The SFE Façade 2024 Design and Engineering Awards are split across 6 categories. Each category welcomes both UK and International entries, recognising and celebrating excellence in façade engineering domestically and abroad.
Please email [email protected] for any questions regarding entries.
Entries for this year's awards are now closed.
2024 Categories
Click on each category to see the entry requirements
New for 2024. This category is for the UK and International Special Structures Project Award, for recognition of smaller envelope interventions such as a bridge, canopy or sculpture demonstrating. Projects shall be <400m2 in surface area.
Entries are closed.
Refurbishment UK Award sponsored by AtkinsRéalis
All entries must demonstrate excellence in technical design and/or research that has made a significant contribution to the discipline of façade engineering. Any façade contract practically complete between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2023 can enter. This category recognises the work and dedication of the full project team and can be entered by any or all members of that team.
Entries are closed.
UK New Build sponsored by Patrick Ryan Associates
All entries must demonstrate excellence in technical design and/or research that has made a significant contribution to the discipline of façade engineering. Any façade contract practically complete between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2023 can enter. This category recognises the work and dedication of the full project team and can be entered by any or all members of that team.
Entries are closed.
Sponsored by seele
This award recognises and celebrates an innovation that has made a significant contribution to digital engineering within the façade industry, either in the UK or internationally. This may be a piece of software, a project process or other innovation that shows ground-breaking thought. It can be a piece of software that is used exclusively within the company or available to external parties.
Entries are closed.
This category recognises the next generation of façade engineers who have more than two and less than five years of related experience, as of the date of the Awards, 6 November 2024. The judges will be assessing the individual’s contributions to the industry and their organisation. The application should give examples of the impact the individual has had on their key project/s from performance, innovation, collaboration, quality and client satisfaction perspectives. The application should describe how the individual has advanced their knowledge across the range of façade design considerations.
Please note: if you entered the awards in 2023 your entrant will be disqualified and not shortlisted.
Shortlisted entrants will be invited to attend an interview with the judges on:
Entries are closed.
Façade product of the year award aims to recognise and celebrate originality and ingenuity of a product introduced in the façade industry in the last 3 years that solves a major problem or addresses a key issue. The product could be a material, component, hardware, software or an equipment but essentially is associated with the façade design and engineering. We will be evaluating the entry for its contribution to innovation, sustainable design and ability to meet the current day demands such as modularity, low embodied carbon, ease of handling and installation, robust testing and certification, improving a said performance (entrant to define) and addressing the service life and maintenance issues. The entrant to indicate the evolution of the product to show the progression from concept to manufacturing. Submissions in these categories must be available to market by January 1, 2024 to qualify.
Entries are closed.
Other 2024 Awards
These awards will be compiled of the top scores from the entry forms, masters dissertation and your nomination.
Sustainability Award International sponsored by WSP
Sustainability Award UK sponsored by Reynaers
Included in the entry forms include questions specifically tailored to reward sustainability in façade engineering.
Successful entries will be shortlisted upon the judges discretion.
This category will judge projects on the fabric performance, and innovative approaches to the environmental design whilst promoting the health and well-being of occupants.
This award recognises and rewards someone who has demonstrated an outstanding contribution to the Façade Engineering industry.
Nominations can be sent to [email protected]. Please include the name and explain in no more than 100 words why they are a deserved recipient.
Innovation Award International sponsored by Effisus
Innovation Award UK sponsored by Buro Happold
Included in the entry forms include questions specifically tailored to reward innovative thinking in façade engineering.
Successful entries will be shortlisted upon the judges discretion.
This category recognises the work and dedication of the full project team and can be entered by any or all members of that team.
This award is awarded to the individual who received the top scoring dissertation at the UWE MSc for Façade Engineering.
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Reynaers Aluminium
As one of the UK’s leading suppliers of innovative and sustainable architectural aluminium systems, Reynaers Aluminium prides itself in delivering highest-quality window, door and curtain walling systems designed to meet the most stringent requirements when it comes to critical characteristics such as design, functionality, performance, security and aesthetics.
Reynaers provides consultations to architects and building professionals at every stage of a project, from conceptualisation and specification to fabrication and installation. Its profiles are continually developed to achieve uncompromising performance. Its knowledge Centre and showroom provide a space for customers to explore its wide range of products and receive hands-on training.
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AtkinsRéalis
Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-leading professional services and project management company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital.
Buro Happold
Buro Happold is an international, integrated consultancy of engineers, consultants and advisers, with a presence in 31 locations worldwide, over 70 partners and 2,200 employees. Our façade engineering
consultants provide bespoke services with experience across hundreds of buildings worldwide, in a variety of climates, giving us a deep understanding of practical design, construction and refurbishment issues. Whether this is for an intricate design such as for The Cube, Birmingham, the grandeur of The Louvre, Abu Dhabi, or developing the first fully automated double-skin facade of its kind in the US for PNC Tower, we apply innovation, climate consideration and engineering rigour. Follow us @burohappold and find out more at www.burohappold.com.
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Effisus
EFFISUS develops and markets integrated solutions to ensure the weathertightness and fire protection of building’s façades and roofs. The brand is based on two main pillars: Efficiency and Sustainability.
With the aim of adding value to the construction market, EFFISUS works to satisfy the different needs of its clients, differentiating itself by offering a complete service, from the development of technical proposals according to the client's needs to site training and inspections and adapting its solutions to the different situations on site.
The brand has an international footprint and a vast portfolio of reference projects spread across the four corners of the world, in key markets such as 30 Hudson Yards in New York; Riyadh Metro Station in Riyadh; Central Bank of Iraq in Baghdad; Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi; Museum of the Future in Dubai; Homebase, Swandon Way by Vistry, Deanston Wharf by Ballymore or Chelsea Creek by Berkeley Group, in London, among many others.
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Patrick Ryan Associates
For over 25 years, Patrick Ryan Associates have provided expert façade consultancy and engineering services, with a team of highly experienced façade designers and engineers. We aim to reduce risk for our clients whilst maintaining aesthetic standards and ensuring cost-effective façade solutions. We provide a high-quality service to our clients including architects, developers, property owners and contractors.
As well as offering façade design and specification for new build projects, we also advise on the refurbishment of existing buildings including fire-safety, investigation, and recladding.
As industry experts, we are proud to be supporting the awards for a second year running.
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seele
seele is one of the world’s top companies specialising in the design and construction of façades and complex building envelopes made from glass, steel, aluminium, membranes and other high-tech materials. From intelligent planning to efficient installation, seele provides everything necessary to complete ambitious architectural one-offs true to their original designs.
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WSP
WSP Facade Engineering is one of the market leader renowned for its expertise and innovative approach and their work is pivotal in creating façade that are not only aesthetically appealing but also highly functional and energy-efficient. Operating across a myriad of sectors—including commercial, residential, cultural, and institutional buildings, their portfolio features iconic projects around the world, showcasing their ability to deliver on complex and ambitious architectural visions. Their multidisciplinary team of Engineers and Architects collaborate closely with clients, ensuring that every facade is meticulously designed to enhance the building’s performance, sustainability, and visual impact.