Wakefield buildings are up for property awards

INNOVATIVE building projects in Wakefield are vying for a coveted chartered surveyors' prize.
IN LINE: Outwood Grange Academys arts centre is up for an award.IN LINE: Outwood Grange Academys arts centre is up for an award.
IN LINE: Outwood Grange Academys arts centre is up for an award.

The £4m modernisation of Wakefield Cathedral and the £6.5m Sir Michael Wilkins Arts Centre at Outwood Grange Academy have both been nominated in the 2017 RICS Awards, Yorkshire & Humber.

Being shortlisted for category awards means the two Wakefield schemes will also be considered for the Project of the Year title at the awards ceremony in Leeds on May 12

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The four-year long project to fully repair and sympathetically adapt the cathedral is in the running for the Building Conservation award. While the arts centre at Outwood, which features a 360-seat performance space, art studios and state-of-the-art music recording studios, is in the running for the Community Benefit accolade.

Head judge Rob Hindle said: “These awards showcase our region’s top built environment projects, along with the exceptional talent and skills of the teams and surveyors behind them.”