2023 Award Winners.
New Buildings (up to £10m in value) and Project of The Year Maggie’s Yorkshire Centre, St James’s Hospital: Heatherwick Studio
New Buildings (more than £10m in value) Sir William Henry Bragg Building, University of Leeds: ADP Architecture
Adapted Buildings Opera North’s Music Works: Enjoy Design
Cultural Projects Leeds Playhouse: Page\Park
Public realm & Landscape Moortown Park: re-form landscape architecture with The Friends of Moortown Park
Sustainability 11 & 12 Wellington Place: tp bennett
Eligibility Criteria.
Buildings and spaces located within the Leeds Metropolitan District
Schemes completed between 1 May 2023 and 31 May 2025
Must be visible to the public, even if not publicly accessible unless it is a single dwelling
Entry and Judging.
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Entries open on 11 April 2025 and close on 31 May 2025.
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A fee of £125 will be charged for each entry submitted*
*unless by a non-profit or charitable organisation with a turnover of <£1m per annum.
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Download ‘Guide for Applicants’ for full details of assessment criteria.
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Representatives of the Awards partnership will review desktop submissions and select a shortlist for each category.
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An independent panel of judges will visit each of the shortlisted buildings and determine category winners.
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Awards will be announced at a ceremony on 06 November 2025 at the Howard Assembly Room.
Award Categories.
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Buildings of any age that have been retrofitted, refurbished or repurposed.
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Buildings or phases of development with a construction cost of up to £10 million.
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Buildings or phases of development with a construction cost of over £10 million, including single private dwellings (which may be judged in a separate category)
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This will include all publicly accessible spaces. We also welcome entries for public art (which may be judged in a separate category)
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An overall winner will be selected from one of the category winners
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To celebrate Leeds Civic Trust’s 60th anniversary, a people’s prize will be awarded to the best building since 1965.
2019 Award Winners.
New Building: Number One Kirkstall Forge
Regeneration: Sunny Bank Mills
Public Realm and Landscape: ‘A City Less Grey’
Conserved Building: Edward Boyle Library
Altered Building: CQ The Court (former St Michael’s College)
Special Community Award: CATCH Leeds
Landscape Stewardship (Charity / Voluntary Group): Rodley Nature Reserve
Landscape Stewardship (Private Landowner / Estate): Bowcliffe Hall
Landscape Stewardship (Public Sector): Water Haigh Woodland Park
