2024-12-21T22:11:23-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150453987/university-of-salford-confirms-demolition-plans-for-first-stirling-prize-winner Josh Niland 2024-11-13T11:04:00-05:00 >2024-11-13T13:41:39-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e1/e127c27238482b85eb6153432c4e54c6.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/12/style/salford-university-centenary-building-scli-intl/index.html" target="_blank">CNN</a> has confirmed the planned demolition of Stephen Hodder&lsquo;s&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/19665/stirling-prize" target="_blank">RIBA Stirling Prize</a>-winning Centenary Building at the <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/38282610/university-of-salford" target="_blank">University of Salford</a>. A spokesperson from the university told the network: "While the Centenary Building has been part of our university estate for a number of decades, unfortunately its ageing infrastructure means it no longer meets modern standards and requirements. It has now been vacant for a third of its built life."</p> <p>Speaking to his former client's plans for the building, which was the first RIBA Stirling winner in 1996, Hodder told&nbsp;<em>AJ</em>: "For a university that promotes its sustainability credentials, the intention to demolish surely undermines the credibility of its policy. We urge it to reconsider, and hope the architectural community and wider industry collectively exclaim its concerns<em>.</em>"&nbsp;</p> <p>University administrators had previously <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150080306/first-building-awarded-the-stirling-prize-now-slated-for-a-primary-school" target="_blank">floated the idea</a> of repurposing it into a K-12 facility before deciding on the demolition.</p>