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City of London reveals shortlisted candidates for the redevelopment of the Barbican Centre

2022-01-11T17:26:00-05:00

One of the most important renewal projects in recent memory is a step closer to being realized in central London.

The city’s development corporation has officially revealed its competition shortlist of design partners for the highly-publicized Barbican Centre revamp.

Five teams were named to the list featuring a variety of international and local standouts that were tapped to compete for the chance to leave their mark on the capital and what is perhaps the country’s foremost example of Brutalism.

Adjaye Associates led the list in what would be an interesting follow-up to the firm's controversial UK Holocaust Memorial project currently nearing its start two-and-a-half miles away in Westminster. The firm’s bid is combined with assistance from Benetti Architects and PUP and joined on the list by another from BIG, aided by Avanti Architects and POoR Collective and one from DS+R, with McCloy + Muchemwa and Purcell as design partners. Two entries headlined by local firms round out the l...

Architectural Photography Awards: 24 photographers selected for this year's shortlist

2021-11-23T17:34:00-05:00

In collaboration with the World Architecture Festival since 2012, the Architectural Photography Awards (APA) has been celebrating the work of professional and amateur photographers with a passion for capturing the beauty of architecture and the built environment.

According to APA organizers: "Images of the built world are ubiquitous, used beyond the world of architecture and design, you will see buildings in advertisements for finance, cars, travel and more. Despite the visibility of these images, their creators are invisible. The APA crosses sectors and continents to raise awareness of the skill of these photographers; their ability to translate the sophistication of the built world..."

Among 2000 entries this year, 24 photographers were chosen across the categories Exterior, Interior, Sense of Place, Building in Use, Mobile and Portfolio. Below is a selection of shortlisted photographs from each category.

EXTERIOR CATEGORY

APA 2021 Exterior shortlist: Bully Hill House in New York...

View images of the best shortlisted timber projects from the 2021 World Architecture Festival

2021-09-07T19:00:00-04:00

In preparation for the "world's largest annual, international, live architecture event," the World Architecture Festival recently announced its shortlists for the best new buildings, landscapes, and interior projects from around the globe. As media partners of the WAF 2021 Awards, Archinect is showcasing this year's shortlisted projects.

Continuing with the Festival's awards program announcements, following is this year's shortlist for the WAF Certified Timber Prize. According to Ben Gunneberg, CEO of Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC): "It is inspiring to see the large variety of buildings in the finals, benefitting from the use of certified timber in so many ways. While some of the architects chose timber for its flexibility and robustness, others appreciate its natural look and the positive effects it has for people, climate, and the planet."

Eight shortlisted projects have been selected from a series of submissions from 13 countries and 28 architects an...

Sou Fujimoto, BIG, Studio V Architecture, and 3deluxe among category winners of 2021 WAFX Awards

2021-07-06T21:07:00-04:00

The World Architecture Festival Awards (WAFX Award) has announced 12 project initiatives that aim to address "some of the world’s most pressing challenges." The 2021 awards program celebrates project proposals from across the world tackling today’s global issues, ranging from pandemic control and the climate emergency to social equity, cultural identity, aging populations, and food supply.

The Festival shares: "The WAFX Award winners are all selected from entries to the Future Projects category in the WAF Awards Program, for their ambition and scope. This year’s category winners include a fast installation modular hospital for epidemic prevention, a floating eco-campus off Manhattan Island, a grand prototype smart transportation city from Bjarke Ingles and Toyota, a zero-carbon office development in central London, the world's first high-rise data center in Shanghai, and a new eco-tourism typology at Cagbalete Island, Philippines."

The overall WAFX winner will be announced at the 20...

Finalists Announced for the Tallinn Architecture Biennale (TAB) Installation Competition

2021-06-07T20:41:00-04:00

"12 teams to enter the 2nd stage of the competition..." "The 2022 TAB installation calls for proposals that take a long, romantic, and human centric view towards construction technology, demonstrating designs and processes that extend and expand learning and mastery, traditional craftsmanship and analogue fabrication, repurposing and reuse of local materials, human invention and improvisation, environmental adaptation and responsiveness, wonderment, and delight."

