The winners of this year's awards, in association with Mott MacDonald, were announced on the evening of Friday 4 March at ICE's headquarters, One Great George Street.

The event was hosted by BBC London reporter Alice Bhandhukravi and ICE President Peter Hansford.

The ceremony took place in the magnificent setting of the Great Hall, with an audience including the shortlisted entries' project teams and 300 industry leaders.
 

The evening began with a drinks reception in the rotunda of One Great George Street, with music from a string quartet.
 

The atmosphere of anticipation and excitement grew as guests were ushered into the Great Hall for the awards ceremony.

Following a welcome from Rachel Skinner, Chair ICE London and presentations from ICE President Peter Hansford and Chris Wise, Director, Expedition, the award winners were annouced.
 

The Winners:

Greatest Contribution to London Award and the Community Award
East London Line

Location: Between Dalston and New Cross Gate

Contractor: Balfour Beatty Carillion Joint Venture

Designer: URS-Scott Wilson & Tony Gee & Partners

Client Independent Technical Advisor: Mott MacDonald

Partners: London Overground, TfL London Rail

Programme manager: Parsons Brinckerhoff

The East London Line project, constructed through 10km of congested urban landscape between Dalston and New Cross Gate down to West Croydon, involved laying innovative new tracks, installing modern signalling and telecoms equipment whilst repairing and making use of existing Victorian walls, viaducts and tunnels, including the historic Brunel Tunnels and Kingsland Viaduct.  Four new stations, a concrete viaduct and a steel bridge near Liverpool Street were also built.

Infrastructure Award
Barclays Cycle Hire
 

Client: Transport for London

Partners: Serco

Since its launch in 2010, nearly 3 million journeys have been made using Barclays Cycle Hire scheme. To overcome the challenges associated with London’s unique built environment and land ownership, Transport for London worked in close partnership with nine different local authorities, The Royal Parks and private landowners to secure the best sites for the scheme’s 350 docking stations, without compromising the needs of other road or public space users. The docking stations have been designed to be as energy and material-efficient as possible, blending in with the streetscape and providing a safe and sustainable transport option.

Building Award
London 2012 Velodrome

Location: Olympic Park, Stratford

Client: Olympic Delivery Authority

Civil and Structural Engineer: Expedition Engineering

Architect: Hopkins Architects Partnership

Services and Environmental Engineer: BDSP Partnership

Landscape Architects: Grant Associates

Contractor: ISG 

The London 2012 Velodrome is a world class venue which intelligently answers questions of function, beauty, sustainability, buildability and cost. The venue, which will serve as an Olympic and Paralympic stadium during the Games and as a community cycling facility after 2012, incorporates a number of innovations including the uniquely designed curved cable net roof which saved 1,000 tonnes of steel and cut £4 million from construction costs. With 35% less embodied energy than the next best comparable venue in the world and impressive resource and energy efficiency credentials; the Velodrome is also setting new industry standards for sustainable construction.

ODA Chairman John Armitt said: “This award is a significant achievement for the Velodrome project which has raised the bar in engineering, design and sustainability, not just on the Olympic Park but across the industry. The result is a stunning venue fit for record-breaking performances in 2012 and this award is worthy recognition of the Gold-medal performances of the architects, engineers and contractors involved.”

Heritage Award
Thames Barrier refurbishments

Location: Woolwich

Client: Environment Agency

Engineer: Halcrow

Contractor: VolkerStevin

Completed in 1982, the Thames Barrier has been at the heart of London’s flood defences for 28 years, closing on 119 occasions to prevent flooding and protect the capital’s heritage. This project has extended the life of the Barrier, demonstrating technical excellence whilst maximising the potential of data and monitoring systems in the most challenging of environments. The works involved the inspection and refurbishment of the main bearings and support structures facilitating the movement of the Thames Barrier’s four main gates, each 62m long and weighing 3,500 tonnes. The installation of unique monitoring systems will allow the bearings’ condition to be remotely observed, reducing costs and safety risks by minimising the frequency of inspections and maintenance interventions.

Special Award
Sports Canopy, National Tennis Centre

Location: Roehampton

Client: The Lawn Tennis Association, The National Tennis Centre

Engineers: Airlight SA. Arup

Architect: George Stowell Chartered Practice

Partners: Buro Four, Robinson Low Francis, Tubular Erectors, MLM Building Control, PFB Services, Form-TL GmbH, Canobbio SPA, Rolfe Judd, Spade Oak Construction Co. Ltd, Shelterdome 

The new demountable sports canopy at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton is the first of its type in the UK and a world first in the sports sector. Careful teamwork delivered an inspiring and creative design solution – composite fabric beams spanning 42 metres with efficient internal steel stiffening, braced by an exo-skeleton of tensile fabric and compressive struts. The all-weather demountable canopy provides a prototype for future uses and was constructed over a 12 week period within the allocated budget.
 

A four week exhibition of all twelve shortlisted schemes will take place from 9 May – 9 June at The Building Centre, 26 Store Street, London WC1E 7BT. 

View the shortlisted projects