United Kingdom
Quarry Life Award 2024

Place of Potential - An investigation into the adaptive reuse of quarries as regional hubs for a new conservation culture

Quarries play a significant role in the UK's construction and industry. Although many are abandoned, we believe they hold great potential. Rather than letting quarries go to waste, we see opportunities in the legacy, job creation, ecology, and structures they represent. Our group consists of aspiring architects (award winning) from across the country who are interested in exploring the potential of UK quarries as both stranded structural assets and low embodied carbon test beds for educational facilities. Our focus is on the ecological and educational opportunities that quarries can provide at the end of their life