The Tallinn Architecture Biennale (TAB) Installation Competition has announced 12 shortlisted teams out of 119 entries from 41 countries to continue on to the 2nd stage of the competition.

TAB 2017 Installation by Gilles Retsin. Image by NAARO.

Adrien Rigobello, Tom Svilans, Phil Ayers
Andy Watts, Alicia Nahmad Vazquez
Simulaa
Barry Wark, Richard Beckett, Levent Ozruh, Jan Contala, Phillip Schwaderer
EmTech, Buro Happold
Ezio Blasetti, Danielle Willems
Francesco Lipari, Arturo Tedeschi
IHEARTBLOB
Joseph Choma, Jefferson Ellinger, Wesam Al Asali
Katya Bryskina, Dmitry Morozov
Roberto Naboni, Riccardo La Magna, Aljaz Kramberger, Anija Kunić, Luca Breseghello, Alessandro Zomparelli
Studio KINC, Igor Siddiqui

AR announces 2020 shortlist for Emerging Architecture Awards

2020-10-30T08:00:00-04:00

Architectural Review announces 16 shortlisted practices for this year's 2020 AR Emerging Architecture awards. Since 1999 the awards program focuses on creating a platform that highlights the work of young architects and designers. For this year's edition the shortlist recognizes emerging practices from all over the world.

Thanks to an esteemed panel of jury members, this year's judging was conducted remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic. Each practice led virtual presentations to a jury of previous AR Emerging Architecture finalists like Dorte Mandrup, Manuel Aires Mateus, and Sameep Padora. While the final judging and will take place during the WAFVirtual, below is a list of the shortlisted practices and selected projects.

2020 Shortlist

Arigho Larmour Wheeler Architects_AR Emerging Architecture_Ros Kavanagh. Image courtesy of AR

Arigho Larmour Wheeler Architects - Location: United Kingdom / Ireland
Atelier Tao + CAR - Location: China
Carles Enrich Studio - Location: Spain
Equipo d...

Elizabeth Diller wins 2019 Jane Drew Prize, Hélène Binet wins Ada Louise Huxtable Prize + Women in Architecture shortlists announced

2019-01-28T14:09:00-05:00

Today, the Architects' Journal and Architectural Review announced two influential women in the architecture industry as winning recipients in their 2019 Women in Architecture Awards program. Architect Elizabeth Diller was honored with the Jane Drew Prize, while renowned architectural photographer Hélène Binet won the Ada Louise Huxtable Prize.

The Jane Drew Prize is a lifetime achievement that recognizes an architect who, through their work, helped raise the profile of women in architecture. The Ada Louise Huxtable Prize recognizes individuals working in the wider architectural industry who have made a significant contribution to the field and the built environment.

The Broad Museum in Los Angeles by Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Photo: Diller Scofidio + Renfro.

“Liz Diller is an international architectural powerhouse and a hugely deserving winner of this year’s Jane Drew Prize. From her wide range of work [...] Diller’s brave, refreshing, innovative and often cross-disciplinary approach...

Three candidates shortlisted in AA School of Architecture's search for its new director

2018-02-15T18:55:00-05:00

The last few months have been full of uncertainty for the prestigious AA School of Architecture, which currently does not have a permanent director (Samantha Hardingham has been interim director since Brett Steele left the position in 2016). In the school's ongoing search for a new leader, they recently revealed a shortlist of three finalist candidates. They are:

Pippo Ciorra, Senior Curator of MAXXI Architettura in Rome, architect, critic, and professor
Eva Franch i Gilabert, Chief Curator & Executive Director of Storefront for Art & Architecture in New York, architect, curator, and educator
Robert Mull, Head of Architecture and Design at the University of Brighton, architect, educator, urbanist, and activist

After receiving 73 responses to their call for applications, the AA selected 26 candidates for their initial list, which was then narrowed down to 15 candidates for the first round of interviews. The first round of interviews included individuals from Australia, North and South A...

