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August 2009
Two of Builtvision's clients have had buildings shortlisted for this year's RIBA EM Awards for Architecture. They are Clash Associates for their Level Centre in Rowsley , Derbyshire, and Evans Vettori for a private house in Matlock which Martine shot in the snow in February this year. (see pics).
This family home is on a steep hillside plot with far reaching views that simply didn't maximize on the stunning outlook. Evans Vettori have made a big sun deck and a fully glazed lounge which picks up the west light to great effect. Martine had fun lighting and styling the interiors with the occupant's young daughter and new kitten, and even more fun sliding around outside in the crisp snow under big blue skies. Perfect! Hope you win Robert!
June 2009
Martine has been asked to be a judge for this year's Nottingham Creative Business Awards. As you will recall, she won the title for 'Photography 2008' last autumn, which was presented at a glittering night at Nottingham's beautiful Council House in the Market Square. The deadline for this year's awards is July 31st 2009 and there is a category for ARCHITECTURE which we encourage our local clients to consider entering.
See www.creativeawards.biz for more details and entry requirements.
May 2009
The RIBA has just announced winners of this years national awards. Of the 16 that Martine was involved in judging, most were decided to be of a high enough calibre to be awarded as follows -
| North East | Cardinal Hume Catholic School | GWK Architects |
| North East | Gateshead Heritage at St Mary's | Design Service, Gateshead Council |
| North East | Kielder Observatory | Charles Barclay Architects |
| North East | The Place | Reid Jubb Brown Architecture |
| North East | Saltholme Wildlife Reserve & Discovery Park | JDDK Ltd |
| North East | The Tyneside Cinema | Fletcher Priest Architects |
| North East | Work Space | Malcolm Fraser Architects Ltd |
| Yorkshire | 1 North Bank | BDP |
| Yorkshire | Castle Hill Hospital | HLM Architects |
| Yorkshire | Castleford Bridge | McDowell & Benedetti |
| Yorkshire | Charles Street Car Park, Sheffield | Allies and Morrison |
| Yorkshire | York St John University, De Grey Court | Rivington Street Studio |
for more details click here
April 2009
Martine has just returned from three back to back days judging this years national RIBA Award entries. Alongside fellow judges Alastair Lansley MBE (architect of St.Pancras's grand restoration), Peter Cartwright (Cartwright Pickard) and Dolan Conway (North East RIBA Chair), the team travelled some 700 miles and visited 16 shortlisted schemes. Martine declared the experience to be one of the best of her 19 years in business- "it simply was the most amazing road trip I've ever been on!" she declared after returning from Newcastle on 9th April. (see pics)
Martine with the Yorkshire panel and the North East judging panel fro the 2009 RIBA awards
March 2009
Martine went up to Leeds on March 10th to assist with the short listing of the 2009 RIBA award submissions. As lay member for two regions, Yorkshire and the North East, submitted buildings varied in location from one just over the county line north from Nottinghamshire, all the way up to the Scottish border in Berwick on Tweed. Entries were judged through submission of their drawings, verbal descriptions, and of course photographs. from this, the team were immediately able to assess which, in their view merited a site visit, and those which simply did not meet a sufficient standard for inclusion on the shortlist. It was a a fascinating exercise, and a strong field in this 2008/9 year- a period which has seen hundreds of millions of pounds spent on architecture in both regions. Proper judging takes place in April, with winners announced mid may. The Stirling Prize is in October and takes place at Spitlafields this year with a live broadcast on Channel Four as usual.
January 2009
Tony Chapman, head of the RIBA awards scheme has phoned Martine to ask if she will be lay assessor for two regions in this years programme. Excited? Honoured to be asked? You bet... Martine is delighted to have the opportunity to look at quality architecture for once without having to worry about how on earth to photograph it!!!
November 2008
Martine is one of the key speakers at this year's national SCALA conference which is being held in the county this year, and is speaking to up to 300 local authority architects about her work. Other key speakers include Adam Caruso from Caruso St.John, architects of the new gallery www.nottinghamcontemporary.org and Neil Porter from the award winning Gustafson Porter, landscape architects for the Old Market Square in Nottingham.
Old Market Square, Nottingham by Gustafson Porter
October 2008
Martine won 'THE NOTTINGHAM CREATIVE BUSINESS AWARDS 2008 - PHOTOGRAPHY' for her images of 'River Crescent', a luxury residential development in the city. This latest accolade for her work is one treasured by Martine, as even though her photographs are feted nationally, most of all, she prefers working locally and making images of her home city. The night was held at The Council House and included a dinner for some 250 guests plus entertainment from previous creative industry winners for the evening.
