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Ash Sakula Architects

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Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff
2009
Boxley Street housing, Silvertown, London

Ash Sakula Architects is a small architecture practice based in London, founded in 1996.[1] The practice is known for projects that are community-focused, environmentally sustainable and materials-driven.

Ash Sakula was formed by architects Cany Ash and Robert Sakula. Ash previously worked for the Greater London Council and Burrell Foley Fischer, and in Berlin and New York. She is an external examiner for Cambridge University.[2] Sakula graduated from Liverpool University before working for Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, David Lea and DEGW Architects.[3]

Key projects and awards

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  • Birdwing Conservatory, London (1997)[4] - the smallest project to ever win a Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Award.[3]
  • Leicester Creative Business Depot, Leicester - RIBA East Midland Award winner, 2005.[5]
  • Hothouse, Hackney, London - RIBA London Award[6] and Civic Trust Award,[7] 2009.
  • Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff (2009) - RIBA Wales Award 2010.[8]
  • The Malings, Newcastle (2014) - Lord Mayor's Design Awards Category Winner 2018, RIBA Award for Architecture 2017, Housing Design Awards Supreme Winner 2016, RICS Regeneration and Residential Awards 2016
  • Wickside Regeneration Masterplan (2017) - New London Architecture Awards winner: Masterplans & Area Strategies 2017, New London Architecture Awards winner: Overall winner 2017, New London Architecture Awards winner: Mixed Use Unbuilt 2017, Mipim Future Project Awards 2015 (collaboration with BUJ Architects)

References

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  1. ^ Ash Sakula Architects Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine, Britains Best Architects. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
  2. ^ Ash Sakula Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine, Women in Architecture. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
  3. ^ a b Design Circle, RSAW South - Robert Sakula 10 December[permanent dead link], SAWSA webpages, Cardiff University, 2010. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
  4. ^ Nonie Niesewand Architecture: How the need for a dining room becomes a triumph for the spirit of enlightenment, The Independent, 2 October 1997. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
  5. ^ Leicester Creative Business Depot, Leicester, RIBA website. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
  6. ^ London winners 2009 Archived 2011-11-17 at the Wayback Machine, RIBA website. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
  7. ^ Hothouse, Hackney Archived April 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Civic Trust Awards website. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
  8. ^ RIBA Awards Archived 2012-03-10 at the Wayback Machine, RIBA website. Retrieved 2011-11-16.


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