Barbara Hepworth Building University of Huddersfield, New Yorkshire Architecture, English Project News
Barbara Hepworth Building
Art, Design & Architecture Development in West Yorkshire, North England design by AHR Architects, UK
20 Oct 2020
Barbara Hepworth Building News
Design: AHR, Architects
Location: Queensgate, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, northern England, UK
Barbara Hepworth Building wins major national award

20th of October 2020 – The University of Huddersfield?s Barbara Hepworth Building has been named as the Project of the Year at the prestigious Education Estates awards.
The eye-catching home of the School of Art, Design and Architecture won Project of the Year (Colleges and Universities) from the awards that are partnered with the Department for Education. And the University also performed excellently elsewhere at the awards, with Sovereign Design House winning a Highly Commended in the Refurbishment of the Year category.

The Barbara Hepworth Building was completed in 2019, and features a dramatic flying cantilever design that has seen it quickly become a local landmark. Built on a sloping, canal side location that required a great deal of work prior to the building?s construction began, it has already won several awards including Constructing Excellence?s Building Project of the Year in 2019.
The University?s Acting Director of Estates and Facilities, Tim Hosker, commented, ?We are proud of what we have created, embodying the town and looking aspi...