Starry shortlist of architects for London’s new Center for Music

2017-07-11T20:38:00-04:00

The viability of building a major new concert hall in London has been widely debated, and the future of the Center was thrown into doubt last November, when the British government withdrew its commitment to contribute 5 million pounds (about $6.4 million) to pay for a business plan. The City of London Corporation stepped in with 2.5 million pounds (about $3.2 million) to allow project to go ahead.

The shortlist for the future home for the London Symphony Orchestra and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama was announced on Monday and consists of AL_A, Foster + Partners, Renzo Piano, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Gehry Partners, Snohetta , all of which have extensive experience working on cultural buildings.

The center which will include a concert hall with up to 2,000 seats, as well as education and training spaces, will be located in what is currently the Museum of London, designed by Hidalgo Moya and Philip Powell in the 1970s. The building is estimated to cost 200 million to 250 million pounds ($257 million to $322 million) to construct and is to be covered by private and philanthropic donations.

"The shortlisted architects have been asked to provide detailed designs as well as estimated costs, and the winner will be announced this fall."

Four projects shortlisted for 2017 Moriyama RAIC Prize

2017-05-26T13:42:00-04:00

It's down to the final four for the 2017 Moriyama RAIC Prize. Established in 2014 by notable Canadian architect Raymond Moriyama along with the RAIC and the RAIC Foundation, the CAD$100,000 prize celebrates a single architectural project that is “transformative within its social context” and deemed exemplary of positively impactful and inclusive design.

“The Prize is aimed at encouraging architects to be service-oriented rather than just focusing on producing something that looks good in magazines,” says Raymond Moriyama. “It’s to serve the community and humanity.” Back in 2014, Li Xiaodong won the inaugural prize.

Here's a glimpse of the 2017 shortlist:

8 House, Copenhagen, Denmark by BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group

Photo: Jens Lindhe.

Fuji Kindergarten, Tokyo, Japan by Tezuka Architects

Photo: Katsuhisa Kida.

Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia by John Wardle Architects and NADAAA

Photo: Peter Bennetts.

The Village Architect Shobac Campus, Upper Kingsburg, Nova Scotia, Canada by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects

Photo: Matthew MacKay-Lyons.

Learn more on Bustler.

RIBA announces 85 shortlisted projects for 2017 London Awards

2017-04-03T19:12:00-04:00

RIBA revealed a hefty shortlist for the 2017 London Awards today. Starting out with 215 hopeful submissions, the jury picked 85 to advance in the regional competition, including projects designed by David Chipperfield, AHMM, WilkinsonEyre, Coffey Architects, Fletcher Priest Architects, Grimshaw, Haworth Tompkins, Zaha Hadid Architects, Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners, and many more notable contenders.

In the coming weeks, one of the five London juries working across the West, North, East, South East and South West areas of the city will visit all the shortlisted projects for further evaluation. Here's the full shortlist:

1 King William Street, AHMM
131 Sloane Street, Stiff + Trevillion
Mixed Use Scheme, Bermondsey, Hampson Williams Ltd
Private House, North London, Alan Higgs Architects
Shepherd’s Bush Road, ColladoCollins Architects with LOM Architects (interiors)
2 Orchard Place, NGArchitecture
30 Cannon Street, Delvendahl Martin LLP

Belarusian Memorial Chapel, Spheron Architects. Photo: Jo...

Seven big-name architecture teams to compete for Ross Pavilion in Edinburgh

2017-03-28T13:58:00-04:00

Over 125 competitive teams — made up of some 400 individual firms — representing 22 countries vied for a chance to design the £25 million Ross Pavilion, in the latest initiative to rejuvenate the culturally significant Ross Bandstand and West Princes Street Gardens in the heart of Edinburgh, Scotland. Today, the Ross Development Trust in collaboration with the City of Edinburgh Council and Malcolm Reading Consultants jointly announced the seven finalist teams who will submit design concepts for the site.

