Stirling Prize
The RIBA Stirling Prize 2011, sponsored by the AJ and Benchmark, was awarded to Zaha Hadid Architects at a ceremony in MAGNA Science Adventure Centre in Rotherham, South Yorkshire on October 1Stirling Prize 2011
Velodrome leak caused by careless workman
Leaking earlier this week at Hopkins’ Olympic velodrome has been blamed on damage caused by a workman
Wraps taken off O’Donnell + Tuomey's Photographers’ Gallery
O’Donnell + Tuomey’s new home for The Photographers’ Gallery in the heart of London’s Soho will open next week (19 May)
Stirling Prize school ‘should go mainstream’ says Zaha
Zaha Hadid says Evelyn Grace Academy could be the answer to social unrest and uninspired youth
Stirling Prize shortlist
Mayfair flatiron
DSDHA’s crafted approach to scale and tectonics has revitalised South Molton Street, writes Felix Mara. Photography by Dennis Gilbert
Red and green: Rathbone Market by CZWG
CZWG’s Rathbone Market flats rely on mechanical smoke extraction, whole-house ventilation and an acoustic green wall, writes Felix Mara. Photography by Tim Crocker
Frame House, Holland Park by Jonathan Tuckey Design
[5 houses by 5 practices] This week the AJ features five houses: three in England, one on the Isle of Man, another in Ireland, each marked by a unique materiality, whether in stone, roughcast, timber or mirrored metal
Kamppi Chapel, Helsinki by K2S Architects
WIth its timber curved facade Kamppi Chapel gently sits within the busy Narinkka Square in central Helsinki
Narford Road Residential Development by Fraser Brown MacKenna Architects
Fraser Brown MacKenna Architects created this timber clad residential project on a landlocked site in Hackney
The Arts Space, Hereford College of Arts by Hewitt Studios
A glulam timber frame and locally sourced timber cladding were used for this specialist arts college
'Streamlined' RIBA Awards open for entries
The RIBA has called on architects to submit projects to its ‘simplified’ annual awards programme
RIBA Award Winners 2011 – Work
Beautifully crafted buildings, a strong focus on low-carbon design, and innovative re-use and extension characterise the best of workplace architecture this year
RIBA Award Winners 2011 – Campus
A strong year for campus architecture with expressive, modernist projects by architects familiar to the RIBA Awards
RIBA Award Winners 2011 – School
Over half of this year’s award-winning schools are in London and the South East
RIBA Award Winners 2011 – House
Nearly one in five RIBA Awards were given to the architects of one-off houses this year
RIBA Award Winners 2011 – Leisure
This has been a very good year for leisure buildings, but it seems to be London and the South East that are having most of the fun, with only one project in the north of the country
RIBA Award Winners 2011 – Housing
The housing sector was never going to provide many winners this year. Just seven winning projects, two more than 2010, show that the housing ecovery is going to be slow
RIBA Award Winners 2011 – Public
This year there are less fireworks in this category, which notched up half the Stirling Prize finalists in 2010 - including the winner, Zaha Hadid’s MAXXI museum
Stirling Prize school ‘should go mainstream’ says Zaha
Zaha Hadid says Evelyn Grace Academy could be the answer to social unrest and uninspired youth
Buildings, interviews and opinion from the Stirling shortlist
Zaha Hadid Architects
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
O'Donnell + Tuomey
Hopkins
David Chipperfield
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