24 September | The Troxy
Why attend?
“These awards are really important to the industry because they showcase innovation, bring out really creative ideas, and they show that existing buildings can be given a new life.” JJ Lorraine, Director, Morrow & Lorraine
“It's a fantastic event and it supports both the profession and the industry by having this event every year.” Julian Harrap, Founder, Julian Harrap Architects
Join us for this year’s awards — a celebration filled with opportunities to connect, share ideas, and toast the incredible achievements of our community. Enjoy an extended drinks reception, a shorter seated programme, and plenty of time to network. Even if you haven’t entered, it’s the perfect night to meet peers and be part of the celebration.
Venue
The Troxy is a Grade II-listed Art Deco building in East London, originally opening as a 3,250-seat cinema in 1933, designed by George Coles. After closing as a cinema in 1960, it served as the London Opera Centre from 1963, then a bingo hall in the 1980s, before being redeveloped into the live events and music venue it is today.
You can read more about the history of The Troxy here.
Troxy,
490 Commercial Road,
London,
E1 0HX
Getting there
The East End is even closer than you think! With the Elizabeth Line now flying through London, getting to Troxy is faster than ever. It’s just 15 minutes from Paddington and 10 minutes from Tottenham Court Road. Hop on the Lizzie Line to Canary Wharf and follow signs to change for the DLR to Limehouse. Or stick with the classic route: the DLR from Bank and you’ll be with us in a flash. We’re just a six-minute stroll from Limehouse station, with both mainline rail and DLR links right on the doorstep.
By train
Troxy is just 400m from Limehouse Station – a six-minute walk, tops. Limehouse is on the DLR and the c2c line from Fenchurch Street to Essex. With the Elizabeth Line now in the mix, you can get to Canary Wharf from Paddington in around 17 minutes. From there hop on a quick DLR to Limehouse and when you arrive, take the Bekesbourne Street exit – Troxy is right down the road.
DLR trains run from Bank, Tower Gateway, Stratford and Canary Wharf. And yes, Troxy is in Zone 2 if you’re using a travelcard.
By bus
The following buses either go past Troxy or serve the local area:
- 15 (Trafalgar Square to Blackwall Station)
- 115 (Aldgate to East Ham)
- 135 (Old Street to Crossharbour)
- D3 (Bethnal Green to Crossharbour)
- N15 (Trafalgar Square to Romford)
- N550 (Trafalgar Square to Canning Town)
- N551 (Trafalgar Square to Gallions Reach)
Sustainability
The AJ is working with a carbon consultancy to measure the carbon footprint of this event, taking recommendations on how to improve our performance and impact on the environment. We will publish the results of this after the event.
Our company commitment to sustainability at events can be found below:
Our event attendees
- Swag. We ask to keep this to a minimum with the aim to use sustainable/recyclable or compostable materials.
- No ‘single use’ bottles. We encourage attendees to bring their own reusable bottles and provide water stations for refilling these.
- Getting to our events. Directions for public transport only are detailed on this website.
Our menu
The menu for this event has been chosen with sustainability in mind. We will be offering a meat-free menu, and where possible, the venue looks to source local/ regional ingredients to minimise delivery impacts to reduce CO2 emissions from delivery of suppliers.
Our event suppliers
The Architects’ Journal chooses its suppliers with a bias towards those partners who take sustainability seriously.
- Event collateral, signage and exhibition stands. Our event guide programmes and tickets are electronic instead of printed. The signage we use is from Insite Graphics which holds ISO14001 certification. Event signage is all either recyclable, reusable, or used to provide community power when disposed of – none will go to landfill. All the ink is water-based and much of our signage is moving to carboard-based alternatives, recyclable in generic paper waste collections. For more information click here.
- AV supplier. We have chosen our AV supplier based on their positive sustainability policy, which you can read here.
- Couriers. We request electric vehicles for our preferred couriers Santis Global. For more information click here.
- Transport. Employees are encouraged to take public transport to event or to travel using our ‘uber green’ company account.
- Lanyards. Where possible, we will source lanyards that are made from sustainable materials such as bamboo, and we aim for these to be returned, disinfected and reused.
We need to work harder
This section of the website isn’t just dedicated to shouting about how great we are for doing what we should have been doing all along. We need to do better. We would love to hear from you on how you think we could improve. Please email any awards suggestions to ajretrofit.awards@emap.com. You can also complete the post-event survey which will be emailed to you after the event.