Following “an intense and demanding process” according to Jury Chair Norman Springford, here are the big-name architects who will lead their teams in phase two:

The Ross Bandstand (south). Photo © Malcolm Reading Consultants / David Springford.

Adjaye Associates (UK) with Morgan McDonnell, BuroHappold, Turley, JLL, Arup, Plan A Consultants, Charcoalblue and Sandy Brown Associates
BIG Bjarke Ingels Group (Denmark) with jmarchitects, GROSS. MAX., WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, Alan Baxter As...

Shortlisted concepts for UK Holocaust Memorial revealed

2017-01-27T18:39:00-05:00

On the somber occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the 10 shortlisted proposals for the UK Holocaust Memorial Design Competition have been publicly revealed. The proposals were designed by the 10 star-studded teams who were invited to submit concepts this past fall.

Here are the 10 shortlisted concepts for the Memorial and the Learning Centre.

↓ Adjaye Associates and Ron Arad Architects
With Gustafson Porter + Bowman, Plan A and DHA Designs

↓ Allied Works
With Robert Montgomery, The Olin Studio, Ralph Appelbaum Associates, Allied Info Works, Arup, Curl la Tourelle Head Architecture, PFB Construction Management Services Ltd, BuroHappold and Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners

↓ Anish Kapoor and Zaha Hadid Architects
With Sophie Walker Studio, Arup Lighting, Event London, Lord Cultural Resources, Max Fordham, Michael Hadi Associates, Gardiner & Theobald, Whybrow, Access=Design and Goddard Consulting

↓ Caruso St John Architects, Marcus Taylor and Rachel Whiteread
With Vogt Landscape Architects, Arup Lighting and David Bonnett Associates

↓ Diamond Schmitt Architects
With Ralph Appelbaum Associates, Martha Schwartz Partners and Arup

↓ Foster + Partners and Michal Rovner
With Simon Schama, Avner Shalev, Local Projects, Samantha Heywood, David Bonnett Asso...

Modern Mews and The Garden House shortlisted for 2016 RIBA House of the Year

2016-12-08T17:00:00-05:00

Just one spot left on the shortlist for the 2016 RIBA House of the Year, which distinguishes the most innovative house designed by a UK-based architect. The Institute announced today that Modern Mews by Coffey Architects and The Garden House by Hayhurst and Co. are the latest projects to join the list. Once all seven houses are revealed, only one will be crowned as the winner on December 15.

Have a look at the latest shortlisted houses. In case you missed them, the other four houses are here and here.

Garden House in Hackney, east London by Hayhurst and Co.

Captivated by the meticulous attention to detail in the house, the jury cited Hayhurst and Co for skillfully creating a peaceful and private home that also provides “a rich and layered experience in a very small space”, calling it “a real achievement given the overlooked and enclosed nature of the site.”

Modern Mews in central London by Coffey Architects

Through clever restructuring and a smart choice of materials, Coffey Architects r...

Covert House and Murphy House join 2016 RIBA House of the Year shortlist

2016-12-02T21:03:00-05:00

RIBA is taking a little more time in revealing the shortlist for the 2016 House of the Year award. Most recently, RIBA announced that DSDHA's Covert House and the Murphy House by Richard Murphy Architects have made it onto the shortlist, along with the Outhouse and Ansty Plum revealed last week.

Covert House, Clapham, South London by DSDHA

Murphy House, Edinburgh by Richard Murphy Architects

Find more details about each project on Bustler.

Related on Archinect:

The first two shortlisters for 2016 RIBA House of the Year

Glass and concrete tread lightly in DSDHA's London 'Covert House'

The first two shortlisters for 2016 RIBA House of the Year

2016-11-29T20:46:00-05:00

Anticipation for the 2016 RIBA House of the Year winner builds up as competition grows narrower...Last Thursday, the first two houses in the shortlist were announced: Ansty Plum in Wiltshire by Coppin Dockray and the Outhouse in Forest of Dean by Loyn & Co Architects. After all seven shortlisted houses are unveiled, the House of the Year will finally be revealed on [BBC's “Grand Designs”] on December 15.

Here's a glimpse of the first two shortlisted houses.

