Norwich developments scoop best healthcare and student accommodation awards
Crown Place in Norwich has won a RICS award. Pic www.crm-students..com - Credit: Archant
Two developments in Norfolk have been awarded top architecture awards.
Inside Crown Place. Pic: Archant library - Credit: Archant
RICS (Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors) has announced the winners of its Social Impact Awards for the East of England with Norwich scooping two of the top prizes.
The Nook in Framingham Earl took home the prize for best healthcare development, with Crown Place in Norwich taking home the best student accommodation award.
MORE: This is where the first McDonald’s restaurants have opened in NorfolkThe Nook is a children’s hospice run by East Anglian Children’s Hospices (each) which was opened last year by HRH the Duchess of Cambridge.
The gym at the student complex Crown Place, above the old BHS. Pic: Archant library - Credit: Archant
Crown Place in St Stephens Street in Norwich features a gym as well as built-in appliances and a cinema room.
Head judge for East of England, Jonathan Nelson, said: “The built environment is an integral part of the UK economy but also makes a positive impact on our everyday lives.
You may also want to watch:
“In these challenging times, it is warming to reflect on these winning projects, and how they are not only a demonstration of the breadth of talent within the profession, but showcase how buildings can make towns and cities across the country more inclusive and deliver communities which people can be proud of.”
The Nook in Framingham Earl, Norfolk, has won a RICS award. Picture: EACH - Credit: Archant
The hydrotherapy pool at The Nook. Picture: EACH - Credit: Archant
Most Read
- 1 When can I go to the beach? Lockdown travel questions answered
- 2 Driver fined after leaving queue before entering Co-Op
- 3 Photos show RAF centre being visited by ‘beast’ of an aircraft
- 4 'Stay local' warning and visitors fined after hundreds head to Sea Palling
- 5 New mass vaccination centre opening in Norfolk
- 6 Mum sets up sideline selling jewellery made from breast milk
- 7 Police fine 39 second-homers and day-trippers in resort crackdown
- 8 Cottage project that is a 'step back in time' coming under hammer
- 9 'Forgotten' pub to go under hammer after fails to sell
- 10 Revealed: Adult vaccination rates are lower in some areas of Norfolk
