The Liverpool-based practice’s 232m2 Vestige project in Wilmslow was one of four schemes, chosen from a seven-strong shortlist, to pick up regional awards. It also took bagged the RIBA North West’s Small Project of the Year. The jury praised the Smith Young house, which recycled masonry from an existing Edwardian house on the plot to create load-bearing elements of the new structure, for its ‘subtle interplays of solid and void, of rendered ground floor and timber box above’ and its ‘clever details’. The other award winners were: OMA’s much-delayed and over-budget Aviva Studios in Manchester;  Cullinan Studio and 10architect’s The Catkin Centre and Sunflower House, a mental health centre for children in Liverpool; and Sheppard Robson’s new School of Science, Engineering and Environment for the University of Salford. Advertisement This 15,300m2 project on the university's Peel Park Campus – which earned Matthew Taylor the region's Project Architect of the Year title – had been resubmitted after failing to bag a prize in 2024. The Client of the Year prize went to the Alder Hey NHS Foundation Trust, the backer of the 3,073m2 Catkin Centre scheme. Among those missing out were Lighthouse Church in the Wirral by shedkm and Campbell Driver Partnership’s restoration of the Grade II-listed Langdale Chase Hotel in Windermere. This year’s North West regional shortlist was almost half the size of the 13-strong list of contenders in 2024, when seven schemes went on to collect regional accolades. Source:Jack HobhouseThe School of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Salford, Manchester, by Sheppard Robson RIBA North West jury chair Dominic Wilkinson, principal lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University, said: ‘The award winning projects from the North West region present a diverse example of the positive impact architecture can have on the lives of its users, with everything from medical buildings with highly challenging client requirements to single family houses enriching the lives of its owners. Public and private sectors are represented with schemes of all sizes and complexities.’Advertisement He added: ‘The winners ranging from large cultural venues delivering world-class innovative creative programmes to state of the art education facilities training future engineers, illustrate the value for clients and the public in commissioning quality architecture. These projects, taken together along with the larger selection of shortlisted schemes, demonstrate a positive future for architecture in the region.’ All four projects will now be considered for an RIBA National Award, the winners of which will be announced in summer. The shortlist for the RIBA Stirling Prize – the UK’s best new building – will be drawn from the RIBA National Award-winning projects in September. The Stirling Prize winner will be announced in October. Source:Daniel HopkinsonSmith Young, Vestige RIBA North West awards shortlist 2025 Aviva Studios – Factory International, by OMA The Catkin Centre and Sunflower House, by Cullinan Studio with 10architect The School of Science, Engineering and EnvironmentBuilding, University of Salford, by Sheppard Robson Vestige, by Smith Young Architects #exemplary #prototype #suburban #home #takes