Mica Architects has been crowned Architect of the Year at Building Design’s prestigious annual awards.
The practice was honoured with the Gold Award for overall winner at the ceremony which was streamed on Building Design’s website today and watched live by hundreds of architects, clients and their collaborators.
As well as being named Architect of the Year, Mica – the practice born out of Rick Mather Architects in 2017 following Mather’s death – also scooped the award for Refurbishment Architect of the Year.
Source: Hufton & Crow
Mica Architects’ refurbishment of Fairfield Halls in Croydon
The judges – who underlined the importance of restoring and repurposing existing buildings at a time of climate crisis – praised Mica’s entry for its high standard and variety of work. This included converting London’s famous Centre Point tower into flats, restoring Croydon’s 1962 Fairfield Halls to its former glory and rescuing crumbling 12