Outhouse, Forest of Dean by Loyn & Co Architects

Ansty Plum, Wiltshire by Coppin Dockray

Find more about each project on Bustler.

Related on Archinect:

The Flint House wins RIBA House of the Year 2015

Glass and concrete tread lightly in DSDHA's London 'Covert House'

The 2014 winners of the Manser Medal and Stephen Lawrence Prize

OMA, MAD, Herzog & de Meuron among 2016 Designs of the Year architecture nominees

2016-09-02T19:27:00-04:00

The Designs of the Year Award always presents a flurry of memorable projects, from Zaha Hadid's Heydar Aliyev Center to human organs-on-chips...Established by London's Design Museum, the slightly renamed Beazley Designs of the Year Award celebrates the most innovative global design in Architecture, Digital, Fashion, Graphic, Product and Transport from the last 12 months.

The 2016 Designs of the Year Award competition is in full swing, with more than 70 projects on the nomination list. Will another architecture project be crowned as the overall winner next January, joining Zaha Hadid's Heydar Aliyev Center? Here are a few of the Architecture nominees:

Fondazione Prada. Designer: OMA.

VIA 57 West. Designer: BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group.

Arena for Learning, UTEC, Lima, Peru. Designer: Grafton Architects.

Better Shelter. Designers: Johan Karlsson, Founder & Interim MD; Dennis Kanter, Designer; Christian Gustafsson, Industrial Designer; John van Leer, Engineer and Industrial Designer; Tim de Haas, Head of Technology; IKEA Foundation, Partner; UNHCR, Partner.

Nida house in Navidad (Chile). Designers: Mauricio Pezo, Principal Architect; Sofia von Ellrichshausen, Principal Architect; Diego Perez, Collaborator Architect; Carlos Atala, Client; Ricardo Ballesta, Builder.

Tate Modern Switch House. Designer: Herzog & de Meuron.

(cover image) Harbin Opera House by MAD Arch...

RIBA announces 2016 Stephen Lawrence Prize shortlist

2016-09-01T18:01:00-04:00

It's already that time of year again when RIBA reveals the Stephen Lawrence Prize shortlist. The Marco Goldschmied Foundation established the annual prize in 1998 in memory of Stephen Lawrence, a teenager who aspired to become an architect but whose life tragically ended when he was murdered in 1993. The prize recognizes the best UK-based projects designed by emerging talent and was built with a construction budget of less than £1 million.

Six projects made it onto this year's shortlist:

Exhibition Mews, Hampshire by Ash Sakula Architects

House of Trace, London by Tsuruta Architects

Mellor Primary School, Stockport by Sarah Wigglesworth Architects

Modern Side Extension, London by Coffey Architects

The Observatory, Hampshire by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

Tin House, London by Henning Stummel Architects

More details on Bustler.

More RIBA award news on Archinect:

RIBA 2016 Stirling Prize Shortlist announced: includes Herzog & de Meuron, Wilkinson Eyre

RIBA reveals 46 stunning projects as 2016 National Awardees

The 2014 winners of the Manser Medal and Stephen Lawrence Prize

2016 INSIDE: World Festival of Interiors shortlist highlights

2016-07-22T15:25:00-04:00

If you're all about staying updated on the most talented interior designers around the globe, look out for the INSIDE: World Festival of Interiors. Returning this fall, the just-as-popular sister event to the World Architecture Festival recognizes some of the most outstanding projects in the international interior design scene from the last 12 months.

Most recently, INSIDE revealed a competitive shortlist of 63 projects. Get a glimpse of some of the projects below:

Bar & Restaurants: MARU | Taipei, Taiwan by Chen Interior Design

Creative Re-use: Riverside Centre | Brisbane, Australia by K.P.D.O.

Hotels: Grand Hyatt Playa del Carmen Spa | Playa del Carmen, Mexico by Sordo Madaleno y Asociodos SC

Office: MIDWEST INLAND PORT FINANCIAL TOWN | Xi'an, China by Hallucinate

Civic: METEOR CINEMA | Guangzhou, China by One Plus Partnership Limited

Office: Auer | New Taipei City, Taiwan by X-Line Design Co. Ltd.

