The heat is on for the Royal Institute of British Architects' latest edition of the biennial RIBA International Prize. Grafton Architects and Shell Arquitectos won the inaugural prize in 2016 for their design of the Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología (UTEC) building in Lima, Peru, and today the longlist was revealed for the 2018 contest.
The grand jury, chaired by DS+R's Elizabeth Diller, narrowed down the vast field of submissions to 62 outstanding buildings from 28 countries. The final winner is scheduled to be announced in December 2018.
Check out the full set of longlistees and a selection of photos below, and let us know your thoughts in the comment section: Which building has the greatest potential of winning the prize? Any recent buildings that should be deserving of the prize but haven't made the list?
Social Housing in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon by Orange - Arquitectura e Gestão de Projecto, Lda with bruno silvestre Architecture, D Sul
Children Village, Formoso do Araguaia, Brazil by Alephzero with Rosenbaum
Baan Huay Sarn Yaw - Post Disaster School, Chiang Rai, Thailand by Vin Varavarn Architects
Post-earthquake reconstruction demonstration project of Guangming Village, China by The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Kunming University of Science and Technology
Empower, Khayelitsha, South Africa by Urban-Think Tank, ETHZ
Lanka Learning Center, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka by feat.collective
TOLSA 61, Mexico City, Mexico by MOCAA ARQUITECTOS
Welcome Centre and office building, Shanghai, China by Sergison Bates architects
Xiao Jing Wan University, Shenzhen, China by Foster + Partners with GDI
GS1 Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal by PROMONTORIO
Wadden Sea Centre, Ribe, Denmark by Dorte Mandrup A/S
THREE METRO STATIONS IN BARCELONA L9, Spain by GARCÉS-DE SETA-BONET, ARQUITECTES with TEC 4 INGENIEROS CONSULTORES
Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar, The Netherlands_Courtesy of Kraaijvanger Architects
Audain Art Museum,Whistler, British Columbia by Patkau Architects
Joolz, Amsterdam, Netherlands by Space Encounters Office for Architecture
Factory In The Forest_ Penang, Malaysia by Design Unit Sdn Bhd with Chin Kuen Cheng Architect
Garden Tower, Wabern, Switzerland by Buchner Bründler Architekten
Oasia Hotel Downtown, Singapore by WOHA Architects Pte. Ltd.
Vertical Forest, Milan, Italy by Boeri Studio (Stefano Boeri, Gianandrea Barreca, Giovanni La Varra) with Studio Emanuela Borio and Laura Gatti
BBVA Bancomer Tower, Mexico City, Mexico by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners with Legorreta + Legorreta
ROGIC -ROKI Global Innovation Centre, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan Courtesy of Tetsuo Kobori Architects
Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town, South Africa by Heatherwick Studio, with Van Der Merwe Miszewski Architects (VDMAA), Rick Brown Associates, Jacobs Parker
Sancaklar Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey by EAA-Emre Arolat Architecture
Kericho Cathedral, Kericho, Kenya by John McAslan + Partners, with Triad Architects
The Ancient Church of Vilanova de la Barca, Spain by AleaOlea architecture & landscape
Sayama Forest Chapel, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japa by Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP
Mount Herzl Memorial Hall, Jerusalem, Israel by Kimmel Eshkolot Architects In collaboration with Kalush Chechick architects
Suzhou Chapel, China by Neri&Hu Design and Research Office
Kannikegaarden, Ribe, Denmark by Lundgaard & Tranberg Arkitekter A/S
Salerno Maritime Terminal, Salerno, Italy by Zaha Hadid Architects with Local Executive Architect: Interplan Seconda
EY Centre, Sydney, Australia by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
MAAT, Lisbon, Portugal by AL_A
Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland by Christ & Gantenbein
Tirpitz, Blåvand, Denmark by BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group
Msheireb Museums, Doha, Qatar by John McAslan + Partners
Queen Elisabeth Hall, Antwerp, Belgium by Simpson Haugh, with Bureau Bouwtechniek
King Fahad National Library, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Gerber Architekten
Mulan Weichang Visitor Centre, Weichang, China by HDD
AP House Urbino, Pieve di Cagna, Italy by GGA gardini gibertini architects
Cluny Park Residences, Singapore by SCDA
Cuernavaca House, Mexico City, Mexico by Tapia McMahon
Baitasi House of the Future, Beijing, China by dot Architects
Cabbage Tree House, Bayview, Australia by Peter Stutchbury Architecture
Tatsumi Apartment House, Tokyo, Japan by Hiroyuki Ito Architects
Captain Kelly's Cottage, Tasmania by John Wardle Architects
Studio Dwelling at Rajagiriya, Colombo, Sri Lanka by Palinda Kannangara Architects
The Palestinian Museum, Birzeit, Palestine by heneghan peng architects with Arabtech Jardaneh
TOHO GAKUEN SCHOOL OF MUSIC, Tokyo, Japan by NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD
University of Amsterdam, Netherlands by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
Buendner Kunstmuseum Chur, Switzerland by Barozzi Veiga
Maersk Tower, extension of the Panum complex at the University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark by C.F. Møller Architects
Bremer Landesbank Headquarters, Bremen, Germany by Caruso St John Architects
M4 Metro Line Budapest, Hungary by Palatium Studio Ltd., with Budapesti Építőművészeti Műhely Ltd., Gelesz és Lenzsér Építészeti Ltd., Puhl és
Dajka Építész Iroda Ltd., sporaarchitects Ltd., VPI Építész Studio Ltd., Palatium M4 Projekt Ltd.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, Athens, Greece by Renzo Piano Building Worskhop with BETAPLAN
BEYAZIT STATE LIBRARY, Istanbul, Turkey by TABANLIOGLU ARCHITECTS
Structures of Landscape, Fishtail, Montana, United States of America by ENSAMBLE STUDIO
8 Chifley Square, Sydney, Australia by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners with Lippmann Partnership, Arup (Australia)
City Hall Deventer, Netherlands by Neutelings Riedijk Architecten
National Design Centre, Singapore by SCDA
Musee d'arts de Nantes, France by Stanton Williams
YKK80 Building, Tokyo, Japan by Nikken Sekkei Ltd.
Central European University - Phase 1, Budapest, Hungary by O'Donnell + Tuomey with M-Teampannon Kft
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