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- 22.10.2025
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- RIBA Royal Institute of British Architects, London
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- 16.10.2025
Gewinner / Winner
Appleby Blue Almshouse
Witherford Watson Mann Architects, London
Witherford Watson Mann Architects, London
Verfahrensart
Award / Auszeichnung
Wettbewerbsaufgabe
Der RIBA Client of the Year Award würdigt die Hauptrolle, die ein guter Klient bei der Schaffung von hervorragender Architektur spielt.
Um sich zu bewerben, muss der Projektleiter ein aktuelles RIBA-, RSAW-, RIAS- oder RSUA-Charter-Mitglied oder ein RIBA International Fellow sein.
Die Projekte müssen im Vereinigten Königreich angesiedelt sein und zwischen Oktober 2022 und Dezember 2024 fertiggestellt worden sein.
Das Projekt muss bis Dezember 2024 (12 Monate vor Einsendeschluss für die UK Awards 2026) bezogen worden sein. Teilweise bewohnte Projekte müssen von der RIBA genehmigt werden.
Competition assignment
The RIBA Client of the Year Award honours the key role that a good client plays in the creation of fine architecture.
To enter, the project director must be a current RIBA, RSAW, RIAS, RSUA Chartered member or RIBA International Fellow.
Projects must be located in the UK and have been completed between October 2022 and December 2024
The project must have been occupied by December 2024 (12 months before entries to the 2026 UK Awards close). Partially-occupied projects are subject to RIBA approval.
Jury
Simon Henley, Founding Director, Henley Halebrown (Chair)
Sophy Twohig, Director, Hopkins Architects, RIBA Awards Group Member
Kathy Dacre, Founding Member of Shakespeare North Trust, Recipient of RIBA Client of the Year Award 2024
Kate Guy, Social Housing Development Director, Ibstock, RIBA Client of the Year Award Sponsor
Weitere Informationen zum Gewinner finden Sie unter /
More information about the winner can be found at:
www.riba.org/explore/awards/uk-awards/client-of-the-year
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Press release by the Royal Institute of British Architects | October 16, 2025
United St Saviours Charity wins RIBA Client of the Year award
A south London charity providing pioneering housing for older people has been announced by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) as the winner of the Client of the Year Award 2025. United St Saviours Charity (UStSC) received the accolade for Appleby Blue Almshouse at the Stirling Prize ceremony at London’s Roundhouse.
The 500-year-old charity aimed to reimagine the traditional almshouse by offering high quality social collective housing to older people. The resulting Appleby Blue Almshouse, which provides 59 apartments, a courtyard garden, galleries and shared spaces to residents over 65, was delivered thanks to a unique partnership between Southwark Council, the developer JTRE London and UStSC.
Tackling social isolation among older generations living in Southwark was a key priority for UStSC, so the charity worked closely with Witherford Watson Mann Architects to ensure the design focused on creating spaces to encourage chance meetings and enable easy interaction between residents. Features including its double-height garden room and community kitchen, where residents come together for meals and various group activities, and smaller shared spaces, including a glazed porch and gallery on the first-floor level, give residents an opportunity to connect and observe the daily bustle of the high street location – are both integral to the success of the design.
Apartments are also linked by wide, naturally lit internal corridors and there are benches and shared planters outside front doors, to encourage residents to socialise, as opposed to individual balconies off each living space, which some said made them feel more isolated.
Martyn Craddock, Chief Executive, United St Saviour’s Charity said:
“We are honoured to receive the RIBA Client of the Year Award for Appleby Blue Almshouse. This project embodies our ambition to support inclusive communities in Southwark through thoughtful, innovative design, and our belief that good design should be available to all. Working closely with Witherford Watson Mann, we’ve shown that historic organisations can be bold and forward-thinking, and that social housing can and should be well-designed and A aspirational.
The building’s design enables joyful living in the heart of the city, supports our team to deliver high-quality services, and fosters belonging across generations through the shared community centre and kitchen. This award is down to the strength and belief in of our shared vision, our very close working relationship with the architects, as well as our joint long-term commitment to the design principles that shaped every decision. We hope Appleby Blue inspires others to reimagine what growing older in our cities can look like — and to create more places like it across the country.”
Stephen Witherford, Founding Director, Witherford Watson Mann said:
“United St. Saviour’s were courageous and engaged from first to last. They selected an architect on shared vision, not specialist experience and together, we refined their bold vision for a mutually supportive community.
They have put as much love and commitment into nurturing a community as they did into making a building. With the same brief and architect but most other clients, this would only be half the building that it is.”
This year’s Client of the Year jury comprised: Simon Henley, Founding Director, Henley Halebrown (Chair), Sophy Twohig, Director, Hopkins Architects, RIBA Awards Group Member, Kathy Dacre, Founding Member of Shakespeare North Trust, Recipient of RIBA Client of the Year Award 2024, Kate Guy, Social Housing Development Director, Ibstock, RIBA Client of the Year Award Sponsor.
