As the nation was in the midst of it's biggest turn out at the polls for years last night, the East Midlands' property fraternity spurned the polling booths, in favour of the region's annual RICS Awards in Nottingham.
Around 200 people flocked to the glittering event held at the Belfry Hotel, to hear the region's developments of the last 12 months being honoured in categories which included: building conservation, community benefit, regeneration and sustainability.
Derby College's Roundhouse development (team pictured right) was crowned this year's overall winner of the 2010 RICS East Midlands Awards scooping the much coveted Project of the Year Award.
The scheme involved the restoration, alteration and new build of part of Derby College. The Roundhouse includes 18,000 sq m of learning and teaching space and is part of a £48m regeneration scheme. The project also picked up the regeneration award.
A full set of winners can be found by clicking on continue reading.
ITV weathergirl Lucy Kite presided over the event and even managed to put Blueprint chief executive Nick Ebbs on the spot just prior to him giving a speech on sustainability. When Kite asked Ebbs to explain what BREEAM stood for, sustainability guru Ebbs spluttered, floundered and even resorted to asking the audience what the acronym stood for, saying: "Thanks for stitching me up there Lucy!" Of course everyone (including Nick - now!) knows that it stands for Building Research Establishment Environmental Assesment Method!
Here are the first pictures from the event including the overall winners which are listed below:
Building Conservation: Winner - Stoke Rochford Hall, in Grantham
Community Benefit: Winner - Leicester Grammar School
Regeneration: Winner - Derby College's Roundhouse development
Sustainability: Winner - Branston Prepared Foods Factory, Branston, Lincolnshire
Pictures are courtesy of the RICS
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