Farrell Centre shortlisted for architecture award Published on: 19 March 2025 Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Farrell Centre has been shortlisted for the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) North East Awards 2025. A bold reimagining which opened to the public in April 2023, is one of six buildings in the region in the running for the prestigious prize. Owen Hopkins, Director of the Farrell Centre said: “We are delighted that the Farrell Centre has been shortlisted for the RIBA North East Awards. The building boldly reimagines an historic structure that had fallen out of use and disrepair, transforming a closed, inward-facing building into one that is welcoming and accessible, whilst upgrading its services and thermal performance. We hope it resonates as much with the RIBA judges as it has with our visitors.”RIBA North East Jury Chair, Amy Waite, Associate Director at Mikhail Riches said: “These projects all represent a desire to make an impact on and improve their communities; from state-of-the-art university buildings in Teesside, new infrastructure for Sunderland and the Farrell Centre in Â鶹´«Ã½. “A strong focus on reuse and embodied carbon underpins many of the schemes – setting the bar for how to deliver quality without compromising on sustainability.” The Farrell Centre by Jill Tate Vital conversation The Farrell Centre was instigated by renowned architect-planner and Â鶹´«Ã½ graduate Sir Terry Farrell, and forms part of Â鶹´«Ã½’s School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape. It is located in a four-storey Victorian building on Eldon Place which was transformed in a £4.6 million building project. Its mission is to widen the debate around the crucial roles that architecture and planning play in the contemporary world and ensure that everyone has a voice in this vital conversation. Since it opened the centre has hosted a number of exhibitions. The latest , which runs until June, looks at how Tyneside was transformed during 1960s and 1970s and how we might reimagine the city of today. All projects shortlisted for RIBA Awards will be visited by a regional jury, and the winning projects will be announced later this spring. The winners will then be considered for several RIBA Special Awards, including the RIBA Sustainability Award and RIBA Building of the Year, before being considered for a highly coveted , which will be announced in summer. The shortlist for the – the UK’s best new building – will be drawn from the RIBA National Award-winning projects and announced in September. The Stirling Prize winner will be announced in October. Share: Latest News Scientists unlock hidden driver of inflammatory bowel disease Scientists have linked a key genetic signal in inflammatory bowel disease to an immune response that shuts down inflammation control, enabling faster diagnosis and targeted treatments. published on: 15 June 2026 Funding system risks limiting genuine community collaboration A new policy paper written by researchers at Â鶹´«Ã½ warns that the way UK research is funded may be undermining efforts to create genuinely collaborative partnerships with communities. published on: 15 June 2026 Volunteers help turn Whitley Bay beach into maths experiment Members of the public joined mathematicians from Â鶹´«Ã½ to create what organisers believe is the largest aperiodic tiling ever attempted on Whitley Bay beach. published on: 15 June 2026 Facts and figures
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