Tenderstream members celebrate recognition for design excellence
RIBA has announced the results of the RIBA National Awards 2026 for architecture, with seven projects designed by Tenderstream members among the winning projects. Showcasing the breadth and ambition of UK architecture, this year's 32 winning schemes span an extraordinary range of sectors, scales and building types.
Innovative approaches to delivering homes at scale feature prominently among this year’s winners. The Brentford Project, by Tenderstream member AHHM with Howells and Maccreanor Lavington, delivers over 800 new homes and helps regenerate the wider area around Brentford’s High Street. Arts, culture and heritage projects are also strongly represented. In London, a new dance theatre and school of choreography provide Sadler’s Wells East with a purposeful new home, designed by Tenderstream member O'Donnell + Tuomey.
Meanwhile, this year's winning projects continue to highlight the growing importance of conservation, retrofit and adaptation. Tenderstream members Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and Grant Associates, with Twelve Architects and Studio Knight Stokoe, completed a heritage-led reinvention of Plant, a Grade II-listed 1970s office building in Basingstoke. The restoration of Space House by Tenderstream member Gustafson Porter + Bowman with Squire and Partners, Atelier Ten, Pell Frischmann, Gardiner and Theobald, and BAM, transformed a Grade II-listed Modernist landmark into new work and retail space
Commenting on the winning projects, 2026 RIBA Awards Group Chair, Neil Gillespie, said: “Architecture at its core must balance the often conflicting and potentially overwhelming demands of climate change, inclusivity, affordability, accessibility and safety in the pursuit of buildings that are useful, valued and beautiful to experience. Congratulations to all winners, who have shown how with poise, commitment and talent this delicate and demanding balance can and must be achieved.”
The Tenderstream member projects winning 2026 RIBA National Awards are:
Kepax Footbridge by Moxon Architects and Jacobs (Engineering) (Worcester)
A modern pedestrian bridge over the River Severn.
Norton Folgate by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Stanton Williams by Morris + Co, DSDHA and East (London)
A multi-faceted office-led development situated on the edge of historic Spitalfields.
Paddington Square by Renzo Piano Building Workshop (Paris) in collaboration with Adamson Associates (London)
A transformative piece of urban infrastructure redefining arrival to one of London’s most significant transport hubs.
Plant by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios with Grant Associates by Twelve Architects and Studio Knight Stokoe (Basingstoke)
A heritage-led retrofit of a Grade II listed office building.
Sadler's Wells East by O'Donnell + Tuomey (London)
A new dance theatre and school of choreography for Sadler’s Wells.
Space House by Squire and Partners, Atelier Ten, Pell Frischmann by Donald Insall Associates, Gustafson Porter + Bowman, Gardiner and Theobald and BAM (London)
Restoration and reinvention of a listed modernist icon.
The Brentford Project - Phase 1 by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Howells and Maccreanor Lavington (London)
A major mixed-use west London waterfront development.
Lucy Nordberg
Tenderstream Head of Research
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