Old Post Office
Idea Exchange
RDH Architects (RDHA)
Architectural Review Future Project Awards
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RDH Architects (RDHA) and the City
of Cambridge received international
recognition this week for their Old Post
Office Idea Exchange project, receiving
a commendation in the “Old and New”
category at the 2016 Architectural Review
MIPIM Future Projects Awards in Cannes,
France.
“We’re thrilled to be receiving
international attention on a local project
that is so important to our community,”
said Mayor Doug Craig. “Not only will
the new digital library be an exciting
community space, but also a culturally
significant addition to one of our
downtown cores.”
The MIPIM Architectural Review Future
Projects Awards recognize planned or
incomplete projects across 12 categories.
The “Old and New” category features
projects where a new building is being
placed alongside an existing historic
building or in a historically significant
setting. The awards were assessed by
an international jury chaired this year
by Paul Finch, editorial director of The
Architectural Review and The Architects’
Journal.
“We are extremely pleased to have
received such a great honour for the
Old Post Office Idea Exchange project,”
remarked Tyler Sharp, principal and
design director for RDH Architects
(RDHA).
“This level of international recognition
is the result of a great synergy between
the rigour of our design process and the
great ambitions of the City of Cambridge
and Idea Exchange.”
The post office project will see a
complete restoration of the existing
historic building along with new glass
additions that will increase usable space
and improve accessibility. Combining
glass structures with the heritage
building will allow the historic elements
to remain on display while still providing
a space suited to modern use.