Galvanizing Awards 2025 Winners
Celebrating the GAGA 2025 Winners
The GAGA Awards shine a spotlight on projects that redefine what’s possible with galvanized steel. This year’s winners show how durability and design go hand in hand, whether in large-scale infrastructure, innovative architecture, or inspiring public art.
Each winning project shows us that galvanized steel does more than protect; it ensures function, aesthetic appeal and sustainability can last for generations.
- Stephens Motorcar Sculpture by Clevedon Cars: Heritage car recast and galvanized.
- Bethnal Green Workshop by Carmody Groarke: Elegant, repurposed industrial building in London.
- Industria by Haworth Tompkins: Vertical industry meets future-ready small factory
- The Sentinel by Sanei Hopkins Architects: Steel study at the heart of a residential build.
- Church Grove by Shepherd Epstein Hunter: Largest self-build community housing.
- G-DECK: Innovation in safety scaffolding.
Featured Projects
See how construction professionals use galvanized steel to shape our built world: Winning Projects
Architecture Award Winner 2025: Carmody Groarke
Bethnal Green Road
A former East London textile workshop has been transformed into 2,200 sqm of creative workspace. Retaining the original concrete frame, Carmody Groarke added a lightweight galvanized steel and timber extension, with a striking hot dip galvanized façade that combines durability with sculptural elegance.
Engineering Award Winner 2025: Haworth Tompkins
Industria
Art Award Winner 2025: Clevedon Cars & Coffee
1898 Stephens Motorcar Prototype
Set on a roundabout overlooking the Severn Estuary, the Stephens Prototype AE-174 monument is a full-scale galvanized steel recreation of the pioneering 1897 petrol-powered motorcar built by Richard Stephens. Exposed to the harsh coastal climate, galvanizing was essential to ensure the sculpture’s durability throughout the next century.
Detail Award Winner 2025: Sanei Hopkins Architects Ltd
The Sentinel
Rising above the Suffolk landscape, The Sentinel is a slender galvanized steel tower that forms part of a self-built rural dwelling. Designed as a contemplative study and lookout, its expressive galvanized exoskeleton withstands coastal conditions while offering elevated solitude and striking architectural presence.
Sustainability Award Winner 2025: Shepherd Epstein Hunter
Church Grove
London’s largest completed self-build housing project, Church Grove combines sustainability with community. Designed by Shepherd Epstein Hunter for RUSS, the scheme delivers 36 affordable homes shaped by residents’ involvement. Galvanized steel features throughout — from balustrades and ramps to the top-floor canopy — ensuring durability, low maintenance, and long-term resilience.”
Innovation Award 2025: G-Deck
G-Deck Components
G-DECK has introduced full-scale galvanizing across its safety platforms and access systems, delivering greater durability, corrosion resistance, and long-term value. The move enhances safety, reduces maintenance, and sets a new benchmark for robust, sustainable access solutions in construction.
Detail Award - Highly Commended: Knott Architects
MVR
