RIBA Stirling Prize 2023 shortlist announced

The RIBA Stirling Prize awards have been presented since 1996 to ‘the architect of the building thought to be the most significant of the year for the evolution of architecture and the built environment’. The award is ‘judged on a range of criteria including 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 winner of the RIBA Stirling Prize 2023 will be announced live in Manchester at the Stirling Prize ceremony on 19 October 2023.

The shortlisted architects for the 2023 Stirling Prize are Apparata Architects for a House for Artists in Barking, Adam Khan Architects for Central Somers Town Community Facilities and Housing in Camden, Sergison Bates architects for Lavender Hill Courtyard Housing in Clapham, Witherford Watson Mann Architects for Courtauld Connects – The Courtauld Institute of Art, Mæ for the John Morden Centre in Blackheath and Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios for the University of Warwick – Faculty of Arts. Photo of Lavender Hill Courtyard Housing by Sergison Bates. Photo Johan Dehlin. RIBA Stirling Prize

Mæ John Morden Centre Jim Stephenson courtyard — John Morden Centre in Blackheath by Mæ. RIBA jury comments: ‘The project provides a delightful set of meandering spaces which expertly combines recreational and more tricky medical facilities without feeling institutional. Such stimulating spaces are vital to conquer loneliness and isolation. It is beautifully yet robustly detailed and should be a joy to use for years to come’. Photo Jim Stephenson

Mæ John Morden Centre Jim Stephenson Inside — John Morden Centre in Blackheath by Mæ. Photo Jim Stephenson

Mae John Morden Centre Jim Stephenson Walkway — John Morden Centre in Blackheath by Mæ. Photo Jim Stephenson

Adam Khan Architects Central Somers Town Community Facilities and housing David Grandorge Exterior of building — Central Somers Town Community Facilities and Housing in Camden by Adam Khan Architects. RIBA jury comments: ‘The jury commended the Central Somers Town Community Facilities and Housing as a key community asset which is a marked improvement on the previous facility on the site’. Photo David Grandorge

Adam Kahn Architects Central Somers Town Community Facilities and housing David Grandorge — Central Somers Town Community Facilities and Housing in Camden by Adam Khan Architects. Photo David Grandorge

Adam Kahn Central Somers Town Community Facilities and housing Lewis Khan — Central Somers Town Community Facilities and Housing in Camden by Adam Khan Architects. Photo Lewis Khan

Apparata Architects A House For Artists Johan Dehlin Exterior — A House for Artists in Barking by Apparata Architects. RIBA jury comments: ‘This is a thoughtful and assured piece of architecture that has been delivered with rigour and precision. To date, feedback from residents and the local community has been extremely positive’. Photo Johan Dehlin

Apparata Architects A House For Artists David Grandorge Room — A House for Artists in Barking by Apparata Architects. Photo David Grandorge

Apparata Architects A House For Artists Ståle Eriksen Doors — A House for Artists in Barking by Apparata Architects. Photo Ståle Eriksen

Apparata Architects A House For Artists Jimmy Lee Dance studio — A House for Artists in Barking by Apparata Architects. Photo Jimmy Lee

Witherford Watson Mann Architects Courtauld Connects - The Courtauld Institute of Art Philip Vile Exterior — Courtauld Connects – The Courtauld Institute of Art by Witherford Watson Mann Architects. RIBA jury comments: ‘Overall, the jury thought that this was an extremely well-judged project, which lets the spirit of the historic building lead the visitor experience, but with some 21st-century creativity to solve some of its inherent complexities’. Photo Philip Vile

Witherford Watson Mann Architects Courtauld Connects - The Courtauld Institute of Art Philip Vile Stairs — Courtauld Connects – The Courtauld Institute of Art by Witherford Watson Mann Architects. Photo Philip Vile

Witherford Watson Mann Architects Courtauld Connects - The Courtauld Institute of Art Philip Vile Interior — Courtauld Connects – The Courtauld Institute of Art by Witherford Watson Mann Architects. Photo Philip Vile

Sergison Bates Lavender Hill Courtyard Housing facade Johan Dehlin — Lavender Hill Courtyard Housing in Clapham by Sergison Bates architects. RIBA jury comments: ‘The judges were impressed by the project’s success at inserting a dense development into a very constrained site.’ Photo Johan Dehlin

Lavender Hill Courtyard Housing Johan Dehlin Courtyard — Lavender Hill Courtyard Housing in Clapham by Sergison Bates architects. Johan Dehlin

Sergison Bates Lavender Hill Courtyard Housing Johan Dehlin Brick — Lavender Hill Courtyard Housing in Clapham by Sergison Bates architects. Photo Johan Dehlin

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios University of Warwick Faculty of Art Hufton + Crow Exterior — University of Warwick – Faculty of Arts by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios. RIBA jury comments: ‘The combination of the client’s ambitions to create a new model of working for the faculty, and the architect’s creativity in articulating this ambition through a holistic design approach, has resulted in a building that is both inviting and flexible, enabling collaboration, creativity, and innovation’. Photo Hufton + Crow

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios University of Warwick Faculty of Arts Daniel Hopkinson display — University of Warwick – Faculty of Arts by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios. Photo Daniel Hopkinson

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios University of Warwick Faculty of Arts Hufton + Crow Stairs — University of Warwick – Faculty of Arts by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios. Photo Hufton + Crow

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios University of Warwick Faculty of Arts Daniel Hopkinson levels — University of Warwick – Faculty of Arts by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios. Photo Daniel Hopkinson

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