Taylor Wimpey was crowned large Housebuilder of the year at the 2012 Housebuilder Awards at a packed ceremony in London in November.<br> <br> Churchill Retirement Living was named small to medium sized Housebuilder of the Year, while Barratt scooped the Sustainable Housebuilder of the Year award.<br> <br> Nearly 500 people squeezed into the The Tower Hotel near Tower Bridge to hear Radio 4 Today presenter Justin Webb announce this year's winners.<br> <br> The AIMC4 initiative, which comprises a consortium of Stewart Milne, Crest, Barratt, BRE and H+H, won the award for Best low or zero carbon initiative, while Linden won Best regeneration project for Kingston Mills in Wiltshire.<br> <br> David Wilson Homes NW won the Best community award for its "Our space, your place" initiative and Redrow won the Best marketing category for the third year in a row for its "Share a little bit of joy" campaign.<br> <br> HTA Architects won Best design (three storeys or fewer) for Officer's Field in Dorset and Southern Housing Group/First Base won Best design (four storeys or more) for Highbury Gardens in London.<br> <br> Churchill snapped up the Best customer satisfaction award but it was Urban Renaissance Villages that took the Best retirement …