Project showcase

Gallery: Shortlisted entries for The Pineapples Awards 2026

$Central Foundation Boys' School, London Borough of Islington for Central Foundation Boys' School with Hawkins\Brown, BDP and Gardiner & Theobald$

Central Foundation Boys' School, London Borough of Islington for Central Foundation Boys' School with Hawkins\Brown, BDP and Gardiner & Theobald

Central Foundation Boys’ School, a top-performing non-selective comprehensive school, has transformed its inner-city campus, providing state-of-the-art learning facilities for students between years 7-11 and sixth form. The decade-long, phased redevelopment consolidated and modernised a fragmented campus, preserving the school’s heritage buildings while maintaining full operational capacity throughout construction.

$Tileyard North, Wakefield for City & Provincial Properties Ltd. with Hawkins\Brown, Civic, Turley and TB&A$

Tileyard North, Wakefield for City & Provincial Properties Ltd. with Hawkins\Brown, Civic, Turley and TB&A

Tileyard North is the final piece of a regeneration masterplan breathing new life into Wakefield’s waterfront, converting several long-derelict Grade II-listed mills into a world-class mixed-use creative and cultural cluster. The fully occupied Phase 1 reimagines four mill buildings, creating a new public square that accommodates a wide range of uses, including recording studios, an event space, and a gin distillery.

2026 Creative Retrofit Winner

Bradford City Centre Walking and Cycling Improvements Scheme, Bradford for West Yorkshire Combined Authority and City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council with Balfour Beatty, Sweco and Gavin Jones

The Bradford City Centre Walking and Cycling Improvements Scheme – Transforming Cities Fund scheme represents a bold reimagining of mobility and public realm, placing health, equity, and sustainability at the heart of regeneration. Its purpose is to reshape Bradford city centre into a cleaner, greener and more inclusive environment, encouraging walking, cycling and public transport ahead of car dominated gridlock, while delivering long-term improvements in health and wellbeing.

2026 Infrastructure Winner

Nairobi Central Station, Nairobi, Kenya for the Kenya Railway Company with AtkinsRéalis, Howard Humphreys and Mace

Nairobi Central Station is the heart of Railway City—a visionary urban regeneration project transforming 170 hectares into a vibrant, transit-oriented hub. The station design blends heritage with the modern outlook for Nairobi, accommodating up to 30,000 passengers per hour. Inspired by Kenya’s cultural “Boma,” it offers a welcoming public realm that stitches into the city’s urban fabric. Sustainability has been integrated throughout the design with rainwater harvesting, biophilia and climate.

2026 International Future Place Winner

Broad Street Yards, Bath for Bath and North East Somerset Council with Arup and Turner.Works

Broad Street Yards transforms a hidden car park in the heart of Bath into a vibrant courtyard for the city’s fashion and textile makers, a place where craft, commerce and community meet. Designed for makers, traders and visitors, it combines studios, micro-retail and public spaces that nurture collaboration and creativity. Rooted in Bath’s heritage of craftsmanship, the project weaves contemporary design into the city’s historic fabric, supporting local enterprise, enhancing public life.

2026 Future Place: Under 2ha Winner

Lewisham Shopping Centre, London Borough of Lewisham for Landsec with Studio Egret West, Archio, Mae, Studio Multi and Quod

Proposals for Lewisham Shopping Centre reshape the heart of Lewisham with a bold, green vision that combines urban living, thriving community spaces, and ecological revitalisation. A lush public rooftop park, larger than a football pitch, will create a green sanctuary. This 17-acre development will deliver over 1,700 new homes, including 20% affordable housing, 445 co-living residences, and 660 student beds. A pedestrianised high street, lined with independent food and drink outlets.

2026 Future Place: Under 20ha Winner

Heart of the City, Sheffield for Sheffield City Council and Queensberry Real Estate with Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, Lathams, Leonard Design, Planit, Turner & Townsend and Counter Context

The Heart of the City II is a centrepiece of Sheffield’s regeneration, a celebration of heritage and vision for the future. It weaves together old and new to create vibrant spaces for work, food, culture, and community. Elshaw House is a new low-carbon office building providing 70,000sqft of workspace. The Cambridge Street Collective is Europe’s largest purpose-built food hall, Leah’s Yard houses studios in the historic metal workers workshops.

