Land Securities’ building project One New Change has won an award.

An exciting new building under construction in London has been voted both the overall and mixed use winner in this year’s MIPIM Architectural Review Future Project Awards.

Named ‘One New Change’, the building was designed by Jean Nouvel for Land Securities, and will sit close to St Paul’s Cathedral in the City of London.

The MIPIM Architectural Review Future Projects Awards is an award program for unbuilt or incomplete projects spanning across eight categories, organised and awarded annually by the MIPIM in cooperation with the monthly international magazine Architectural Review. The awards have been running since 2002 and take place at MIPIM, the international property market in Cannes.

The Land Securities scheme, which also involved Sidell Gibson as delivery architects, comprises 35,000 square metres of commercial and 25,000 square metres of retail space. It was praised by an expert panel of judges for what has been achieved with this transformational landmark on “the most difficult site in Europe” due to its proximity to the Cathedral, and the planning requirements designed to safeguard views of St Paul’s.

Visitors to One New Change will be able to sample nine restaurants and coffee shops, including one under Jamie Oliver’s brand, a vibrant retail offer and unique views of St Paul’s Cathedral from the public roof terrace. Over half of the 50 shops have already been let or reserved, with confirmed lettings including Hobbs, Reiss, H&M, Marks & Spencer and Topshop. It is scheduled to open in autumn 2010.

The judges applauded the new landmark for transforming the whole image of this part of the financial centre, providing a new focal point for visitors and city users alike. They also observed that One New Change provides a refreshing contrast to the surrounding retro-architecture, praising both the developer and the planning authority for showing “great independence of mind” against pressure to submit a more historicist approach.
 
The eighth annual international awards competition has named a total of eight category winners, with sixteen additional projects awarded a highly commended prize by the panel of judges, selected from the hundreds of entries received.

The winning projects showcase an international range of projects and practices, with schemes hailing from Austria, Denmark, Japan, Lebanon, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the UK.
 
The judging panel was chaired by Paul Finch, Editorial Director of The Architectural Review; Roger Zogolovitch, Director AZ Urban Studios; Peter Stewart, Peter Stewart Consultancy; and Sutherland Lyall, author and critic. 

For more information and images of the winning building projects, click here.