The Norfolk Wildlife Trust Cley Marshes Nature Reserve Visitor Centre has won a Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) Norfolk Award.
The centre, which was designed by LSI Architects and uses Forest Stewardship Council-certified timber, is one of 22 “outstanding projects” selected by the judges to receive a CPRE Norfolk Award, including timber frame restoration work at the Ancient House Museum in Thetford and the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust Visitor Centre, Welney.
The judges said that the selection of the projects was designed to showcase the amount of green construction going on in the UK.
“So many [buildings] are spoilt by unsympathetic alterations so it is very heartening when we see work, whether large or small scale, undertaken with respect for the building’s history and character,” said Martin Walton, chairman of the judges.
“Equally, we are particularly enthusiastic about seeing good new sustainable architecture. By promoting these exemplars through our awards scheme we hope that this will influence larger housing developments to become greener in construction.”
The CPRE Norfolk Awards were established in 1979 and are awarded to schemes and projects “that have made a significant contribution to the quality of the landscape over the past year”.
