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IBP Magazine of the Year Awards 2009

Li Shirong (left), President CIOB, congratulates Director RIBA North West, Belinda Irlam-Mowbray and Susan Dawson, editor of A the winning magazine in the subscription category. Giles Barrie, editor of Property Week and chairman of the judges said: "We were truly wowed by A. It looks and feels great and there was a great North West spirit flowing throughout.
Li Shirong (left), President CIOB, congratulates Director RIBA North West, Belinda Irlam-Mowbray and Susan Dawson, editor of A the winning magazine in the subscription category. Giles Barrie, editor of Property Week and chairman of the judges said: “We were truly wowed by A. It looks and feels great and there was a great North West spirit flowing throughout.
Elaine Knutt, editor Construction Manager, collects her well deserved Highly Commended Award in the subscription magazine category.
Elaine Knutt, editor Construction Manager, collects her well deserved Highly Commended Award in the subscription magazine category.
Helen Wood, marketing officer, Mott Macdonald picks-up the In-House Magazine of the Year Award on behalf of the editorial team of M2.
Helen Wood, marketing officer, Mott Macdonald picks-up the In-House Magazine of the Year Award on behalf of the editorial team of M2.

Over 70 members and guests attended the IBP Magazine of the Year Awards, which were presented, at The Annual Summer Dinner at the RAC on the 25th June, by Professor Li Shirong, the President of the CIOB, who had been inaugurated the day before the dinner.

Over 70 members and guests attended the IBP Magazine of the Year Awards, which were presented, at The Annual Summer Dinner at the RAC on the 25th June, by Professor Li Shirong, the President of the CIOB, who had been inaugurated the day before the dinner.

Commenting Giles Barrie, editor of Property Week and chairman of the judges said: “We had a lively and invigorating final judging session in both categories. We were most impressed with the variety on offer, and the range of different approaches all the magazines took to their audiences.” In acknowledging the judges deliberations Giles particularly thanked Ruth Slavid, (former editor of AJ online), freelance architectural author and journalist, “for her forensic analysis of the entries, at all times.”
In-House Category

Giles praised the Willmott Dixon and Costain entries – “two polished publications, we relished the openness with which Willmott Dixon described some big corporate changes, while Graham Read, Head of Public Relations at Costain showed he still has much of his communications flair in the packed Costain title Blueprint,” he said.

Announcing Mott Macdonald’s m2 the winner, in the In-House category, Giles commented, “This is a publication for its time, concise, colourful yet cost effective, with a lot of personality, information about projects and overall a warm feel to the presentation of the contents.”
Subscription Category

In this category Giles made special mention of Impact, the membership magazine produced by the Association for Consultancy and Engineering. “A well-put together title, this gave a good clear insight into a highly skilled world. The judges felt that they are on the right lines in addressing their audience”, he said.

Giles went on to announce a Highly Commended Award for Construction Manager, a former winner, “this magazine has improved again under the editorship of Elaine Knutt, with a marked stronger editorial voice on behalf of the membership of the CIOB”, he said.

But the winner in this category was A from RIBA North West. “We were truly wowed by this title. It looks and feels great – but does not limit itself to highly specialized or pretentious architectural fare” he said. Indeed the issue that impressed Giles the most, as a two year veteran of the downturn was the issue that focused on the recession, “far more enjoyable” he said “than the Le Corbusier issue.”

“At the same time, there was a great North West spirit flowing throughout, and other big RIBA regions should take note”, he concluded.