2026 Place of the Year Winner

Design Principles for Socially Adaptable Housing & Built case-study START-Ivry, Greater Paris, for SOGEPROM Realisations with STAR strategies + architecture

The project proposes a research-driven approach to housing that truly adapts to people’s lives. Based on STAR’s extensive study of contemporary households and their evolving needs, it challenges standardised housing that often fails to fit diverse realities. The Design Principles are materialised in START-Ivry, an avant-garde collective housing pilot project demonstrating flexible dwellings that respond to evolving household needs while remaining economically and technically feasible.

2026 Strategy Winner

Newport Placemaking Plan for Newport City Council, Welsh Government and the people of Newport with Stride Treglown and Cowshed

Newport Placemaking Plan is an exciting collaboration where local voices are helping shape a revitalised city centre. As part of Welsh Government’s Transforming Towns Programme, the Plan reflects the people of Newport’s vision to create a thriving, welcoming centre that builds on the city’s rich history. It sets out to build on strong foundations, celebrate what’s good, and address what needs attention.

2026 Strategy Winner

The Swannery, Bristol for Wellspring Settlement with Barefoot Architects, Goss Structural and CW Duke

When the pub on the corner of Wellspring Settlement site in Bristol’s Barton Hill closed during the pandemic, the community asked them to take it on, and to use it as an opportunity to reinstate youth services as part of their offer. Through codesign and youth engagement the Swan Pub has been transformed into a youth led offering in a striking building - The Swannery - that gives the young people of the area a place to call their own

2026 Community Space Winner

Tustin Estate, London Borough of Southwark for Bouygues UK and Southwark Council with dRMM, Adam Khan Architects, JA Projects, McCloy + Muchemwa, Exterior Architecture and Urban Symbiotics

The regeneration of the 1969 Tustin Estate forms part of Southwark Council’s Great Estates programme. It will deliver 690 new homes (68% affordable) on completion, as well as enhancing central Tustin common and re-providing an existing primary school. dRMM’s masterplan and detailed design has been developed with dialogue and co-design with the community at its heart. Ongoing engagement ensures residents are actively involved in decisions, with feedback remaining integral to design.

2026 Community Engagement: Homes Winner

Yorke Drive Regeneration Project, Newark for Newark and Sherwood District Council with Lovell and Compendium Living

The Yorke Drive Regeneration Project will facilitate transformational change across one of the most deprived areas within the district, by Transforming the estate through selective demolition and building new, high quality, mixed tenure homes; thoughtful landscaping & active frontages promote visibility ensuring the community feel secure, deterring entrenched ASB, & instilling a sense of pride.

2026 Community Engagement: Homes Winner

Curate Enfield, London Borough of Enfield for London Borough of Enfield

Curate Enfield is an intergenerational grassroots public art programme empowering residents to transform their town centres and high streets through vibrant, site-specific artworks. With over 40 artworks delivered across Enfield, residents have shaped their surroundings and celebrated local culture and heritage. Each project turns everyday spaces into vibrant shared experiences, fostering pride, connection, and belonging.

2026 Community Engagement Winner

Beckenham Place Park East, London Borough of Lewisham for London Borough of Lewisham with BDP, Metis, ADAS, Ian Farmer Associates and T Loughman & Co Ltd

Beckenham Place Park East is a transformative regeneration project that turned 17 hectares of flood-prone parkland into a resilient, multifunctional landscape. The design integrates flood attenuation, biodiversity enhancement, and circular construction—over 99% of demolition materials and redundant footpath subbase were reused on-site, while excavated soil formed a new bike trail, reducing embodied carbon. River corridor improvements bring light, views, and access to water, enriching ecology.

2026 Climate Resilience Winner

Chillizens Play Pocket, Newcastle upon Tyne for Newcastle City Council with Layer.Studio, Harper Perry, Chillingham Road Primary School and Molly Bland Art

Chillizens Play Pocket transforms an overlooked corner beside Chillingham Road Primary School into a safe, green and joyful space for children and families. Co-designed with pupils, it introduces rain gardens, playful routes, sociable seating and a vibrant mural created with the school’s Chillizens. The space encourages walking and cycling, improves air quality, supports wildlife and creates a calmer, healthier school arrival experience.

