The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced six projects that will compete for the 2016 Stirling Prize, the award for the building that has made the greatest contribution to British architecture in the first year. Selected from the pool of regional winners around the country, the shortlisted buildings range from a small house in the south of England to a new college campus in Glasgow, Scotland. However, in a first for the Stirling Prize, the shortlist features two buildings coming from one client, Oxford University.
“Every one of the six buildings shortlisted today illustrates the huge benefit that well-designed buildings can bring to people’s lives,” said RIBA President Jane Duncan. “With the dominance of university and further education buildings on the shortlist, it is clear that quality architecture’s main patrons this year are from the education sector. I commend these enlightened clients and supporters who have bestowed such remarkable education buildings.”
The winner of the Stirling Prize will be announced on Thursday 6 October.
Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford / Herzog & de Meuron
Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford / Herzog & de Meuron. Image © Iwan Baan
City of Glasgow College, Riverside Campus / Michael Laird Architects + Reiach and Hall Architects
City of Glasgow College, Riverside Campus / Michael Laird Architects + Reiach and Hall Architects. Image © Keith Hunter
Newport Street Gallery, Vauxhall, London / Caruso St John Architects
Newport Street Gallery, Vauxhall, London / Caruso St John Architects. Image © James Brittain
Outhouse Gloucestershire / Loyn & Co Architects
Outhouse Gloucestershire / Loyn & Co Architects. Image © Charles Hosea
Trafalgar Place, Elephant and Castle, London / dRMM Architects
Trafalgar Place, Elephant and Castle, London / dRMM Architects. Image © Alex de Rijke
Weston Library, University of Oxford / WilkinsonEyre
Weston Library, University of Oxford / WilkinsonEyre. Image © Hélène Binet
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