Highlighting the importance of the professional partnership between architectural ironmongers and architect disciplines, the awards reward entire specifications teams, with the Winner of Winners title going to the pairing that best demonstrates aesthetic excellence, fitness for purpose, functionality, correct specification and originality.
The 2017 Winner of Winners were Lynch Architects and designer and manufacturer of high quality door handles, door furniture and ironmongery, izé, whose Kings Gate, Westminster scheme also won Best Residential Development.
Managing director of GEZE UK, Kaz Spiewakowski, said: "GEZE UK has sponsored the last five GAI/RIBA Architectural Ironmongery Awards and is proud to support specification at its finest. We are committed to working closely with architects and architectural ironmongers to develop quality specifications, combining design aesthetics, functionality and energy efficiency seamlessly and feel that there is great synergy between the Winner of Winners award category and our brand."
Pictured left to right are: Maria Powell, president of the GAI, Ivana Kubicova, izé, Claudia Lynch, Lynch Architects, Nick Doyle, izé, and Kaz Spiewakowski, GEZE UK.
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