Renzo Piano鈥檚 Shard and Zaha Hadid鈥檚 aquatics centre among high-profile schemes to make RIBA Awards list
Renzo Piano鈥檚 Shard, Zaha Hadid鈥檚 London Aquatics Centre and Mecanoo鈥檚 Birmingham Library are among the big-name schemes that are all in the running to be shortlisted for this year鈥檚 Stirling Prize.
The three are among a total of 56 RIBA National and EU Award winners with the six-strong Stirling shortlist due to be announced on 17 July.
In their citation for the Shard, the judges for the London South region, chaired by Wilkinson Eyre鈥檚 Jim Eyre, said: 鈥淭he building is omnipresent in London. If the architects had illustrated every view where it appears as part of the planning process the resulting material would have filled several fat volumes.
鈥淚t is lucky for all of us then that its great virtues are all related to its external appearance.鈥�
Eyre鈥檚 practice is also in the running for Stirling with its Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth while other winners include John McAslan鈥檚 King鈥檚 Cross station scheme in London and Haworth Tompkins鈥� Everyman Theatre in Liverpool.
鈥淭his year鈥檚 RIBA National Award winners show that exceptional architecture can be found anywhere 鈥� on any high street, in any village or town and with an any budget,鈥� said RIBA president Stephen Hodder.
In all, a dozen schemes from the EU picked up awards including buildings by previous Stirling winners Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners and Foster & Partners.
The winners of the awards will be celebrated at a special event at the Serpentine Pavilion early next month ahead of the Stirling shortlisting. This year鈥檚 Stirling Prize will be held in London on 16 October.
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