards, recognising the building's contribution to Greater Manchester.
National
Award
Manchester Jewish Museum
RIBA National Award. National recognition for the restoration of the Grade II* listed former Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue and its new-build extension.
North West
Award
Manchester Jewish Museum
RIBA North West Award. Regional recognition ahead of the project's national win in the same year.
Architect
of the Year
Manchester Jewish Museum
Project Architect of the Year, awarded to the project team behind the museum's restoration and extension.
Awards
First White Cloth Hall
Four awards for the restoration of the Grade II* listed former cloth market on Kirkgate. Winner of the Disruptor Award at The Yorkshires, Best Commercial Project at the Manchester Society of Architects Awards and Restoration and Renovation of the Year at the Yorkshire Insider Property Awards, plus a shortlisting for Conservation and Regeneration at Constructing Excellence Yorkshire and Humber.
North West
Award
The Old Library
RIBA North West Award for the restoration and reinvention of the former library building.
of the
Year
The Old Library
Client of the Year, recognising the partnership behind the project's delivery.
North West
Award
Science & Industry Museum
RIBA North West Award for work at the Science and Industry Museum, Manchester.
Construction
Industry Award
Manchester Jewish Museum
Cultural and Leisure Project of the Year at the British Construction Industry Awards, for the restoration of the Grade II* listed former Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue and its new-build extension.
RIBA
Awards
Hallé St Peter's
RIBA National Award, RIBA North West Award and the RIBA North West Sustainability Award, for the Oglesby Centre, the conversion of a redundant church into a rehearsal and performance home for the Halle.
Shortlisted
×2
Gorton Monastery
Shortlisted in two categories at the RICS North West Awards, Community Benefit and Building Conservation, for Gorton Monastery: Sharing the Story at the Grade II* listed former Franciscan friary.
Shortlisted
Former Unitarian Chapel
Shortlisted in the Building Conservation category at the RICS North West Awards for the restoration of the former Unitarian Chapel.
Every award on this page started as a client's ambition and an architect's drawing. Our part is to realise it accurately and in full, whether the work is restoring historic fabric or building something new alongside it.
Recognition Starts
On Site
Awards are given to buildings. They are earned by joiners, site managers, apprentices and the trades who work on scaffolds through winter to get the detail right. Half of our workforce has been with us for more than a decade, and 89% live in Greater Manchester.