Blackpool library and laundry room Wash Your Words shortlisted for RIBA Journal MacEwen Award for socially engaged architecture

A library and laundry centre in Mereside has been shortlisted for a prestigious national architecture award – and it’s the only building in the North West to make the list.
By Lucinda Herbert
Published 18th Jan 2023, 16:24 BST
Updated 18th Jan 2023, 16:24 BST
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Wash Your Words: Langdale Library & Laundry Room has been shortlisted for the RIBA Journal MacEwen Award, celebrating architecture for the common good.

It was one of twelve projects across the UK to have been selected.

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The community building on Langdale Parade was praised for its ‘joyful design’ and said it raises expectations of the quality of architecture people should demand of social housing estates.

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Judges recognised that the £30,000 project was well informed, and that it ‘responds to community needs while having a whole lot of fun doing it’.

Tina Redford, Artistic Director at Left Coast, said: “The tenacity and commitment everyone has put into this project is commendable and we are so proud the hard work is being recognised nationally.”

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