All projects shortlisted for RIBA South West and Wessex Awards 2026 will be visited by a regional jury, and the winning projects will be announced later this spring
Seventeen projects, including a reimagined former creamery, an experimental home built using ancient techniques, and the retrofit of two Victorian gas sheds into a research facility, have been shortlisted for the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) South West and Wessex Awards 2026.
The shortlisted projects are:
- Assembly, Bristol by Allford Hall Monahgan Morris
- Bristol Beacon by Levitt Bernstein
- Holly Tree Cottage by Site Office
- House in the South-West by Witherford Watson Mann
- Lyme Bay View by Barc Architects
- Meadow Bank by MJW Architects
- Modern Barn by Coffey Architects
- Oolite House by Studio Bark
- Purdown View by Stride Treglown
- Rammed Earth House by Tuckey Design Studio
- SeaSpace Cornwall by Kay Elliott Architects
- Sky House by Klas Hyllen Architecture
- Stable House by Taw Fitzwilliam Architects
- The Buttermarket by Architectural Thread
- The Creamery by Stonewood Design
- The Pavilion at Cowley Manor by De Matos Ryan
- TQEC Research Hub by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
RIBA South West and Wessex Jury chair, Sam Goss, founding director at Barefoot Architects, said:
“This year’s shortlist reflects the breadth, ambition and quality of work being delivered by practices across the South West. The projects demonstrate a commitment to craft, with sensitive and often inventive responses to our landscape, towns and cities, alongside thoughtful explorations of materials and construction. Traditional building types are reimagined alongside innovative architectural approaches, resulting in work of real diversity and distinction.
“Each shortlisted project is clearly the product of close collaboration between committed clients, skilled contractors and dedicated design teams, united in the pursuit of buildings and landscapes that exemplify the highest standards of conservation, design excellence and environmental sustainability.”
Winning projects will progress for more regional awards and possibly even the Stirling Prize
The winners will be considered for several RIBA South West and Wessex Special Awards, including the RIBA South West and Wessex Sustainability Award and RIBA South West and Wessex Building of the Year, before being considered for a RIBA National Award, 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 and announced in September. The Stirling Prize winner will be announced in October.
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