This year’s contenders for the prestigious Stirling Prize were recently announced. The prize is supposed to be “presented to the architects of the building that has made the greatest contribution to the evolution of architecture”. “Evolution” is an interesting choice of term, and the prize has a long way to go if it is to achieve this goal. [...]
Each year the Stirling prize inevitably raises a discussion about architectural values. What is good architecture?
— theconversation.com
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They actually have no idea what architecture is about.
Not a whisper about sustainability, energy use, utilization of local materials and labor (and architects), functional design, building performance, etc.
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