From a shortlist of 68 buildings, 36 London projects have been awarded the 2016 RIBA London Awards for architectural excellence, the city's most prestigious design honor. The winners include a home for ravens, a Japanese-inspired London terrace home and a historical restoration. All of these designs will be further considered for the RIBA National Awards, to be announced in July. The winners of the national award will then create a shortlist for the RIBA Stirling Prize – the highest award for architecture in the UK.
See All 36 Winners of the 2016 RIBA London Awards
RIBA Announces Six Winners for South East Awards
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced six winners for its RIBA South East Awards, which recognize architectural excellence in the regions of Kent, Surrey, East Sussex, West Sussex and the Channel Islands. These winners will be considered for a RIBA National Award, which will be announced on June 23. Winners of the National Award will then be eligible for the RIBA Stirling Prize later in the year.
Victory Heights Primary School / R+D Studio
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Architects: R+D Studio
- Area: 6160 m²
- Year: 2015
Essex University Extension / Patel Taylor
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Architects: Patel Taylor
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Propak Architectural
Raven's Home at the Tower of London / Llowarch Llowarch Architects
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Architects: Llowarch Llowarch Architects
- Area: 500 ft²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Marley Eternit
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Professionals: Hockley & Dawson, Ward & Co.
Futako Tamagawa / Conran and Partners
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Architects: Conran and Partners
- Area: 423000 m²
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Professionals: Landscape Plus Inc, Woonerf Inc.
ArchDaily Readers Debate: Stirling Prize Politics, Santiago Calatrava and More
In the past two weeks on ArchDaily there have been plenty of stories to provoke discussion: from the Stirling Prize (or more accurately the protests over the shortlisting of RSH+P's NEO Bankside) to the Solar Decathlon, and from Santiago Calatrava's European Prize for Architecture to Perkins+Will's appointment to design a new "airport city" in Istanbul.
In the second of our new series highlighting the best recent comments on our stories, our readers had discussions on politics in architecture, color in kindergartens and urban development in Turkey. Read on to find out what they had to say.
Protesters to Target Stirling Prize Ceremony Over Shortlisting of Rogers' NEO Bankside
A group known as Architects for Social Housing (ASH) is gaining attention after stating its intention to hold a protest at the RIBA Stirling Prize Award ceremony tomorrow evening. Their protest is directed at the shortlisting of NEO Bankside, the Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners-designed luxury apartment complex on London's south bank, which they say "has not only broken every planning requirement for social housing in Southwark, but in doing so has set a very dangerous precedent for the mechanics of social cleansing in London."
Poll: Which Project Do You Think Should Be Awarded the 2015 RIBA Stirling Prize?
With a week to go until the announcement of the 2015 RIBA Stirling Prize, we're interested to see which project ArchDaily readers would place at the top spot. Six projects are vying for this year's prestigious award, which was won last year by Haworth Tompkins' Everyman Theatre in Liverpool. Following a rigourous system of regional awards (all of which you can see on ArchDaily), the shortlist has been picked from a handful of nationally award-winning projects. The winning scheme will be the one which, in the eyes of the jury, "has made the greatest contribution to British architecture over the past year."
You can see each project in more detail and read the judges' citations here.
David Adjaye Awarded the 2016 Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT
David Adjaye has been selected as the winner of MIT's 2016 Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts, which honors “individuals whose artistic trajectory reveals that they will achieve the highest distinction in their fields and continue to produce inspiring work for many years to come.” The award consists of $100,000 prize in addition to an artist residency at MIT in the spring of 2016. During the residency, Adjaye will participate in four different public events, including panels and symposia.
Wellcome Collection London Transformation / Wilkinson Eyre Architects
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Architects: WilkinsonEyre
- Year: 2015
Waitrose, Chester / Broadway Malyan
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Architects: Broadway Malyan
- Area: 2756 m²
- Year: 2014
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Professionals: BARR Holdings, Fairhurst, HOW Planning, Synergy, Broadway Malyan, +1
Fitzroy Park House / Stanton Williams
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Architects: Stanton Williams
- Area: 566 m²
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Professionals: Earth Moves Design, First Plan, Ian Keen Ltd, Millbridge Building Surveying Ltd, Restructure JC Ltd, +6
See All 38 Winners of the 2015 RIBA London Awards
From a shortlist of 68 buildings, 38 London projects have been awarded the 2015 RIBA London Awards for architectural excellence, the city's most prestigious design honor. The awards highlight projects that embody exceptional merit in their designs and positively impact the lives of their occupants. This year's winners include three arts and leisure buildings, 11 educational and community facilities, 16 residential designs, and eight commercial buildings.
All of these designs will be further considered for the RIBA National Awards, to be announced in June.
Mann Island / Broadway Malyan
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Architects: Broadway Malyan
- Area: 46666 m²
- Year: 2013
Lattice House / Sameep Padora & Associates
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Architects: Sameep Padora & Associates
- Area: 5000 ft²
- Year: 2015
Fort House / Sameep Padora & Associates
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Architects: Sameep Padora & Associates
- Area: 1300 m²
- Year: 2014
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Professionals: Facet, R.N. Joshi
Shortlist Announced For 2015 RIBA East Awards
A total of sixteen projects have been shortlisted for RIBA East 2015 Awards, featuring buildings by Hawkins\Brown, Proctor & Matthews, Allies & Morrison, and AHMM. All shortlisted buildings will now be assessed by a regional jury. Regional winners will then be considered for a RIBA National Award in recognition of their architectural excellence, the results of which will place some projects in the running for the 2015 RIBA Stirling Prize.
See the complete list of shortlisted projects after the break.