Six on the shortlist: RIBA 2018
We’re eager to see who will win the top prize for UK’s best new building.
The shortlist for the prestigious 2018 RIBA Stirling Prize for the UK’s best new building has been announced. The six exceptional buildings include student housing, an office building, cemetery, art gallery, lecture theatre and a nursery school. The winner of the RIBA Stirling Prize, architecture’s highest accolade, will be selected from the shortlisted projects and announced on Wednesday 10 October 2018. architecture.com
The 2018 RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist:
Bloomberg, London by Foster + Partners
Photo: Nigel YoungFoster + Partners
Bushey Cemetery, Hertfordshire by Waugh Thistleton Architects
Chadwick Hall, University of Roehampton, London by Henley Halebrown
New Tate St. Ives, Cornwall by Jamie Fobert Architects with Evans & Shalev
Storey’s Field Centre and Eddington Nursery, Cambridge by MUMA
The Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre, Worcester College, Oxford by Niall McLaughlin Architects
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