University of Portsmouth wins yet another sustainable practice award

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Tom Kilkelly

Credit: University of Portsmouth

The University of Portsmouth's Ravelin Sports Centre has won best Leisure Project at the AJ Architecture Awards 2023, which celebrates the best in architecture across the UK.

Recognized for its “incredibly successful” design integration and for how locals had “embraced” the facility, the Ravelin Sports Centre has gone from strength to strength since its opening last year.

Competition judges also praised the pairing of different materials and productive working partnership between the architect, FaulknerBrowns Architects, and service engineers.

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Paul Tilley, Director of Sport and Recreation, said: “To win Leisure Project of the year at the prestigious AJ Awards is an amazing achievement and something the University can be incredibly proud of.

''This latest award proves our commitment to delivering something special and unique and is worth all the hard work and dedication from everyone involved.

“The real winners, though, continue to be our students and other users of the Sports Centre who are benefitting from life changing experiences through sport and physical activity in the heart of our campus.”

Tom Kilkelly

Tom Kilkelly started working as a freelance journalist for The Business Magazine following his graduation from UCL in 2022. During his studies Tom became very interested in the works of Irish authors including Samuel Beckett and Flann O'Brien (Brian O'Nolan). His current role as a freelance business reporter is his first exposure to the world of business journalism. Working at TBM has given Tom the chance to really get to grips with the goings-on in the business hive that is the South East.