About the Prime Minister's Award
The Better Public Building initiative has been celebrated each year since 2001 by the Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award which rewards excellence in both design and procurement from across the public sector.
2009 finalists
The shortlist for the 2009 Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award was announced on 11 June 2009. Twenty-four projects from around the country were chosen by the judges from 125 entries.
The winner will be announced on 14 October 2009.
The judging panel for 2009
The judges look for high-quality design; efficient procurement; economic and social value; good team work between client, designer and contractor; sound financial management; whole-life value for money; client satisfaction; and sustainability.
- Michael Ingall, Chief Executive, Allied London Properties (chair)
- Jean Venables, President, Institution of Civil Engineers (deputy chair)
- Hugh Ferguson, Deputy Director General, Institution of Civil Engineers
- Paul Finch OBE, World Architecture Festival
- Gareth Lewis, Director, Mace Group
- Nelson Ogunshakin, Chief Executive, Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE)
- Rory Olcayto, Features Editor, Architects’ Journal
- Antony Oliver, Editor, New Civil Engineer
- Jane Priestman OBE, Design Management Consultant
- Mike Robins, Managing Director, Construction Europe, Laing O’Rourke
- Philip Singleton, City Design Advisor, Birmingham City Council
- Steve Tompkins, Director, Haworth Tompkins
- Dr Peter Wickens, Chairman, Mott MacDonald
- Mark Whitby, Chairman, Ramboll Whitby Bird
- Andrew Wyllie, Chief Executive, Costain
Special advisors to the judges for the Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award
- John Ioannou, Head of Commercial Delivery – Construction, OGC
- Peter Maxwell, Head of Enabling (public building), CABE
- Denis Walker, Head of Construction Sector Unit, BERR
The Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award is a special category within the British Construction Industry Awards (BCIA). It is sponsored jointly by CABE, the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (formerly the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform - BERR).
Sponsors
CABE is the government’s advisor on architecture, urban design and public space. As a public body, it encourages policymakers to create places that work for people. It helps local planners apply national design policy and offers expert advice to developers and architects. It shows public sector clients how to commission buildings that meet the needs of their users. And it seeks to inspire the public to demand more from their buildings and spaces. Advising, influencing and inspiring, it works to create well-designed, welcoming places.
The Office of Government Commerce is an independent office of HM Treasury, established to help Government deliver best value from its spending. OGC provides policy standards and guidance on best practice in procurement, projects and estate management, and monitors and challenges departments' performance against these standards. It promotes and fosters collaborative procurement across the public sector to deliver better value for money and better public services; and it provides innovative ways to develop Government's commercial and procurement capability, including leadership of the Government Procurement Service.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills helps ensure business success in an increasingly competitive world. Its role is to boost productivity and keep the UK competitive and an attractive place to do business, especially in challenging economic times. It helps companies succeed overseas and bring foreign investment to the UK.
