Midlands projects win architecture awards

A former fire station in Worcestershire picked one of the awards after it had been transformed into 28 apartments

A transformed 1930s fire station and a carbon-neutral nursery are among five projects to pick up regional architectural awards.

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) announced the winners at a ceremony on Thursday evening celebrating great architecture across the country.

The five schemes were selected by an expert jury who visited all shortlisted entries.

Tim Collett, chair of the West Midlands RIBA jury, said the winning projects demonstrated how "constraints can become opportunities".

"Whether spanning a road tunnel, replacing a car park, or transforming underperforming existing structures into dynamic and exciting places to study and live, these projects deliver outstanding value," he said.

The 2025 RIBA West Midlands Award winning buildings are:

One Centenary Way by Howells, Birmingham

The office building is built over a busy road in the heart of the city

The sustainable, steel-frame office building, bridging over a busy road tunnel in Birmingham was awarded Project Architect of the Year.

Hanbury Hall by Howells, Worcestershire

The Grade I listed property picked up the award for its new pavilion

The hall picked up its regional award after the addition of a new cafe to the Grade I listed country house.

University of Staffordshire Woodlands Nursery by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

The carbon-neutral nursery is built on a former car park

The timber-clad, carbon-neutral nursery, which is built on a former car park, received the Sustainability and Client of the Year award.

Coventry University, College of Arts & Society by BDP

The transformed Coventry University building was named RIBA West Midlands Building of the Year

The transformation of two brutalist buildings into a "future-facing hub" at Coventry Universities' College of Arts and Society was named Building of the Year.

The jury praised how the architects ambitiously "knitted the formerly disparate existing buildings together".

Old Fire Station by KKE Architects Ltd, Worcestershire

The transformed fire station is on Copenhagen Street

The 1930s fire station on Copenhagen Street picked up one of the regional awards after it had been renovated into 28 new apartments and a retail space.

Speaking about all UK award winners, RIBA president, Muyiwa Oki, said: "This year's winners exemplify architecture's power to transform - turning spaces into places of connection, creativity, and care."

The Midlands winners will now be considered for a RIBA national award, which will be announced on 10 July.

The shortlist for the RIBA Stirling Prize for the best building of the year, will then be drawn from the RIBA national award-winning projects later in the year.