Better Public Buildings Prime Minister's Award 2008

The shortlist for this year’s Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award was announced on 12 June.

Twenty-one outstanding projects shortlisted for this year’s Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award show the impact of high-quality design. They are helping to drive regeneration and give a sense of identity and place, refresh our cultural heritage, and provide children with bright and inspiring environments at school or in hospital.

In the South West Newlyn Art Gallery has made the shortlist.

Newlyn Art Gallery, Cornwall
principal designer: MUMA (McInnes Usher McKnight Architects)

The two-storey extension scheme is a sympathetic addition that aims to capture the unique qualities of the light and landscape of the Cornish peninsula. Using local materials including Cornish slate, the scheme includes a new education suite, resource area, café and shop.

For full information go to http://www.betterpublicbuildings.gov.uk/