Nethercot Prize Shortlist 2025

We are pleased to announce that the following five papers have been selected for the shortlist for the Nethercot Prize, 2025:


Manor Lodge School: Designing for Nature and Nurture – Sarah Baigent
Grosvenor Gardens House: 150 years in the making – Eleanor Davies
Printing Where It Matters: Hybrid Steel Design – Tong Hu
Manor Farm Vehicle Bridge – Andrus Kolossov
Designing an Innovative, User-Orientated FRP Modular Footbridge – Anthea Schneider


Congratulations to all the shortlisted participants. The winner will be announced at the Milne Medal Lecture on 12th November 2025. Details here: Milne Medal Lecture 2025 – IABSE British Group

The Nethercot Prize is awarded annually to an early career architect, engineer or designer (expected to be under 35 and based in the UK) in recognition of the quality of a written paper submitted for judging.

The winner of the competition will be awarded with a cash prize of £500 and an opportunity to present their work in an internationally broadcast IABSE webinar.