Three Gifford schools projects scoop top honours at the Excellence in BSF Awards
Published: 10 December, 2009
Three new schools projects on which independent engineering and environmental consultant Gifford, provided a variety of engineering and building services have triumphed at this year’s Excellence in BSF Awards, organised by the Partnerships for Schools.
They included, the Beaumont Leys School in Leicester, which won the BSF School of the Year category and was named overall winner of the judges’ special “Grand Prix” award. Park Hall School in Solihull won Best Design for a New School category and Elm Court Special School in Lambeth won Best Design for a Remodelled School category.
Gifford engineers and specialist provided a range of technical services including building structures, building services, civil engineering, geotechnics, ecology and transport planning for the projects.
The top prize for Beaumont Leys follows in the footsteps of another Gifford project, the Michael Tippett School in London, which won the same prize last year. Tim Byles, the Chief Executive of Partnerships for Schools who chaired the judging panel, praised the swift delivery of this year’s winning project and the positive effect the building has had on the pupils.
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