Concrete Society Awards Gallery 2025

The Concrete Society Awards celebrates excellence in the use of concrete. The shortlisted projects are carefully considered in person by the judges and the winning projects are announced at the Society’s flagship annual event, the Concrete Society Awards Dinner.

Below are details of the 2025 winners:

Overall winner
Highly commended projects
Shortlisted entries

Nominations are now open for the 58th Concrete Society Awards.

Deadline to enter is 24 April 2026.

Winners will be announced at the Concrete Society Awards Dinner on 11 November 2026.

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The Stockport Interchange is an important project for the regeneration of Stockport. The interchange benefits the local community by providing an active travel hub and gateway to Stockport Town Centre. Curvature and exposed concrete are used to create a feeling of fluidity and openness, as long-span reinforced concrete beams house the bus station underneath and support ‘Viaduct Park’ overhead, with a central ‘oculus’ opening.

Client: Transport for Greater Manchester
Structural engineer: Renaissance Associates
Contractor: Willmott Dixon Construction
Concrete supplier: Stalybridge Readymix (now Holcim UK)
Architect: The Harris Partnership
Concrete frame contractor: Mayo Civil Engineering
Landscape architect: Gillespies
M&E consultant: A&B Engineering
Supplier: Ancon

Photos: Martene Rourke/Heiss Rourke Photography

Marshgate’s sculptural architectural form and richly textured surfaces create a bold identity that honours the site’s industrial heritage. Internally, the flexible exposed concrete chassis provides diverse spaces purposefully designed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and ground-breaking research.

Client: University College London
Architect: Stanton Williams
Contractor: Mace
Precast supplier: Techrete
Civil/structural engineer: AKT II
Delivery architect: Sheppard Robson
In-situ concrete subcontractor: Morrisroe
Polished concrete floors: Lazenby

Photos: John Sturrock (A), Hufton+Crow (B & C)

The 19–35 Baker Street redevelopment used precast concrete for columns, core walls, lattice slabs and cladding panels, ensuring a high-quality finish, including meticulous panelisation, bespoke shutters and uniform colour across precast shells. Enhanced architectural aesthetics were achieved through the use of precast and post-tensioned slabs.

Client: Derwent London
Structures project engineer: Expanded Structures
Contractor: Laing O’Rourke
Concrete supplier: Heidelberg Materials
Architect: Hopkins
Civil/structural engineer: AKT II
Concrete specialist: Explore Manufacturing
Post-tensioning: Praeter Engineering
Supplier: Peikko

The Gull Wing Bridge spans 350m across Lake Lothing, Lowestoft. Its centrepiece is a 38.5m rolling bascule bridge, the world’s largest of its type, which required a meticulously balanced centre of gravity for operation. The design concept could only be realised by developing a heavyweight concrete, overcoming numerous technical and practical challenges.

Client: Suffolk County Council
Lead design engineer: Ove Arup & Partners
Contractor: Farrans Construction
Concrete supplier: Capital Concrete
Special material constituents: LKAB Minerals
Architect: Moxon Architects
Designer/consultants: Eadon Consulting/Oilgear
Concrete pumping: Camfaud Concrete Pumps

This project provides resilience to coastal hazards such as rockfalls and landslides, and protects the iconic coastal railway between Exeter and Newton Abbot. The design, using precast concrete, coloured in response to the local sandstone, also protects rail passengers’ seaward view.

Client: Network Rail
Contractor: Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure
Precast supplier: Cornish Concrete Products
Civil/structural engineer: Arup

Photos: Network Rail (A & B)

Llyn Celyn is the largest reservoir by volume in Wales, with a capacity of 81 million cubic metres. The £45 million reservoir safety scheme is designed to protect the dam and communities along the River Dee, in the event of an extreme flood. The project features a new auxiliary spillway, including a culvert beneath the access road and precast concrete tipping gates.

Client: Welsh Water
Contractor/designer/consultant: Mott MacDonald Bentley (MMB)
Concrete supplier: Cambrian
Reinforced concrete subcontractor: Concrete Structures and Floors
Admixture supplier: Sika
Formliners: Reckli

Plot 9A, a nine-storey commercial building situated on First Street, Manchester, was recently completed for Ask Real Estate. The use of visual, coloured precast concrete in this project has enabled the execution of intricate patterns, a range of finishes and the unusual geometry of the façade.

