Project showcase

Gallery: Shortlisted entries for The Pineapples Awards 2026

Activation

Seven Sisters Temporary Market, London Borough of Haringey for Places for London with Places for London in-house architects, Etec Group construction

Seven Sisters Market first opened around 50 years ago, however, following its closure in 2020 due to health and safety concerns, surveys found the building to be in a dangerous condition preventing it from reopening. Since then, Places for London has worked with the traders and London Borough of Haringey to bring the much-loved market back to life ensuring that the community affected by the closure were part of the works throughout

2026 Activation

What Goes Around Mitcham Fair Green Bandstand, London Borough of Merton for London Borough of Merton with Charles Holland Architects, RASKL Studio and eHRW

What Goes Around is a bandstand on Mitcham Fair Green. It hosts music, events, performances, storytelling and drawing workshops and gatherings during the summer months in the heart of Mitcham. it is fully demountable and is designed to be stored over the winter and re-installed each spring. What Goes Around stands on the site of a former bandstand removed in the 1960s and re-imagines the bandstand as a popular performance pavilion for the twenty first century.

2026 Activation Winner

Carpenters Estate Meanwhile Use Framework, London Borough of Newham for Populo Living with Meanwhile Space, Make:Good, Proctor and Matthews, Metropolitan Workshop, LDA, XC02, Tibbalds, CampbellReith and Mott Macdonald

The Carpenters Estate Meanwhile Use Framework supports the activation of the regeneration area, supporting a connected neighbourhood during a 15-year build-out. Rooted in community priorities and circular economy principles, it delivers activations from the outset, from a train carriage cafe and co-designed play spaces to community gardens and a new community hub, focusing on reclaimed materials and resident-led programming.

2026 Activation

HALT Weavers Cross, Belfast for MRP, Hastings Group and Translink, with TODD and RPP Architects

HALT Weavers Cross is a ’meanwhile use’ space, which has been secured for 5 years as MRP progress with the £500M Weavers Cross Regeneration scheme. The 1.5 million sqft development is one of Belfast city’s largest ever regeneration projects. HALT is a mix of food, drinks, culture, entertainment and community. The food vendors are in an outdoor area in temporary, converted shipping containers used as food units.

2026 Activation Winner

Union Square, London Borough of Tower Hamlets for Canary Wharf Group with HTA Design

Union Square is an innovative "meanwhile use" project transforming a construction plot into a public oasis in the centre of Canary Wharf’s Wood Wharf masterplan. Designed for a growing residential community, it is key to the area’s shift from a commercial to a mixed-use neighbourhood. The temporary square unlocks vital pedestrian routes, connecting residents and visitors. Featuring a regular programme of events, flexible spaces and extensive planting.

2026 Activation

The 108 at Brent Cross Town, London Borough of Barnet for Related Argent and Barnet Council

Located in Brent Cross Town, The 108 is London’s first indoor, all-weather baseball and softball facility, providing a unique community asset within a rapidly transforming neighbourhood.

2026 Activation

Black Rock Brighton Seafront, Brighton for Brighton & Hove City Council with LUC, Rose, Mott Macdonald, Marloes Conservation, Kew Gardens and Landbuild Ltd

Black Rock’s transformation from a neglected dead-end into Brighton’s newest coastal destination demonstrates landscape-led regeneration at its finest. The introduction of a 750m long recycled plastic beachside boardwalk creates a broad, traffic-free pedestrian link, while restored heritage buildings, and 1.5 hectares of translocated vegetated shingle habitat, means this £12 million project has activated a forgotten kilometre of seafront.

2026 Activation