English National Ballet's new £36m HQ in east London has won the AJ100 Building of the Year award 2020, a prize that recognises the best building completed in the past 12 months. Beating off competiton from eight other finalists, Glenn Howells Architects were praised by judges for designing a relatively inexpensive "simple building", that is "unbelievably complex in what it needs to accommodate." The premises include a full-sized theatre space with stage and fly-tower to accommodate full dress rehearsals in-house, rehearsal studios and the administration spaces and facilities needed to support the company’s national touring programme.
Published: 21-09-2020