A HOST of Hampshire buildings have been nominated for a prestigious architectural award.

Eight sites across the county and the Isle of Wight have made the shortlist for the Royal Institute of British Architects’ (RIBA) south award.

Among the nominees is Southampton’s SeaCity Museum, which has already tasted success in architectural circles.

The museum, which opened nearly a year ago to mark the centenary of the tragic sinking of Titanic, won the Solent People’s Design Award in 2012.

 

 The building, designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects, was also shortlisted for the Architects Journal Retrofit award and, earlier this month, it claimed the Civic Trust Award.

Southampton City Council’s leisure supremo, Councillor Warwick Payne, said: “It is good news for Southampton that SeaCity has been recognised for its architectural design.

“It has already won and been shortlisted for a number of accolades, and it’s always an honour when an award of this importance is bestowed.”

Among the other buildings in Hampshire to be nominated for the RIBA award are the St Alphege Learning and Teaching Building at the University of Winchester and three private homes in Lymington, Romsey and Winchester.

R y d e School, on the Isle of Wight, is also among the finalists, while Southsea’s Spitbank Fort, and Barncroft Primary School in Havant, also make the shortlist.

They will now compete against 13 other entries from Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire for the coveted prize, which recognises innovative architecture.

The buildings will be assessed by a regional panel of experts before the winner is announced on Wednesday, June 12.

The winner of the southern award will then go on to compete for the national title, which is set to be announced on the same evening.