Wright & Wright pick up the award for Conservation Project of the Year
A huge night for Lambeth Palace at this year's House and Garden Awards 2026
Stephen Schwendel Smith and Leanna Boxill pick up the award for Conservation Project of the Year. Photographer: Phil Dunlop
At the ceremony hosted at 180 House on London's Strand, Stephen Schwendel Smith and Leanna Boxill, who have been at the helm of the Lambeth Palace renewal project from day one, picked up the 2026 House & Garden Awards trophy.
A huge thank you to Michael Minta and the whole team at Lambeth Palace for entrusting us with the care and renewal of the 800 year old estate and to our collaborators Arup and Walter Lilly for helping us deliver such a mammoth three year project.
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