Launched: 2001
Criteria: Applicants must be a student studying for a higher degree or diploma in an Architectural Technology related subject and undertaking research within Architectural Technology.
Entry: Application form
Deadline: For 2008 award: to be announced
Prizes: Up to £1,000
Contact: Holly Willbourn, Education and Research Assistant
Previous winners:
2005
Neil Lowry, University of Huddersfield; ‘Victoria Mills — What sustainable practises can be employed to preserve our architectural heritage?’
Matthew Peat, University of Huddersfield; ‘Barriers to the uptake of sustainable construction materials’
2004
David Chapman, University of Glamorgan; ‘An evaluation of appropriate heating systems for energy efficient high rise buildings with multipurpose accommodation needs, residential, retail and/or commercial, in the United Kingdom’
2003
Graham Smith, University of Derby; ‘Architectural spatial layout optimisation in subsurface/surface rail stations for effective fire evacuation’
2002
Tahira Hamid, Leeds Metropolitan University; ‘To what extent is the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) considered in the design process?’
Clive Richardson, University of Huddersfield; ‘Carbon labelling of building products’
Jonathan Robert Scott, The Robert Gordon University; ‘Optimising the relationship between passive solar design of new housing and the economics of construction and land value’