The 7th July (2005) Memorial Project where Walter Lilly acted as Main Contractor has scooped the RIBA Arts & Leisure Category Award 2010 at the London Ceremony this morning, 20th May 2010.  The Award was presented to Architects Carmody Groarke on behalf of the Client, The Royal Parks.

Located in Hyde Park, the memorial's setting provides a place of contemplation away from the fast-paced life of London set within one of its largest open public parks.

Two other Walter Lilly projects also received nominations at the 2010 Awards, namely;

QM BioFocus Innovation Centre for NBBJ and QM BioFocus and the Chiswick Conservatory restoration project for Dannatt Johnson Architects and English Heritage.

What Are RIBA Awards?

RIBA Awards are given for buildings that have high architectural standards and make a substantial contribution to the local environment. The awards are annual, and have been running continuously since 1966

The buildings are judged in the first instance by shortlisting panels in each region, who visit schemes individually and meet to produce a list of buildings to be visited by the region's jury. Each regional jury is made up of a regional representative, a lay assessor from various disciplines and the jury chair, who is a nationally renowned architect and chairs the shortlisting panel. They visit the shortlisted projects, talking to clients and users and assessing design excellence irrespective of style, size or complexity of the project. The jury changes every year.

Further details with regards to RIBA and the Annual Awards can be found here