Awards / Nethercot prize

The Nethercot Prize.

Awarded to early career architects, engineers, and designers (expected to be under 35 and based in the UK) who have submitted a single author paper covering the process of designing a new structure or adapting an old one. The prize is named after Professor David Nethercot, President of IABSE 2013-2016.

The PRIZE

About the award.

Story telling is a key skill to successfully convey ideas during a project. Excellent quality work can easily be ignored if not accompanied with appropriate communication. This award aims to encourage the written communication skills of the participants and highlight the excellent project work that is carried out by IABSE early career professionals.

2025

Sarah Baigent

Price & Myers

Manor Lodge School: Designing for Nature and Nurture

Paper available here

2024

Max Clayton

Structure Workshop

Fern the Diplodocus: A Structural Tale

Paper available here

2023

Livia Camargos Guimaraes

Pell Frischman

Space House

Paper available here

2022

Alex Lynes

Webb Yates

Dubai Expo Shade Structures and How to Flex with the Flow

Paper available here

2021

Hazel Needham

Expedition

Design for Manufacture – the AVA Bridge

Paper available here

2020

Finn Graham

COWI

2019

Laura Langridge

Knight Architects

Tide Mills Crossing Replacement

Paper available here

2018

Diego Padilla Philipps

WSP

22 Bishopsgate

Paper available here

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