Hotels: Ovolo Woolloomooloo | Sydney, Australia by HASSELL

Residential: SP Penthouse | São P...

RIBA 2016 Stirling Prize Shortlist announced: includes Herzog & de Meuron, Wilkinson Eyre

2016-07-13T19:02:00-04:00

What does it take for a project to transcend from merely eye-catching architecture to a lasting, inspirational, nationally acclaimed building? The RIBA Stirling Prize, which awards the UK's best new building each year, has narrowed 2016's contenders down to a shortlist of six (two of which, the Weston Library by Wilkinson Eyre and Loyn & Co's Inside Outside House, were predicted for this list by Archinect's Ellen Hancock), which it announced today.

The list follows the National Awards and London Awards earlier this year, and comprises of some “usual suspects” shortlisted in previous years, as well as some newcomers; including previous winners Wilkinson Eyre and Herzog & de Meuron, and returning nominees Reiach and Hall, Caruso St John, and dRMM.

Nominees Michael Laird Architects and Loyn & Co Architects are relative newcomers, bringing (respectively) an education project and a private residence to the shortlist—the first private home to be nominated in 15 years. This year’s shortlist ...

Shortlist for Mackintosh Building restoration contractors announced (plus, cool renderings of the fire damage!)

2016-03-17T13:53:00-04:00

Restoring the fire-damaged Mackintosh Building at the Glasgow School of Art isn't just about sourcing the appropriate physical materials, but introducing a spirit of rejuvenation to the younger set, too.

“We want to make sure that the restoration of The Mackintosh Building can deliver increased
levels of traditional skills training in Glasgow and the surrounding area,” Liz Davidson, Senior Project Manager, Mackintosh Restoration said in a press release. “We will expect our Main Contractor to commit to an extensive programme of recruiting and training new apprentices which will both support the local economy in Glasgow and ensure that the skills required to restore historic buildings such as the Mack do not die out.”

The winner of the shortlist of contractors, which includes Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Ltd, BAM Construction Ltd, John Graham Construction Ltd, Kier Construction and Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd., will be tasked with restoring one of architecture's most treasured spaces. T...

RIBA reveals the six 2015 Stirling Prize shortlisters

2015-07-16T14:00:00-04:00

The time has come again for RIBA's 2015 Stirling Prize, the institute's highest accolade for "best new building" in the United Kingdom. Starting out with the regional London Awards followed by the National Awards earlier this year, RIBA announced today the six buildings that are still in the running for the coveted Stirling Prize.

As usual, the shortlisted projects are a fairly striking bunch typically designed by British architecture firms that have graced RIBA nomination lists time and time again, or have already won RIBA awards. (Out of the shortlisted firms this year, MUMA and Reiach and Hall Architects are first-time Stirling nominees.) On the other hand, high-level awards like the Stirling Prize that evaluate new buildings for "design excellence and significance in the evolution of architecture and the built environment" spark debates regarding what should be valued in architecture and the open-ended question of "What is good architecture?"

Check out the shortlist below, along w...

The World Architecture Festival + INSIDE live competitions return to Marina Bay Sands this November

2015-06-25T08:59:00-04:00

The World Architecture Festival (WAF) is preparing for another eventful year at the Moshe Safdie-designed Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on November 4-6. Architects, designers, and clients from around the world gather to witness the happenings of the live architecture competition and form connections with some 2,000 of their fellow attendees. Needless to say, the competition attracts a number of stellar projects from today's leading designers, so it's anyone's game.

For 2015, the WAF shortlist boasts 338 projects across 31 categories from architects based in 46 countries.

From top to bottom: Fulton Center by Grimshaw; Cardedeu by EMC Arquitectura; Nanyang Technological University by Heatherwick Studio; Ribbon Chapel by Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP Co. Ltd.