The Client of the Year Prize is sponsored by Ibstock.
Award / Auszeichnung
Wettbewerbsaufgabe
Der RIBA Client of the Year Award würdigt die Hauptrolle, die ein guter Klient bei der Schaffung von hervorragender Architektur spielt.
Um sich zu bewerben, muss der Projektleiter ein aktuelles RIBA-, RSAW-, RIAS- oder RSUA-Charter-Mitglied oder ein RIBA International Fellow sein.
Die Projekte müssen im Vereinigten Königreich angesiedelt sein und zwischen Oktober 2022 und Dezember 2024 fertiggestellt worden sein.
Das Projekt muss bis Dezember 2024 (12 Monate vor Einsendeschluss für die UK Awards 2026) bezogen worden sein. Teilweise bewohnte Projekte müssen von der RIBA genehmigt werden.
Competition assignment
The RIBA Client of the Year Award honours the key role that a good client plays in the creation of fine architecture.
To enter, the project director must be a current RIBA, RSAW, RIAS, RSUA Chartered member or RIBA International Fellow.
Projects must be located in the UK and have been completed between October 2022 and December 2024
The project must have been occupied by December 2024 (12 months before entries to the 2026 UK Awards close). Partially-occupied projects are subject to RIBA approval.
Jury
Simon Henley, Founding Director, Henley Halebrown (Chair)
Sophy Twohig, Director, Hopkins Architects, RIBA Awards Group Member
Kathy Dacre, Founding Member of Shakespeare North Trust, Recipient of RIBA Client of the Year Award 2024
Kate Guy, Social Housing Development Director, Ibstock, RIBA Client of the Year Award Sponsor
Weitere Informationen zum Gewinner finden Sie unter /
More information about the winner can be found at:
www.riba.org/explore/awards/uk-awards/client-of-the-year
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Press release by the Royal Institute of British Architects | October 16, 2025
United St Saviours Charity wins RIBA Client of the Year award
A south London charity providing pioneering housing for older people has been announced by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) as the winner of the Client of the Year Award 2025. United St Saviours Charity (UStSC) received the accolade for Appleby Blue Almshouse at the Stirling Prize ceremony at London’s Roundhouse.
The 500-year-old charity aimed to reimagine the traditional almshouse by offering high quality social collective housing to older people. The resulting Appleby Blue Almshouse, which provides 59 apartments, a courtyard garden, galleries and shared spaces to residents over 65, was delivered thanks to a unique partnership between Southwark Council, the developer JTRE London and UStSC.
Tackling social isolation among older generations living in Southwark was a key priority for UStSC, so the charity worked closely with Witherford Watson Mann Architects to ensure the design focused on creating spaces to encourage chance meetings and enable easy interaction between residents. Features including its double-height garden room and community kitchen, where residents come together for meals and various group activities, and smaller shared spaces, including a glazed porch and gallery on the first-floor level, give residents an opportunity to connect and observe the daily bustle of the high street location – are both integral to the success of the design.
Apartments are also linked by wide, naturally lit internal corridors and there are benches and shared planters outside front doors, to encourage residents to socialise, as opposed to individual balconies off each living space, which some said made them feel more isolated.
Martyn Craddock, Chief Executive, United St Saviour’s Charity said:
“We are honoured to receive the RIBA Client of the Year Award for Appleby Blue Almshouse. This project embodies our ambition to support inclusive communities in Southwark through thoughtful, innovative design, and our belief that good design should be available to all. Working closely with Witherford Watson Mann, we’ve shown that historic organisations can be bold and forward-thinking, and that social housing can and should be well-designed and A aspirational.
The building’s design enables joyful living in the heart of the city, supports our team to deliver high-quality services, and fosters belonging across generations through the shared community centre and kitchen. This award is down to the strength and belief in of our shared vision, our very close working relationship with the architects, as well as our joint long-term commitment to the design principles that shaped every decision. We hope Appleby Blue inspires others to reimagine what growing older in our cities can look like — and to create more places like it across the country.”
Stephen Witherford, Founding Director, Witherford Watson Mann said:
“United St. Saviour’s were courageous and engaged from first to last. They selected an architect on shared vision, not specialist experience and together, we refined their bold vision for a mutually supportive community.
They have put as much love and commitment into nurturing a community as they did into making a building. With the same brief and architect but most other clients, this would only be half the building that it is.”
This year’s Client of the Year jury comprised: Simon Henley, Founding Director, Henley Halebrown (Chair), Sophy Twohig, Director, Hopkins Architects, RIBA Awards Group Member, Kathy Dacre, Founding Member of Shakespeare North Trust, Recipient of RIBA Client of the Year Award 2024, Kate Guy, Social Housing Development Director, Ibstock, RIBA Client of the Year Award Sponsor.
The Client of the Year Prize is sponsored by Ibstock.
