by jbs081010 c3 — August 11, 2010—The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the shortlist for the prestigious £20,000 RIBA Stirling Prize 2010 in association with The Architects’ Journal and Benchmark. The list includes two museum buildings in Oxford and Berlin, a new art gallery in Rome, a live/work development in Shoreditch, and two schools: one a new build in London, the other an extension in Guildford.
The six buildings competing for this year’s title are:
- Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, by Rick Mather Architects;
Bateman’s Row, London, by Theis and Khan;
- Christ’s College School, Guildford, by DSDHA;
Clapham Manor Primary School, London, by dRMM;
- MAXXI, National Museum of XXI Century Arts, Rome, by Zaha Hadid Architects; and
Neues Museum, Berlin, by David Chipperfield Architects with Julian Harrap Architects.
Previous winners of the RIBA Stirling Prize include: Maggie’s Centre at Charing Cross Hospital, London, by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (2009); Accordia housing development by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios/Alison Brooks Architects/Macreanor Lavington (2008); and The Museum of Modern Literature, Marbach am Neckar, Germany, by David Chipperfield Architects (2007). Now in its fifteenth year, the RIBA Stirling Prize is awarded to the architects of the best new European building “built or designed in Britain.” The shortlist is selected from winners of the RIBA Awards. The shortlisted buildings will be judged on a range of criteria including design vision, innovation and originality, capacity to stimulate engage and delight occupants and visitors, accessibility and sustainability, how fit the building is for its purpose, and the level of client satisfaction. The winner will be announced in London on October 2, 2010.
