Cheesegrater wins City of London Building of the Year

Designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners and developed by British Land and Oxford Properties, the Leadenhall Building (Cheesegrater) is the winner of the inaugural City of London Building of the Year award.

It was selected from some 15 City buildings whittled down to a shortlist of four, including new construction, extensions and refurbishments.

Working with main contractor Laing O’Rourke, Severfield fabricated, supplied and erected 18,000t of structural steelwork for the project.

Two of the other shortlisted projects were also steel-framed jobs, 8–10 Moorgate (Severfield) and 6 Bevis Marks (William Hare).

A jury chaired by Paul Finch, programme director of the World Architecture Festival, assessed the shortlist and selected the winner. The criteria was to seek out the buildings that support the ambitions of the City of London in delivering a world-class working environment, by evaluating both the quality of the architectural design and the impact the building has had on the city street scene.

Organised by the Worshipful Company of Chartered Architects (WCCA), the City of London Building of the Year allows members of the public to nominate a building of their choice and aims to recognise the extraordinary examples of contemporary architecture across the London cityscape.

Master Elect of the WCCA Peter Murray commented, “The City of London is home to some very fine examples of contemporary architecture. We are keen to support good design and to encourage City businesses to do so in the future.”