ASSOCIATE JAQUELINE STEPHEN SHORTLISTED FOR THE MJ LONG PRIZE
MARCH 2025
Associate and architect for the Faith Museum in Bishop Auckland, Jacqueline Stephen, is on the 4 person shortlist for the MJ Long Prize for Excellence in Practice. The prize, named in memory of inspirational architect MJ Long, celebrates architects who are excelling in practice. In recognition of the London home of the awards, the prize considers UK-based architects working for UK-based practices, and is judged on an overall body of work with an emphasis on a recently completed project. Architectural Review article can be seen here.
FAITH MUSEUM WINS AT BUILDING BEAUTY AWARDS
NOVEMBER 2024
Faith Museum for The Auckland Project named 'Britain's Most Beautiful New Building', picking up the Grand Winner and Building Award at the Royal Fine Art Commission Trust's Building Beauty Awards 2024. The awards were presented by His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester at a dinner in London on 21st November.
The Faith Museum is an extension to the Grade I listed Castle and is sited along the line of a medieval retaining wall of the original castle complex. It houses an exhibition of faith in Britain and an environmentally controlled art store.
The Royal Fine Art Commission Trust Building Beauty Awards were launched in 2021 and celebrate the best buildings, engineering structures and urban landscaping schemes that add beauty to Britain.
Further information available here