RIBA stirling prize shortlist 2014 announced

RIBA stirling prize shortlist 2014 announced
image © mecanoo

the shortlist for the 2014 RIBA stirling prize has been announced, with six new buildings competing for the most prestigious award in british architecture. the projects will be judged in terms of their design excellence and their contribution to the evolution of the built environment. the nominated works are listed in alphabetical order below:

everyman theatre, liverpool by haworth tompkins
library of birmingham by mecanoo
london aquatics centre by zaha hadid architects
london bridge tower (the shard) by renzo piano building workshop
london school of economics – saw swee hock student centre by o’donnell + tuomey architects
manchester school of art by feilden clegg bradley studios

the shortlist includes works by previous stirling prize winners zaha hadid and feilden clegg bradley studios, while it is the first time that mecanoo and renzo piano building workshop have been nominated. a common theme throughout the designs is a focus on transformative public structures, intrinsically linked to their respective communities, and offering a sense of optimism in the wake of recent financial turbulence.

the winner of the 2014 RIBA stirling prize will be announced on the evening of thursday 16 october at the royal institute of british architects (RIBA) in london. the judges, who will visit the six buildings and select the winner are: spencer de grey – chair (foster and partners), MJ long (long and kentish architects), cindy walters (walters and cohen), stephen kieran (kieran timberlake) and sir timothy sainsbury.

everyman theatre, liverpool by haworth tompkins
image © philip vile
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library of birmingham by mecanoo
image © christian richters
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london aquatics centre by zaha hadid architects
image © hufton + crow
see more about this project on designboom here

london bridge tower (the shard) by renzo piano building workshop
image © sellar
see more about this project on designboom here

london school of economics – saw swee hock student centre by o’donnell + tuomey architects
image © dennis gilbert

manchester school of art by feilden clegg bradley studios
image © hufton + crow