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No more noddy boxes! Design judges' dismay at British buildings

2012-10-13T17:30:00-04:00

"There is a lack of feeling and lack of care for quality of design in retail parks and many dispiriting residential and office developments." In particular, he said he was concerned that architectural education is becoming "over theorised" and lacking in practical experience. The quality of architecture in Britain is falling behind that of continental rivals, particularly Scandinavia and the Netherlands, he said.

Sainsbury Laboratory is the 2012 RIBA Stirling Prize Winner

2012-10-13T16:58:00-04:00

Stanton Williams’ Sainsbury Laboratory has won the 2012 RIBA Stirling Prize. The winner was announced at a special event in Manchester on Saturday 13th October. The building is situated on the northern edge of the University of Cambridge’s Botanic Gardens.

2012 RIBA Stirling Prize Shortlist

2012-07-24T14:59:00-04:00

The Royal Institute of British Architects has revealed the 2012 shortlist for the prestigious RIBA Stirling Prize. Heritage and education are strong themes in this year’s shortlist with the success of the Sainsbury Laboratory housing Darwin’s collection, New Court’s careful integration of the Rothschild’s art collection into its design and both the Lyric Theatre and Hepworth Wakefield skillfully creating exceptional new homes for regional arts.

Big RIBA Award Winners Roundup on Bustler

2011-10-03T18:03:39-04:00

Last Saturday, October 1, the Royal Institute of Architects, RIBA, not only awarded the 2011 Stirling Prize to Zaha Hadid Architects for the best new European building built or designed in the United Kingdom—the office's second consecutive Stirling Prize win—but also presented this year's winners of the prestigious RIBA Lubetkin Prize, Stephen Lawrence Prize, and RIBA Client of the Year.

On our sister site Bustler, we introduce the award winners in detail:

Check the image gallery below for images of the 2011 award winners.

Evelyn Grace Academy in London by Zaha Hadid Architects wins the RIBA Stirling Prize 2011 for the best building of the year

2011-10-01T18:39:02-04:00

The Evelyn Grace Academy, a cutting-edge new secondary school in Brixton, south London by Zaha Hadid Architects has won the prestigious £20,000 RIBA Stirling Prize 2011 for the best new European building built or designed in the United Kingdom. This is the second year running that Zaha Hadid Architects have won the RIBA Stirling Prize; last year they won the award for their MAXXI Museum of 21st Century Art in Rome...

RIBA Stirling Prize 2011 Shortlist Announced

2011-07-25T13:57:34-04:00

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has unveiled the shortlist for the prestigious £20,000 ($32.5K) RIBA Stirling Prize. This year is the first time the shortlist includes practices who have all previously been shortlisted for the RIBA Stirling Prize; and also includes two RIBA Stirling Prize winners: David Chipperfield Architects and Zaha Hadid Architects.

Zaha Hadid’s MAXXI Museum Takes 2010 Stirling Prize

2010-10-04T12:19:00-04:00

MAXXI, the National Museum of XXI Century Arts in Rome by Zaha Hadid Architects has won the RIBA Stirling Prize 2010. Bustler

Rogers' team wins Stirling Prize for Maggie's Centre

2009-10-18T00:19:00-04:00

British architecture gives its top award to Richard Rogers in the year of his bruising public row with Prince Charles.
British architecture gives its top award to Richard Rogers in the year of his bruising public row with Prince Charles.

The cancer support centre in west London was commissioned by Charles Jencks, whose wife Maggie died of the disease. There are already five Maggie’s Centres in Scotland, including designs by Frank Gehry (Dundee) and Zaha Hadid (Fife).

In his acceptance speech Rogers said: ‘The one person missing here is Maggie. She will certainly be the person I am thinking of.’

This prize tops a turbulent year which saw Rogers fall out with Prince Charles, who he saw as responsible for his removal from the £1bn Chelsea Barracks scheme. Rogers has previously won the Stirling Prize in 2006 for his Madrid Barajas airport terminal.

RIBA President Ruth Reed, who presented Rogers with the award, said: ‘The shortlist for this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize was of an exc...

Stirling Prize Winner

2007-10-06T21:46:00-04:00

Seems like Foster's protégé beat him to the Stirling Prize. David Chipperfield takes the 2007 award