A black and white hand-drawn illustration of the MacEwen Award logo, featuring a black sphere at the top right and a diagonal line extending from the bottom right to the middle of the image, with the words 'MacEwen award' written in hand-lettered style.

We are the 2020 RIBAJ MacEwen Award Winner!

Read more about why we were chosen here.

The RIBAJ MacEwen Award celebrates ‘architecture for the common good’ with a clear social purpose which enhances the lives of people. The winning 2020 scheme, Park Palace Ponies offers children skills rarely seen in the inner city. The team at Harrison Stringfellow enabled this dream. With maximum impact on minimum budget, the scheme at Park Palace sees a disused picture house in the Dingle area of Liverpool transformed into a starter riding school and stables for ponies.

The award coincides with Park Palace receiving full planning permission in February 2020 to be a permanent facility following the 12 month pilot project.

February, 2020

Illustration of Park Palace Ponies and related community activities, including re-establishing horses in the city, collaboration with local gyms, engagement with schools, partnership with riding schools, support for local businesses, and connection with community venues, featuring small drawings of ponies, buildings, and people.
An indoor horse riding arena with a high ornate ceiling, broken walls, and five riders on horses. Some riders are standing and adjusting their horses in a spacious, rustic setting.

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Indoor riding arena with five people tending to five horses, surrounded by wooden barriers, under an ornate, partially damaged ceiling with vintage architecture.

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People sitting and standing in a dimly lit industrial space decorated with string lights and wooden panels, with some people young and some older, and some children walking.

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A young child wearing a winter hat and colorful rain boots is sitting on a small blue rocking horse in a hay bale pit at an outdoor event with other children and adults in the background.

Riding and grazing in L8

Park Palace Ponies Community Open Day