Middlesborough and Hampshire projects score BAM a record number of local authority architecture awards

Hemel Hempstead, 22 October 2010 - Buildings delivered by contractor BAM Construct UK won three out of nine awards at the Public Architecture Awards.

The BOHO Core 1 building in Middlesborough received a commended award and two Hampshire projects, Hampshire County Council’s new offices, Elizabeth II Court in Winchester, and Wellstead Primary School in Hedge End, were both highly commended.

The awards were presented on Thursday 21 October by the Society of Chief Architects of Local Authorities, SCALA, which holds an annual architectural competition to reward excellence for design and construction in the public sector. This is the eighth year of the competition.