LONDON, ENGLAND.- 58 new buildings across the UK and EU have been honoured by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). This year sees a larger number than usual of award-winners. Projects range in size from small theatres, schools and house extensions, to big industrial centres and commercial headquarters. All have been given RIBA Awards for their high architectural standards and their contribution to the local environment.
The 58 buildings will form the longlist for the RIBA Stirling Prize, in association with The Architects’ Journal , which Channel 4 will televise for the third year running on 13 October. The shortlist will be announced on 12 September.
The announcement was made at a special dinner this evening during the RIBA Conference in Birmingham. Speaking after the event, RIBA President Paul Hyett said: “The sheer variety of all these winning projects is testament to the rich and diverse talent of British architects today. All 58 buildings, whether they be a £55,000 bandstand or a £70 million international headquarters, show the value of good design and the benefits it brings to the local community and the people who use them.
“Of course, these buildings would not have been possible without imaginative clients and an excellent design team. By rewarding these projects, the RIBA hopes to encourage more clients to take advantage of the talent in this country to create stunning architecture for everyone to enjoy.
“It is fantastic that Channel 4 are going to broadcast the RIBA Stirling Prize once again. I look forward to a lively contest.”
Paul Finch, editorial director of The Architects’ Journal commented: “This year’s award winners are of exemplary quality and a refreshing reminder that there are practices both large and small doing great work across the country. Some thought that the quantity and quality of buildings might suffer as the impact of the Lottery and the Millennium declines. The winners prove otherwise.”
This year’s RIBA Awards go to:
Scotland
1. Basement flat, Moray Place, Edinburgh -Richard Murphy Architects
2. Byre Theatre, St Andrews - Nicoll Russell Studios
3. Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow -Page and Park Architects
4. Dance Base, Grassmarket, Edinburgh - Malcolm Fraser Architects
5. Mount Stuart Visitors’ Centre, Isle of Bute -Munkenbeck + Marshall
6. Science Centre, Pacific Quay, Glasgow - Building Design Partnership
7. Stirling Tolbooth, Stirling - Richard Murphy Architects
Northern Ireland
8. Great Hall restoration, Queen’s University Belfast – Consarc Conservation
9. Residential Development, Sandy Row, Belfast - Todd Architects
North
10. Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Gateshead - Wilkinson Eyre Architects
North West
11. Collegiate Regeneration, Liverpool - Shed KM
12. Manchester International Convention Centre - Stephenson Bell & Sheppard Robson
13. Matchworks, Speke Road, Garston, Liverpool - Shed KM
14. Oldham Art Gallery - Pringle Richards Sharratt
15. Wycoller Visitor Centre, Lancashire - Hakes Associates
Yorkshire
16. Entrance Building,Planet Earth Galleries and Solar Canopy, The Earth Centre, Doncaster - Feilden Clegg Bradley
17. Persistence Works, Sheffield- Feilden Clegg Bradley
Wales
18. Gateway Development: Baglan Energy Park, Port Talbot – Neath Port Talbot CBC, Director of Technical Services
West Midlands
19. Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre Redevelopment - Associated Architects & LDN Architects
20. Secret Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms, Shropshire - Niall Phillips Architects
East
21. The Cardboard Building, Westborough Primary School Westcliff-on-Sea - Cottrell + Vermeulen Architecture
22. New Girls Boarding Houses, Haileybury and Imperial Service College, Herts - Studio E Architects
23. Quaker Barns, Haveringland, Norwich - Hudson Featherstone
24. The William Gates Building, University of Cambridge – RMJM
South West
25. Lynher Dairy Cheese Company, Truro - Sutherland Hussey Architects
Wessex
26. Artists’ House, Roche Court, Salisbury - Munkenbeck + Marshall
27. The Point, Wapping Wharf, Bristol - Feilden Clegg Bradley Architects LLP
South
28. Artigiano Design Centre, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight - The Manser Practice
29. House at Jacobs Ladder, Chinnor - Niall McLaughlin Architects
30. Saïd Business School, University of Oxford - Jeremy Dixon.Edward Jones
31. Whiteley Primary School, Fareham, Hampshire - Hampshire County Council Architects (Nev Churcher)
South East
32. Bandstand, De la Warr Pavilion, Bexhill on Sea - Niall McLaughlin Architects
33. Downland Gridshell, Weald and Downland Open Air Museum, Chichester - Edward Cullinan Architects
34. Kent Messenger Millennium Bridge, Maidstone - Studio Bednarski
35. The Lodge, Whithurst Park, West Sussex - James Gorst Architects
36. Pfizer Headquarters, Tadworth, Surrey - Sheppard Robson
37. Sorrel House, Bosham Hoe, West Sussex - Foggo Associates, in association with David Thomas
London
38. Barnhouse Private Residence, Highgate, London N6 - Sutherland Hussey Architects
39. Brooke Coombes House, Ealing, London W5 - Burd Haward Marston Architects
40. Fairhazel Gardens, London NW6 - Scampton + Barnett
41. Hampden Gurney Church of England Primary School, Nutford Place London W1 - Building Design Partnership
42. House in Arthur Road, Wimbledon SW19 - Terry Pawson Architects
43. Iroko Housing Co-operative, Upper Ground, London SE1 - Haworth Tompkins Architects
44. Keeling House, Claredale Street, London E2 - Munkenbeck + Marshall
45. Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, Fenchurch Street London EC3 – Richard Rogers Partnership
46. New Pym House, Angell Town, Brixton SW9 - Foley Fischer LLP
47. Royal Academy of Music, Marylebone Road, London NW1 - John McAslan & Partners
48. Southwark Cathedral Millennium Project, London SE1 - Richard Griffiths Architects
49. Talkback Productions, 20-21 Newman Street, London W1 - Buschow Henley Architects
50. Tate Britain Centenary Development, Millbank, London SW1 - John Miller + Partners
51. VXO House, Hampstead, London NW3 - Alison Brooks Architects
Europe
52. Braun European HQ, Melsungen, Germany - Michael Wilford & Partners
53. Burda Medien Park, Offenburg, Germany - Ingenhoven Overdiek Kahlen und Partner
54. Ernstings Service Centre Coesfeld-Lette, Germany - David Chipperfield Architects
55. Experimental Factory, Magdeburg, Germany - sauerbruch hutton architects
56. Fingal County Offices, Swords, Co Dublin - Bucholz McEvoy in association with BDP Dublin
57. Frankfurt Messehalle - Nicholas Grimshaw and Partners
58. Millennium Wing, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin - Benson + Forsyth