During the event, WAF competitors will get the chance to interact and hear critiques from the 2015 ‘super jurors’: Sir Peter Cook (UK), Sou Fujimoto (Japan), Benedetta Tagliabue (Spain), Charles Jencks (UK/US), Kerry Hill (Singapore) and...

Mackintosh exhibition emphasizes need for careful selection of architect for Glasgow School of Art restoration

2015-02-16T13:54:00-05:00

As Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s drawings go on display at the RIBA, the search is on for the architect who might best restore the glory of his fire-damaged masterpiece, the Glasgow School of Art. [...] But the list seems to have been compiled too much on the basis of who has been there and done what when it comes to restoring historic buildings, rather than a real desire to find architects with the right sensitivity for the job.

Previously: Five firms shortlisted for Mackintosh Library renovation after devastating fire

Designers chosen for Louvre’s €60m storage outpost

2014-11-10T15:04:00-05:00

Five architectural firms are on the shortlist to design the Louvre’s new storage facility, planned to open near the museum’s satellite in Lens, northern France. Corinne Vezzoni & Assoc and Zig Zag architecture, both from France, Neutelings Riedijk Architecten from the Netherlands, Roger Stirk Harbour + Partners from the UK and Estudio Arquitectura Baeza from Spain were chosen from 173 applicants.

Shortlists for the RIBA Manser Medal and the 2014 Stephen Lawrence Prize

2014-09-05T19:58:00-04:00

RIBA has announced the 2014 shortlists for the Manser Medal - Best New House in the UK and the Stephen Lawrence Prize. Check out these stellar projects below.

MANSER MEDAL - Best New House in the UK

The Manser Medal was established in 2001 to honor former RIBA President and notable home designer Michael Manser CBE. It recognizes private homes or major extensions that are deemed to be exemplary of innovation, sustainability, and style, and were also completed within the past year by a UK architect.

Out of the 23 longlisted projects announced earlier this summer, the jury shortlisted these six houses:

(pictured above) Lens House in north London by Alison Brooks Architects

The Kench in Hampshire by MELOY Architects and John Young

Cliff House, Isle of Skye, Scotland by Dualchas Architects

House No 7, Isle of Tiree, Scotland by Denizen Works

Luker House in Barnes, southwest London by Jamie Fobert Architects

Stormy Castle in Gower, Wales by Loyn & Co Architects

STEPHEN LAWRENCE PRIZE

The Stephen Law...

The LEAF Awards 2014 shortlist

2014-08-14T20:48:00-04:00

The LEAF Awards are back with a new shortlist. The annual awards highlight projects that are perceived as setting the standard for the international architecture and design community in various categories. Category winners and an overall winner will be announced during the LEAF Awards 2014 at the Swissôtel, Düsseldorf/Neuss in Germany on October 10.

Here's a few of this year's shortlisters.

Find out more on Bustler.

Structural Awards 2014 shortlist is announced

2014-08-01T17:52:00-04:00

It's that time of year again. The Institution of Structural Engineers revealed the 2014 shortlist for their annual Structural Awards today. The awards recognize achievement, innovation, and excellence in the field of structural engineering in addition to promoting its significant role in the creation of inventive design solutions.

Here's a glimpse of the shortlisted projects:

Find more photos and other details on Bustler.

2014 RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist is revealed

2014-07-17T15:48:00-04:00

It's that time of year again. Six buildings were just announced for the 2014 shortlist of the prestigious RIBA Stirling Prize for best new building in the UK. Each contender will be judged particularly for its design excellence and its significance in the evolution of architecture and the built environment.

Find out more on Bustler.

World Architecture Festival announces 2014 awards shortlist

2014-07-08T14:57:00-04:00

The 2014 shortlist for the highly anticipated World Architecture Festival has been announced! Taking place at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on October 1-3, the World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards is unique in that anyone can apply to the competition and have a chance to win. Additionally, event attendees can witness architecture teams present their projects and then listen to the jury's responses.

The global shortlist is a hefty one, as it includes architects from over 40 countries and over 30 categories. Here's a couple of this year's projects (perhaps you may have seen some of them before):

More projects on Bustler.