RDH Architects (RDHA) and the City of Cambridge received international recognition this week for their Old Post Office Idea Exchange project, receiving a commendation in the ?Old and New? category at the 2016 Architectural Review MIPIM Future Projects Awards in Cannes, France.
?We?re thrilled to be receiving international attention on a local project that is so important to our community,? said Mayor Doug Craig. ?Not only will the new digital library be an exciting community space, but also a culturally significant addition to one of our downtown cores.?
The MIPIM Architectural Review Future Projects Awards recognize planned or incomplete projects across 12 categories. The ?Old and New? category features projects where a new building is being placed alongside an existing historic building or in a historically significant setting. The awards were assessed by an international jury chaired this year by Paul Finch, editorial director of The Architectural Review and The Architects? Journal. ?We are extremely pleased to have received such a great honour for the Old Post Office Idea Exchange project,? said Tyler Sharp, principal and design director for RDH Architects (RDHA). ?This level of international recognition is the result of a great synergy between the rigour of our design process and the great ambitions of the City of Cambridge and Idea Exchange.?
The post office project will see a complete restoration of the existing historic building along with new glass additions that...