Once again the Grand Lodge, a Grade II Listed Building Restoration & Extension project, has received early recognition in the Southern Staffordshire Partnership Design Awards 2011. Having already scooped the Local & County LABC Building Excellence Awards earlier in the year, the project designed by Staffordshire Architectural Firm Park House Design Ltd, has now been shortlisted for the Awards to be held in October this year.

The Awards, run by the Southern Staffordshire Partnership and co-sponsored by Staffordshire Life, seek to promote achievement of excellence in design and construction of buildings and spaces in the area, with imaginative use of public art and an increasing incorporation of sustainability.

The Awards are open to architects, developers, builders, in fact anyone involved in a building, public realm or refurbishment project anywhere within the Stafford Borough, Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire, Lichfield, South Staffordshire and Tamworth. An independent judging panel, led by Midland Architecture and Design Environment (MADE), will view and visit individual schemes and an Awards Luncheon will be held later in the year.

This year the Partnership hope that David Dimbleby will pick an overall winner from those selected by the judging panel.

Glen Smith MCIAT, Designer & Managing Director at the Architectural Practice said 'it is super news to again be linked with the project & hopes all the hard work undertaken by the Design & Construction Teams, Local Authority & Client will be rewarded at the Awards Ceremony in October. Until then, fingers crossed & let us look forward to the day out'.