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Pressrelease8Sept2016

‘Don’tMove,Improve!’competitionseeksLondon’sbesthomeextensions

NewLondonArchitecture(NLA),thecapital’sforumforthebuiltenvironment,hastoday(8September2016)launchedacompetitiontofindLondon’sbesthomeextensionorimprovementprojectcompletedwithinthelasttwoyears.‘Don’tMove,Improve!’celebratesarchitecturalinnovation,fromextensionstointeriorinsertionsandconversionstogardenstudios.OrganisedinassociationwithDezeen,RIBALondonandClippings,thecompetitionseeksoutprojectsthatdemonstrateexceptionalinnovationinthecreationofnewlivingspaceforLondoners.Applicantshaveuntil3November2016tosubmittheirprojectsandsubmissiondetailscanbefoundviawww.newlondonarchitecture.org.Winnerswillbeannouncedatanawardsceremonyon26January2017.

Thejurywillbemadeupofexpertsandjournalistsfromacrosstheindustry,includingCarlTurnerofCarlTurnerArchitects,CanyAshofAshSakula,RussEdwardsofPocket,JoMcCaffertyofLevittBernsteinandjournalistPhilippaStockley.WinningandshortlistedprojectswillbefeaturedinathreemonthexhibitionatNLA’sgalleryspaceatTheBuildingCentreandalsoinadedicatedpublication.Winningpracticeswillalsoreceiveayear’smembershipofNLA,theopportunitytoparticipateinthecompetition’sassociatedeventsprogramme,andcoverageinDezeen.Allshortlistedandwinningpracticeswillalsobeinvitedtotakepartinaseriesofdesignsurgeryeventsthroughouttheyear,offeringone-to-oneadvicetomembersofthepublic.Theawardsarenowintheirseventhyear,withpastwinnersincludingCarlTurnerArchitects,Platform5ArchitectsandBenAdamsArchitects.Lastyeartheawardwaswonby‘HouseofTrace’,atwostoreyadditiontoaVictorianhomeinLewishambyTsurutaArchitects.Itwaspraisedbythejudgesforexhibitingatrueunderstandingofthebuilding’shistorywhilstalsocreatingabeautifulnewseriesofspacesfortheowners.Theinnovativeuseofmaterialsdemonstratedhowadesignonabudgetcanlookluxurious–andhowaconsidereduseofspaceandlightcan“maketheheartrace”,eveninadomesticinterior.

-Ends-Formorepressandinterviewrequests,pleasecontact:GloriaRoberts,Gloria@carocommunications.comorJodiSmithJodi@carocommunications.comCaroCommunications02077139388Notestoeditor:NewLondonArchitectureNewLondonArchitecture(NLA)isanindependentforumfordiscussion,debateandinformationaboutarchitecture,planning,developmentandconstructioninthecapital.Ourcoremissionistobringpeopletogethertoshapeabettercity.OverthelastdecadeNLAhasestablisheditselfasabrokerbetweenallthoseinvolvedinplanninganddesigningthefutureofLondonandaninfluentialpromoterofpositivephysicalchange.NLAisbasedatTheBuildingCentreincentralLondonwhereourgiantinteractivemodelofcentralLondonisfreetovisitsixdaysaweek.www.newlondonarchitecture.org@nlalondon