Stirling Prize
The
Stirling Prize is a
British annual prize for
architecture, named after the architect
James Stirling, and organised by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). The prize money is £20,000.
The Stirling Prize is awarded to "the architects of the building which has made the greatest contribution to British architecture in the past year". The architects must be RIBA members, but the building can be anywhere in the European Union.
The award was founded in 1996, and is considered to be the most prestigious architecture award in the United Kingdom. It is publicised as the architectural equivalent of the Booker Prize and Turner Prize. The presentation ceremony is currently televised by Channel 4, and the prize is sponsored by the Architects' Journal.
A small selection of short-listed buildings (currently six) are chosen from a long-list of buildings that have received a RIBA Award. These awards are given to buildings showing "high architectural standards and substantial contribution to the local environment". In 2003, 70 such buildings received RIBA Awards and so made the long-list.
In addition to the Stirling Prize, seven other awards are given to buildings on the long-list. In 2003 they consisted of the Stephen Lawrence Prize, the RIBA Client of the Year, the RIBA Journal Sustainability Award, the Crown Estate Conservation Award, The Architects’ Journal First Building Award, and the ADAPT Trust Access Award.
List of winners and short-listed entries
- 2003 - Herzog & de Meuron: Laban dance centre, winner
- Bill Dunster Architects: BedZED
- Eric Parry Architects: 30 Finsbury Square, London EC2
- Norman Foster and Partners: Great Court, British Museum
- Ian Ritchie Architects: Plymouth Theatre Royal Production Centre
- Sutherland Hussey Architects with Jake Harvey, Donald Urquhart, Glen Onwin and Sandra Kennedy: Tiree Shelter
- 2002 - Wilkinson Eyre Architects: Gateshead Millennium Bridge, winner
- Malcolm Fraser Architects: Dance Base, Grassmarket, Edinburgh
- Edward Cullinan Architects: Downland Gridshell, Weald and Downland Open Air Museum
- David Chipperfield Architects: Ernsting’s Service Centre, Coesfeld-Lette, Germany
- Building Design Partnership: Hampden Gurney Church of England Primary School, London W1
- Richard Rogers Partnership: Lloyd's Register of Shipping
- Benson and Forsyth: Millennium Wing, National Gallery of Ireland
- 2001 - Wilkinson Eyre Architects: Magna Centre, winner
- 2000 - Alsop & Störmer: Peckham Library, winner
- 1999 - Future Systems: Media Centre at Lords, winner
- David Chipperfield Architects: ''River and Rowing Museum, Henley on Thames
- Gordon Benson and Alan Forsyth: Museum of Scotland
- Alsop, Lyall & Störmer: North Greenwich Jubilee Line Underground station
- Chris Wilkinson Architects: Jubilee Line Extension Project
- Wilford Associates: Sto AG Marketing and Training Building
- Norman Foster and Partners: Reichstag, Berlin
- O'Donnell & Tuomey: Ranelagh Multi-Denominational School
- 1998 - Norman Foster and Partners: American Air Museum, Imperial War Museum, Duxford, winner
- Rick Mather: Private house, North London
- Ian Ritchie: Concert platform, Crystal Palace
- Ian Taylor with Bennetts Associates: Richard Attenborough Centre
- Stephenson/Bell: Quay Bar, Manchester
- Inskip and Jenkins: Temple of Concord and Victory (restoration), Stowe
- Günter Behnisch: St Benno School, Dresden
- Günter Behnisch: Landesgirokasse, Stuttgart
- David Chipperfield: Office and studio building, Düsseldorf
- Norman Foster and Partners: Commerzbank HQ, Frankfurt
- Colin St John Wilson: British Library
- 1997 - Michael Wilford: Music School, Stuttgart, winner
- William Alsop: Hotel du Departement, Marseille
- Mark Guard: Roof-top apartment, Paris
- Richard Murphy: Maggie's Centre, Edinburgh
- Richard Rogers: Paul Hamlyn Learning Resource Centre, Thames Valley University
- Chris Wilkinson: Stratford maintenance depot, Jubilee Line
- 1996 - Stephen Hodder: Centenary Building, Salford University, winner