2026 Child-friendly Place Winner

Millers Quay, Wirral for Peel Waters with Howells, Pension Insurance Corporation, Wirral Council, Homes England and GRAHAM

Millers Quay is a landmark £130m waterfront residential development at Wirral Waters, featuring 500 highly sustainable one- and two-bedroom apartments. Delivered by Peel Waters in partnership with Pension Insurance Corporation, Wirral Council and Homes England, it has redefined urban living in the Liverpool City Region through its bold architecture, environmental design and deep community engagement. Combining affordable homes, sustainability and social value.

2026 Building Winner

Common Walls International Mural Festival, Rochdale for Rochdale Development Agency and Rochdale Borough Council with Aylo and The Butterfly Effected

Common Walls International Mural Festival transformed Rochdale town centre through creative activation. As part of Rochdale’s year as Greater Manchester Town of Culture, the week-long festival (7–14 September 2025) celebrated local stories through twelve striking murals from local and international artists, complemented artist talks and tours. The festival showcased wider urban artforms including a hip-hop night, and displays featuring BMX, skateboarding, and parkour.

2026 Activation: Events Winner

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

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

Holbeck Viaduct Project, Leeds for Holbeck Viaduct Project CIC and CEG/RPG with Urban Wilderness, Edward Architects, Buro Happold, Network Rail, Railway Heritage Trust and McLaren Group

The Holbeck Viaduct Project in Leeds proposes the transformation of a 1.6 km disused Victorian rail viaduct, repurposing a local historic landmark into a dynamic, elevated linear park. It will forge sustainable connections between Leeds city centre rail station and Leeds United Football Club, while linking historically deprived communities to the expanding South Bank. The project will provide green infrastructure, versatile spaces for recreation, cultural events, and community activities.

Shortlisted for Public Realm, category supported by Vestre - The Pineapples Awards 2026

2026 Future Public Realm Winner

Finsbury Circus Gardens, City of London for Corporation of London with Realm, Studio Weave, Potter Raper, Tibbalds, Maylim, Engenuiti, XC02, TMA Environmental Consultants, Kanda

London’s oldest public park dating back to 1606, and the largest green space in the Square Mile, Finsbury Circus Gardens has a fascinating history, from the natural processes that formed it to the communities that helped shape it. The renewed garden creates a revitalised public space for future generations to enjoy - a tranquil haven for people and nature, with increased equitable space and accessibility.

Shortlisted for Public Space, category supported by Vestre - The Pineapples Awards 2026

2026 Public Space Winner

Woolwich Town Centre, Royal Borough of Greenwich for Royal Borough of Greenwich with LDA Design, Studio Weave, Gort Scott, Michael Grubb Studio, ECF and Civic

Woolwich’s handsome central public realm had become tired and a magnet for anti-social behaviour. This project acts on local feedback to turn around two central areas – Beresford Square and Powis Street – so that they are again full of promise. The town’s market, a 400-year fixture in Beresford Square, had come to dominate. It is now back to its original linear format, with the Square reprofiled to accommodate community events and families.

Shortlisted for Public Space, category supported by Vestre - The Pineapples Awards 2026

2026 Public Space Winner

Mayfield - Phase One, Manchester, The Mayfield Partnership (Landsec, Manchester City Council, Transport for Greater Manchester and Platform4) with Studio Egret West, Morris+Company, Civic, Bennetts Associates and shedkm

Mayfield is a place like no other, providing real, positive economic, environmental and social impact from within Manchester City Centre. Spanning 24 acres of previously derelict brownfield land next to Manchester’s Piccadilly Station, the Mayfield masterplan represents the reintegration of a lost city district into a green, connected place where thousands of people will live and work, and millions will visit.

Shortlisted for Place in Progress, category supported by Tectonix - The Pineapples Awards 2026

2026 Place in Progress Winner

Farmstead Road, London Borough of Lewisham for Phoenix Community Housing with Buxton Building Contractors, Metropolitan Workshop, Jubb, BPTW, Potter Raper, Etude, LUC and PJR

Metropolitan Workshop has delivered 24 Passivhaus-standard affordable homes on Farmstead Road in Lewisham for Phoenix Community Housing. Inspired by the area’s Arts & Crafts and Garden City heritage, the scheme blends contemporary, low-energy design with the historic Bellingham estate character. The development provides eighteen London Affordable Rent homes and six shared ownership properties, arranged across two gatehouses and a butterfly-plan apartment building.

Shortlisted for Healthy Homes, category supported by ROCKWOOL Limited - The Pineapples Awards 2026

2026 Healthy Homes Winner