| New Member of the Year |
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Information Obtained
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| New Member of the Year is awarded to the practice which entered the AJ100 for the first time in 5 years and is judged based on their business success and the quality of their work |
Specific questions within the Main Survey Submission |
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| Fastest Growing Practice |
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| The Fastest-Growing Practice Award is given to the practice that increased its fee earnings and its number of qualified architect employees by the highest percentage in 2012 (calendar year January to December) |
Specific questions within the Main Survey Submission |
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| International Practice of the Year |
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| International Practice of the Year is awarded based on key business data from the international AJ100 survey, such as the practice's percentage growth in fees and the increase year-on-year in the number of architects employed in overseas markets |
Specific questions within the Main Survey Submission |
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| Employer of the Year |
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Information Obtained
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| The best practice for employees, judged on HR issues including staff satisfaction, workplace culture, benefits and staff turnover. Employers need to submit an entry to show what initiatives they have put in place to help motivate, train, ideas to reduce staff turnover or develop new business in the current climate |
Specific questions within the Main Survey Submission & separate Employer Satisfaction Survey |
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| Practice of the Year |
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Information Obtained
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| Practice of the Year is based on business and quality of design output. Looking at the key business data from the main AJ100 survey and employee survey |
Specific questions within the Main Survey Submission & separate Employer Satisfaction Survey |
New for 2013:
A shortlist will be obtained from the data within the survey and the Employer Satisfaction survey. Those shortlisted practices will then be required to present to a judging panel who will decide the winner |
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| Best place to Work |
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Information Obtained
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Practice of the Year awards are based on staff satisfaction, benefits, salary and HR achievements from the employee survey and validated by the AJ100 survey for the following geographical areas:
- North East and Yorkshire
- North West
- Scotland
- South East and London
- South West
- Wales
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Specific questions within the Main Survey Submission & separate Employer Satisfaction Survey |
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| Most Sustainable Practice |
Criteria
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Information Obtained
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| To be considered for the AJ100 Most Sustainable Practice category firms will need to complete the AJ100 survey and the 300 word summary. |
Specific questions within the Main Survey & separate Sustainable Entry Pack |
New for 2013:
A shortlist will be obtained from the data within the survey and the 300 word summary. Those shortlisted practices will then be required to present to a judging panel who will decide the winner |
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| Building of the Year |
Criteria
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Information Obtained
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| Practices are asked to nominate a single project completed in 2012, which is assessed by the AJ100 judging panel |
Specific questions within the Main Survey Submission |
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| Contribution to the Profession |
Criteria
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Information Obtained
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| Entrants to nominate who they believe should be recognised for their services to architecture |
Nominations through the main survey and winner decided through the Employer Satisfaction Survey |
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| Client of the Year |
| Criteria |
Information Obtained |
| This can be awarded to any client who has worked with one of the top 100 practices. Each practice will need to provide reasons why their chosen client should win |
Specific questions within the Main Survey |
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| Client Choice Award |
| Criteria |
Information Obtained |
| This is an optional award where clients will be polled by the AJ100 Editorial team to decide the winner |
Specific questions within the Main Survey |
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| Value Excellence Award |
| Criteria |
Information Obtained |
| An award to recognize a project that has represented best value for money for the client. |
Specific questions within the Main Survey |
New for 2013:
A shortlist will be obtained from the specific questions in the survey. Those shortlisted practices will then be required to present to a judging panel who will decide the winner |
