Awards
Considerate Constructors Scheme
- Bronze Award 2010 – Strata SE1
- Gold Award 2011 – Strata SE1
On 12 November 2010, the building was the overall winner of the 2010 Concrete Society Awards, ahead of schemes from David Chipperfield, Hopkins Architects, Caruso St John, McInnes Usher McKnight Architects (MUMA) and Alsop Architects. The judges commented: "This building is striking architecturally, a considerable feat of construction on this restricted site...". They particularly singled out Strata’s "innovative column strategy".
Structural Steel Design Awards 2010
- 3 Bronze Awards for Strata SE1 - Awarded to Principal Contractor - Brookfield Multiplex Construction Europe Ltd, Developer - Brookfield Europe & Subcontractor - Bourne Steel
City of London Sustainable City Awards 2011
- Highly Commended for Resource Conservation - Strata SE1
- Highly Commended for Sustainable Building - Strata SE1
In May 2011, the building was shortlisted for the ICE London Civil Engineering Awards 2011 for infrastructure and building projects. The award "celebrates outstanding engineering achievement by companies, organisations, and individuals in the capital".
The Green Apple Awards 2011
- Strata SE1 – Environmental Best Practice - Sustainability Sector of Building and Construction (award ceremony November 2011)
RICS Awards 2011
- Regeneration Runner-Up – Strata SE1
London District Surveyors Association 2011
- Best Sustainability Project Strata SE1 – for the recognition of high standards of construction and workmanship
ACE Engineering Excellence 2011
- Building Services – Strata SE1
The Strata Inhabit website (the information site for residents of the building) won "Website of the Year" at the News on the Block Property Management Awards on 5 December 2011.
In August 2010, Strata SE1 was awarded the 2010 Carbuncle Cup. The yearly award, organized by Building Design magazine, selects one building from a shortlist of 30, nominated by readers. It recognises "the ugliest building in the United Kingdom completed in the last 12 months".
On 2 April 2012, the building appeared in a list of the world's 21 ugliest buildings on the Daily Telegraph's website.
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