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Copper awards showcase the best of European design

Winners of the 2007 Copper in Architecture Awards have been announced at a presentation ceremony in London on 25 September. The Awards revealed an exceptional diversity of important buildings from around Europe – many not widely known or published – amongst the 74 entries.
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  Contemporary Copper Architecture in London
French TV clip (TV5 Monde)showing examples of contemporary copper architecture in London and featuring interviews with architects who specify copper. Click to view
  Barnsley Transport Interchange, UK
Barnsley’s new Transport Interchange is the first project to be initiated as part of the town’s regeneration programme, Remaking Barnsley.
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  Queen Mary University of London
One of the largest new student residence schemes in Britain, designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Architects, includes very different styles of copper cladding on two major buildings along the ‘exposed’ public edges of its East London site. Read more
 
  The Queen's Gallery
The new entrance portico of The Queen's Gallery is roofed in copper sheet with pressed copper and cast bronze embellishments. Read more
  The Collection, Lincoln, UK
The new Museum is sited in the Flaxengate neighbourhood between Lincoln’s commercial centre and the historic area where the Cathedral, Castle and Bishops Palace are located. Read more
  Portcullis House
The new Parliamentary building, located within a World Heritage site next to the Palace of Westminster, is characterised by its distinctive roof form and air handling 'turrets'. Read more


The Cambridge Water Company headquarters is a predominately copper and glass clad three storey office building with a highly sustainable environmental control strategy. Read more


RMJM was appointed in November 2003 as architects and lead consultant to design the 17.5 million University of Sheffield Information Commons project. Read more


The Unicorn Theatre opened to considerable public acclaim in December 2005. It is the UK’s most significant theatre for children and young people performing to 80,000 people in its first year. Read more


The new 118 seat Peter Harrison Planetarium, at the National Maritime Museum, is the centrepiece of the recent project to open the southern half of the Royal Observatory site to visitors. Read more

 

Hilton London Tower Bridge, UK

Jestico + Whiles won a rarely awarded combined appointment as architect and interior designer for this hotel set within the More London development in London between London Bridge and Tower Bridge. Read more