NI construction and fit-out company Gilbert-Ash premiered its short documentary Building Culture at the headquarters of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) in central London on Tuesday, October 28.

The film celebrates five iconic buildings, all of which were shortlisted for the Royal Institute of British Architects' (RIBA) Stirling Prize, with Liverpool’s Everyman Theatre named the winner of the UK’s most prestigious architectural award in 2014. Other projects featured include the National Portrait Gallery in London, Cambridge Central Mosque, and Northern Ireland’s Lyric Theatre and Giant’s Causeway Visitor Centre.

Highlighting over a decade of architectural and cultural excellence from Gilbert-Ash, the film also underscores the extraordinary collaboration required to turn ambitious designs into buildings that positively impact the communities they serve. Earlier this year, Gilbert-Ash was also named on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work list.

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The premiere event included a Q&A session hosted by BBC Culture & Media Editor Katie Razzall, featuring a panel of contributors including Ray Hutchinson, Managing Director of Gilbert-Ash, architect Jamie Fobert of the National Portrait Gallery refurbishment, Dr Tim Winter, Chair of Trustees of Cambridge Central Mosque, and Sarah Ogle, Marketing and Communications Director at Everyman Theatre.

Mr Hutchinson said: "These five projects represent some of the finest work we have completed at Gilbert-Ash. We have been privileged to work alongside some of the UK’s finest organisations and architects on these projects.

"Each set of designs challenged our teams and pushed the boundaries of what could be successfully constructed but through partnership and collaboration we all worked as one to deliver outstanding buildings for our clients.

"It was an honour to watch our work being celebrated on the big screen at the world-famous headquarters of BAFTA and we were humbled to be joined by more than 150 people from across the design and construction industry– it was a true celebration of collaboration and excellence."