The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the six buildings that have been shortlisted for the coveted 2017 RIBA Stirling Prize for the UK’s best new building. In its 22nd year, the RIBA Stirling Prize sponsored by Almacantar, has become the UK’s most prestigious architecture prize, shortlisting this year buildings that range from a small house in a disjointed urban street to British Museum’s World Conservation and Exhibition Centre.
The RIBA Stirling Prize is judged against a range of criteria including the 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 six shortlisted buildings will now go head-to-head to be awarded by the Royal Institute of British Architects, as it did Caruso St John architects last year with Newport Street Gallery. The winners will be announced on Thursday 31 October at the Roundhouse, London.
- Barrett Grove by Amin Taha + Groupwork for Nick Grant.
- City of Glasgow College- City Campus, by Reiach And Hall Architects and Michael Laird Architects for City of Glasgow College.
- Command of the Oceans, by Baynes and Mitchell Architects for Chatham Historic Dockyard.
- Hastings Pier by dRMM Architects for Hastings Pier Charity.
- Photography Studio by 6a architects for Juergen Teller.
- The British Museum World Conservation and Exhibitions Centre by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners for The British Museum.
Born in 1996 out of its predecessor, The Building of the Year Award, The RIBA Stirling Prize is named after James Stirling. Stirling won the Royal Gold Medal in 1980 'in recognition of past achievements which exist in their own right, as well as the potential of unbuilt projects, both past and future, which are an inseparable part of the Stirling vocabulary'.
