Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce has named Co-op Live as the winner of the 2024 Building of the Year Award.
The award, sponsored by Jamieson Contracting, was presented at the Chamber’s Property & Construction Annual Dinner, which was held on 6th March at Imperial War Museum North.
The other buildings shortlisted for the prestigious award were:
Building of the Year
Co-op Live is Europe’s largest indoor arena with a 23,500 capacity. The building was nominated for both its design quality and the economic benefits that it has brought to the region.
Diane Elebert-Morgan, Property & Construction Group Manager at Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, said: “Co-op Live is a world-class venue which has rapidly become a major part of Greater Manchester’s cultural economy. This striking building is a venue that can compete with anywhere in the country and is a major draw for visitors from far and wide.
“Many areas would be proud to have just one of the buildings that were shortlisted for the Building of the Year Award. The fact we are home to six such impressive developments shows how Greater Manchester’s Property & Construction sector is thriving. Ranging from the stunning refurbishment of an historic gem to a new state-of-the-art transport hub, these are buildings that local people can be proud of and which will have a real impact on their lives for years to come.”
The aim of the Building of the Year Award is to recognise a building’s contribution to Greater Manchester in terms of construction and development. This could include the building’s significance to the City Region, its impact on the local economy, its effect on the local community, its importance in terms of urban regeneration and environmental enhancement, its design excellence, or its contribution to urban design and townscape.
Previous winners of the Building of the Year Award include: The Christie Paterson Building (2023), Energy House 2.0 (2022), RHS Garden Bridgewater (2021), The Oglesby Centre at Halle St Peters (2020), Manchester Alliance Business School (2019), The Christie Proton Beam Therapy Centre (2018), Oldham Town Hall (2017) Maggie’s Manchester (2016), The Whitworth (2015), Manchester Central Library (2014) and No. 1 Riverside, Rochdale (2013).
Apprentice of the Year
The Steve Burne Apprentice of the Year Award 2024, sponsored by Laing O'Rourke, was also presented to Georgina Coyne (pictured below) of Gleeds Cost Management Limited at the Property & Construction Annual Dinner.
This award was created in 2018 in memory of Steve Burne, former Vice-President of the Chamber and Chairman of the Property & Construction Group.
Nominations for this award are open to any construction apprentice (technical or trade-based) in the Greater Manchester area (they must be working towards a full apprenticeship framework or standard).