Client: Ask Real Estate
Contractor: BAM Construction
Precast supplier: Techrete
Architect: Jon Matthews Architects
Civil/structural engineer: Ramboll

Photo: Paul Karalius

Inventa sees the conversion of an existing retail warehouse into a research and development scheme, offering laboratory and office spaces. The provision of new spaces is facilitated by the introduction of a concrete front façade, a concrete mezzanine slab and a rear extension.

Client: Mission Street
Architect: Owers Warwick Architects
Contractor: Willmott Dixon Interiors
Concrete supplier: Cemex UK Operations
Civil/structural engineer: Elliott Wood
Concrete subcontractor: Newtownstewart McKinney
Reinforcement carpets: Bamtec

Photo: Richard Fraser

This hospital oncology unit extension is situated within a former courtyard car park. It consists of a two-storey reinforced concrete frame, a steel-framed third storey and single-storey steel sections. Features include a concrete medical linear accelerator and high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDR) bunkers, recovery rooms and an open-plan office for treatment planning.

Client: University Hospital Plymouth
Principal contractor: Tilbury Douglas Construction
Contractor: DWall Construction Services
Concrete supplier: Aggregate Industries
Concrete specialist: Calcinotto
Architect: Stride Treglown
Special material constituents: LKAB

The Shard Place development features hybrid concrete and steel construction, elevating the building above the piazza. The stepped profile preserves The Shard’s silhouette while accommodating 176 luxury apartments on a highly constrained site. Exposed concrete columns and GRC façades highlight the beauty of this amazingly versatile material.

Client: Sellar
Project structural engineer: WSP
Contractor: Mace
Concrete frame contractor: Getjar
Architect: RPBW
Executive architect: Adamsons Associates
Admixture supplier: Xypex
Spun concrete columns: Europoles
GRC: Polycon
Substructure/demolition: Erith
Piling: Skanska
Façade: Permasteelisa

Photo: REM

The primary objective of this project was to create a new deep water facility for Stornoway Port capable of accommodating a range of large vessels, including cruise ships, a dedicated freight ferry and large cargo vessels.

Client: Stornoway Port Authority
Contactor/operations director – civils: McLaughlin & Harvey
Concrete supplier: Breedon
Precast supplier: Solway Precast
Civil/structural engineer: Wallace Stone
Admixture supplier: Fosroc

The Paper Exchange is a city-centre, 11-storey, Grade A office building in Belfast. The frontage onto Chichester Street is a reinforced concrete frame and the central core lifts and stairs were constructed using jumpform construction.

Client: Wirefox
Contractor: Heron Bros
Concrete supplier: Whitemountain (now Breedon Group)
Architect: Todd Architects
Structural engineer: Taylor + Boyd
Civil engineer: Arup
Planning consultant: TSA Planning

Photo: Wirefox

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Overall winner: Stockport Interchange

Highly commended: UCL East Marshgate, London

Highly commended: 19-35 Baker Street, London

Highly commended: Gull Wing Bridge, Lowestoft

Highly commended: Parson's Tunnel, Holcombe

Highly commended: Llyn Celyn PMF Flood Conveyance Scheme, North Wales

Shortlisted: Plot 9A First Street, Manchester

Shortlisted: Inventa, Oxford

Shortlisted: RT Decant Bunker and HDR Facility, University Hospital Plymouth

Shortlisted: Shard Place, London

Shortlisted: Stornoway Deep Water Terminal, Isle of Lewis

Shortlisted: The Paper Exchange, Belfast

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Overall winner: Stockport Interchange

Highly commended: UCL East Marshgate, London

Highly commended: 19-35 Baker Street, London

Highly commended: Gull Wing Bridge, Lowestoft

Highly commended: Parson's Tunnel, Holcombe

Highly commended: Llyn Celyn PMF Flood Conveyance Scheme, North Wales

Shortlisted: Plot 9A First Street, Manchester

Shortlisted: Inventa, Oxford

Shortlisted: RT Decant Bunker and HDR Facility, University Hospital Plymouth

Shortlisted: Shard Place, London

Shortlisted: Stornoway Deep Water Terminal, Isle of Lewis

Shortlisted: The Paper Exchange, Belfast

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