Bishop Edward King Chapel, which is also shortlisted in this year’s Wood Awards, won the Award for Community or Residential Structures. The building, designed by Niall McLaughlin Architects, with Price & Myers as structural designer, features European oak, spruce glulam, and American ash joinery.
The judges said the chapel was "an inspirational building for its users and this is down, in no small part, to extraordinary skills in designing and innovating with timber".
The judges also admired Buro Happold’s timber gridshell roof in the University of Exeter Forum, which won the Award for Education or Healthcare Structures.
"The simplicity of the detailing belies the complexity in analysis and form-finding involved," they said.
The timber structure of the Pembroke College Footbridge won the Award for Pedestrian Bridges. The judges said they were impressed by "the way the geometrical constraints on this project were solved to achieve an extremely elegant structure that complements its surroundings".
Timber was also a winner in the Small Projects category, with the judges giving the award to the Kreod Pavilion.
The demountable structure, which is made from Kebony modified timber, also won this year’s TTJ Achievement in Engineered Timber Award.
The Structural Awards aim to recognise structural engineering skills, raise public awareness, and encourage young people into structural engineering professions.
