“It is evident that Cranfield Mill is qualitatively as well as quantitatively, head and shoulders above any other development along the harbourside”
Jan-Carlos Kucherak, RIBA Journal, November 2009
“On the face of it, what Lyall has achieved here is quite incredible. This is genuine mixed-use waterfront regeneration, and I know of no other scheme that has matched a significant arts organisation with speculative housing”
“This raises two points: the first is that British Architects, or at least John Lyall Architects, have excellent technical capabilities regardless of what material they work with; the second is that they are re-writing the rules regarding the meaning of materiality”
“And so to the tower, which I find quite beautiful – it has the allure of graphic design. Views form the countryside east of Ipswich conjure another powerful image: a 21st century cathedral rising high above the hillocks and trees”
Rory Olcayto, Architects Journal, October 2009
“…we chose the redevelopment of the former Cranfield’s Mill on Ipswich Waterfront, as Project of the Year, because the project required considerable courage on the part of the developers and great persistence by John Lyall Architects. The result is a landmark building for Ipswich.”
Award Judges summing-up - Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors 2010
“John Lyall’s skilful matchmaking between site, funding and occupier enriches a waterfront development in Ipswich – and offers lessons in practice in hard times”
Sarah Wigglesworth, Architecture Today February 2010
