AYA 2024 shortlists: Industry Manufacturing Partner

Earlier this year BD announced all the architects who made it on to the shortlists for our prestigious annual Architect of the Year Awards.

Now we are shining the spotlight on each category in turn and publishing a selection of the images that impressed the judges.

This year’s judges include: Yẹmí Aládérun, head of development, Meridian Water, Enfield Council; Alexandra Andone, associate director, PRP; Amr Assaad, board director, Buckley Gray Yeoman; Lee Bennett, partner, design chair and school lead, Sheppard Robson; Sarah Cary, chief development officer Imperial College, White City Campus; Irene Craik, director, Levitt Bernstein; Alex Ely, founding director, Mae; Martyn Evans, creative director, LandsecU+I; Gavin Hale-Brown, director, Henley Halebrown; Tanvir Hasan, director emeritus, Donald Insall Associates; Lee Higson, board director, Eric Parry Architects; Nigel Hugill, chief executive, Urban & Civic; Kirsten Lees, managing partner, Grimshaw; Oliver Lowrie, director and founder, Ackroyd Lowrie; Anna Mansfield, director, Publica; Michelle McDowell, non-executive director, Civic; Ian McKnight, founding partner, Hall McKnight; John McRae, director and trustee, Orms; David Partridge, chairman, Related Argent; Sarah Robinson, asociate director, The King’s Foundation; Philippa Simpson, director for buildings and renewal, Barbican Centre; Kevin Singh, head, Manchester School of Architecture; Karl Singporewala, founder, Karl Singporewala Design Bureau; Jonathan Smales, founder and CEO, Human Nature; Elizabeth Smith, chairman and regional director, Purcell; Alan Stanton, principal director, Stanton Williams; Amin Taha, chairperson, Groupwork; Magali Thomson, project lead for placemaking, Great Ormond Street Hospital; Tatiana von Preussen, co-founder and director, vPPR; Jo Wright, director, Perkins&Will.

Today’s shortlist is for the category of Industry Manufacturing Partner.

ACS Stainless Steel Fixings Limited

Based in Yorkshire, ACS designs and manufactures structural building components including masonry support, cavity trays and brick slip systems for high rise buildings. ACS has invested more than £350k in R&D in the last 12 months. New products include CERTUS, an A1 non-combustible, pre-assembled brick slip system, and the Intex 4-in-1 Masonry Support System, which incorporates cavity tray, wall ties and cavity fire barrier within a single unit.

Internorm Windows UK Ltd

Internorm manufactures high performance, triple-glazed windows and doors, with a focus on Passivhaus standards for new-build and EnerPHit for retrofit projects. The company works closely with architects to develop optimum solutions including bespoke elements, and offers a full service package from survey to installation for larger-scale residential schemes. Recent projects include Entopia, home of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. Last year it delivered nearly 150 CPDs to architects.

Plan A Consultants

The design management consultancy helps architects to define and manage complex design processes. Its stellar client list includes Grimshaw (HS2 Euston station), Stanton Williams (Museum of London) and David Chipperfield Architects (LSE Firoz Lalji Global Hub). Plan A increased turnover by 49 per cent in 2023. It has a dedicated sustainability team, with two thirds of projects in the last two years achieving LEED Gold/Platinum (or equivalent).