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Palace of Westminster Refurbishment: Neo-Gothic Building Restoration – Winning Architects
22 Jul 2017
Houses of Parliament Renewal Contracts
Contracts awarded to help ensure safe and secure future of Palace of Westminster
BDP win the architectural contract.
In December 2015 the following four major international architects firms were shortlisted:
Allies and Morrison

BDP

Foster + Partners

HOK
CH2M win for Lot 2.
The shortlist:
? Aecom & Mace (Joint Venture)

? Capita Property Infrastructure & Gleeds Cost Management (Joint Venture)

? CH2M Hill

? EC Harris (ARCADIS)
? Turner & Townsend

picture © Nick Weall
BDP and CH2M have been selected to take forward vital work that needs to be done to protect the heritage of the Palace of Westminster from the substantial and growing risk of failure of its essential services. This follows a procurement process run by Parliament, and will help ensure the continued running of a safe, secure and viable home for the UK Parliament.

photo courtesy of architects Foster + Partners
The Palace of Westminster is a Grade I listed building, and, with Westminster Abbey and St Margaret?s Church, is part of the UNESCO Westminster World Heritage site.

Since its construction in the mid-1800s, many features and systems in the Palace have never undergone a major renovation, and the heating, ventilation, water, dra...