2024-11-13T22:20:39-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150231216/2020-riba-awards-judging-postponed-amid-growing-public-health-concerns Katherine Guimapang 2020-10-01T18:21:00-04:00 >2020-10-05T13:24:11-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/be/be4e80ea82560c07427c2a6aaf330f64.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>As health and safety protocols continue to increase globally, the 2020 Stirling Prize has been canceled and postponed to 2021.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.architecture.com/awards-and-competitions-landing-page/awards" target="_blank">RIBA shares in a statement</a>, "to maintain the consistency and rigor of our judging process, all RIBA Award-winning projects must be visited in person, therefore it is unfortunately not possible to continue with this year's awards."</p> <p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150163555/mikhail-riches-and-cathy-hawley-win-the-2019-stirling-prize-for-their-goldsmith-street-housing-project" target="_blank">The Stirling Prize</a> is the UK's highest architecture award presented to a specific project that exemplifies outstanding design and architectural excellence. This is the first time the award will be put on hold since the first Stirling Prize was awarded to the Centenary Building at the University of Salford by Hodder + Partners in 1996. The institution also adds that judging for the regional and national awards will be canceled and moved to 2021.&nbsp;</p> <p>RIBA adds, "all projects which have already been shortlisted for a 2020 RIBA Regional Award will be included in our 2021 RIBA Awards, which will open for entries shortly."</p>