Better Public Building

2007 Press Releases

Yorkshire visitor centre named this year's best public building

Dalby Forest Visitor Centre in North Yorkshire has won this year's Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award. Commissioned from White Design by the Forestry Commission, it came top of a strong shortlist of 18 projects. The judges hailed in particular its uncompromising commitment to sustainability.
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Tilford Bridges 'achieve perfect harmony between old and new', says CABE

24 September 2007

Surrey County Council is to be presented with a plaque to mark the inclusion of Tilford Bridges in the shortlist for this year’s Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award.
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Oldham Library 'breathing new life into town', says CABE

20 September 2007

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council is to be presented with a plaque to mark the inclusion of Oldham Library and Lifelong Learning Centre in the shortlist for this year’s Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award.
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Darlington Education Village 'truly pioneering', says CABE

18 September 2007

Darlington Borough Council is to be presented with a plaque to mark the inclusion of Darlington Education Village in the shortlist for this year’s Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award.
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Bridge Arts Centre 'helping to unite community', say Prime Minister's Award judges

14 September 2007

Glasgow City Council is to be presented with a plaque to mark the inclusion of The Bridge Arts Centre in the shortlist for this year's Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award.
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Kaleidoscope an 'exemplary care facility', say Prime Minister's Award judges

10 September 2007

Lewisham Primary Care Trust is to be presented with a plaque to mark the inclusion of the Kaleidoscope centre for children and young people in the Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award shortlist.
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Public building leading the way on sustainable design

20 June 2007

A flood defence scheme constructed using a million car tyres was named today as one of 18 outstanding projects shortlisted for this year’s Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award. The shortlist, announced by Tessa Jowell MP, shows how the best public building is at the cutting edge of sustainable design.
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Public building can do more to tackle climate change, CABE tells MPs

26 March 2007

The government must take the opportunity of its massive building programme to ensure that all new public buildings meet the carbon challenge, both at completion and in use. That was the message to ministers and members of parliament at the official launch of the 2007 Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award on Monday, 26 March 2007.
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