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2012 Finalists
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The Northern event was a great success! And the winners were...
- Download the PDF list of 2011 Northern Winners and Finalists.
Northern Winners
Best Housing - one off house, small developer or development
12a Nicholas Avenue, Sunderland
- Architect: OTEC, Steve Owen
- Contractor: Steve Owen
- Developer: Steve Owen
- Local Authority: South Shields Building Control
Best Housing - large developer or development
Trinity Gardens, North Ormesby
- Architect: Queensbury Design Ltd.
- Contractor: Keepmoat Homes, Kevin Chatterton
- Developer: Private Homes developed by Keepmoat Homes
- Local Authority: Durham County Council
Best Social or Affordable Housing Development
Riverside Dene, Newcastle
- Architect: Gentoo Homes, Stuart Hutchinson
- Contractor: Wates Living Space
- Developer: Newcastle City Council
- Local Authority: Newcastle City Council
Best Community Building
Gateshead Library, Gateshead
- Architect: Gateshead Council, Head of Property and Design, Mrs Oksana Holgate
- Contractor: Lumsden and Carroll Construction
- Developer: Gateshead Council, Libraries and Arts Services
- Local Authority: Gateshead Council
Best Educational Building
St Josephs RC Comprehensive School
- Architect: Ryder Architecture, Ian Kennedy
- Contractor: Carillion Plc, Farid Didi
- Developer: Diocese of Hexham
- Local Authority: South Tyneside Council
Best Commercial Building up to £1M
The Central Bar, Gateshead
- Architect: T.O.h.p Architects, John Niven
- Contractor: Robertson North East, Paul Reed
- Developer: The Head of Steam Ltd, Tony Brookes
- Local Authority: Gateshead Council
Best Commercial Building over £1M
Northumbria Police Area Command Headquarters, Middle Engine Lane, North Shields
- Architect: Ryder Architecture, Bruce Riches
- Contractor: Miller Construction (UK) Ltd, Aidan Harrison
- Developer: Northumbria Police Authority, Bernie Foster
- Local Authority: North Tyneside Council
Best Sustainable Project
Northumbria Police Area Command Headquarters, Middle Engine Lane, North Shields
- Architect: Ryder Architecture, Bruce Riches
- Contractor: Miller Construction (UK) Ltd, Aidan Harrison
- Developer: Northumbria Police Authority, Bernie Foster
- Local Authority: North Tyneside Council
Best Technical Innovation
Adaptahaus
- Architect: Alan Dawson Associates Ltd, Alan Dawson
- Contractor: Alan Dawson Associates Ltd, Alan Dawson
- Developer: Alan Dawson Associates Ltd, Alan Dawson
- Local Authority: Allerdale Council
Best Partnership
Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd./Newcastle
Best Domestic Extension or Conversion
Grandy's Knowe Barn Conversion, Northumberland
- Architect: Kevin Doonan Architects, Kevin Doonan
- Contractor: Jim Eckersley Building, Jim Eckersley
- Developer: Mr. Conrad Dickinson & Mrs. Hilary Dickinson
- Local Authority: Northumberland County Council
Best Small Builder
Trond Larsen, TL Developments Building
- Contractor: TL Developments, Trond Larson
- Local Authority: North Tyneside
The LABC Northern Building Excellence Awards cover the following counties:
- Cumbria
- Tyne and Wear
- Northumberland
- Durham
- Cleveland (former county)