Auckland Castle, Tower and Faith Museum Wins at the RIBA North East Awards

AUCKLAND CASTLE, TOWER AND FAITH MUSEUM WINS AT THE RIBA NORTH EAST AWARDS

MAY 2024

The Auckland Castle, Tower and Faith Museum has won the North East Building of the Year and North East Conservation Award in collaboration with Purcell.

The project comprises a number of urban and historic interventions: the restoration of the 900-year-old Grade I listed Castle, once home to the Prince Bishops; the Auckland Tower at the key nodal point between the historic Market Place and the entrance to the Castle complex; and the new extension to Castle’s Scotland Wing to accommodate the Faith Museum, which opened in 2023. The project seeks to preserve the Castle’s heritage, promote Bishop Auckland as a visitor destination and initiate regeneration of the town.

ROYAL ACADEMY DIALOGUES

SEPTEMBER 2015

Niall McLaughlin and Kim Wilkie will be giving a talk together on the 5^th of October at the Royal Academy to talk about their plans for the entrance grounds of the Natural History Museum, and share some of the conceptual and creative conversations they are having as a result. This is part of the Royal Academy’s Dialogue series.

To listen to the talk click here.