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MCRMA Presents... The Architectural Award

For the second year running, MCRMA presented in structural, environmental, thermal, service Carlton Jones, director of MCRMA, commented MCRMA established the Clifford Dyer Memorial
the Clifford Dyer Memorial Award to a team of Year distribution, material strategies and inhabited space. “The judging panel spent some considerable time Award to commemorate the life and work of
4 students from the School of Architecture, the looking over the entries. We felt that the nursery Clifford Dyer who died in 2012. Clifford Dyer was
University of Liverpool at the 2014 Degree Show. The project involved the development of a nursery and convention centre provided a workable solution the founder and director of MCRMA which brings
and innovation centre on a site in Liverpool city which offered a visually exciting and stimulating together the UK’s leading roofing and cladding
The award was presented to William Negus, Myles centre. As part of the development the students environment and a building which fitted in well with systems providers supplying built up systems,
Reece and George Richardson who, in the opinion proposed panels of anodised aluminium to reflect the surroundings. The entry also demonstrated insulated panels, rainscreens, drainage systems and
of the judges, were able to demonstrate the best the leafy surroundings of the nursery and to act as an understanding of the detail associated with the structural deck systems.
response to the architectural and environmental a hall of mirrors for playing children. In addition, the method of construction”.
needs of the building envelope using metal and nursery features a sedum green roof which includes The award has been created in association with the
showing how their chosen design concept could be a rolled aluminium parapet cap and rigid insulation. School of Architecture at the University of Liverpool
translated into built form that is, show competency in recognition of Clifford Dyer’s contribution to the
metal cladding industry.

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