Award for the people’s square as building designs honoured

A POPULAR city centre square which was opened up by architects to provide space for restaurants and bars has been named the “people’s favourite” at a ceremony held to highlight building design.
By The Newsroom
Published 18th Feb 2011, 06:00 BST

Leopold Square, designed by Axis Architecture, won the People’s Award at the Sheffield Design Awards ceremony, which was held on Wednesday night at the Showroom Cinema.

The University of Sheffield’s Soundhouse building, designed by Careyjones Chapmantolcher, was runner up.

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The biannual Sheffield Design Awards invite industry professionals and members of the public to cast their votes for the city’s best buildings in a competition run in partnership by Sheffield Civic Trust and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Yorkshire.

Simon Gedye, from Sheffield Civic Trust, said: “We had hundreds of votes for the People’s Award which proves yet again how much pride people take in their city.

“Leopold Square is clearly loved by the many people who used it and I am delighted that Axis Architecture have received recognition for their work.”

Other winning projects included Sheffield University’s Western Bank Library by Avanti Architects, and the city’s Newfield and Talbot School by HLM Architects.

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