RIBA announces special awards shortlists

(left) 'regent's place pavilion' by carmody groarke in london, shortlisted for the RIBA CABE public space award
image courtesy carmody groarke
(right) 'norwich cathedral hostry' by hopkins architects in norwich, shortlisted for the crown estate conservation award
images courtesy hopkins architects


the royal institute of british architects (RIBA) has revealed this year's shortlists
for five special awards. drawn from a group of 102 RIBA award-winning buildings
presented earlier this year, the winners of the special awards will be announced
at the RIBA stirling prize dinner on saturday 2 october at the roundhouse in london.



'1-5 bateman's mews' by anne thorne architects partnership in london
image courtesy anne thorne architects partnership


the shortlists:

RIBA cabe public space award

this award is presented to the architects and landscape architects of the best RIBA
award-winning public space in the UK and recognises the valuable contribution that
well-designed public space makes to the quality of the built environment and to
our daily lives. the award was judged by sarah gaventa, director of cabe space,
last year’s winners mcdowell + benedetti and riba head of awards tony chapman.

this year’s shortlist is:

 - pierhead & canal link, liverpool by aecom
 - 7 july memorial, london by carmody groarke (landscape architect colvin & moggeridge)
 - regent's place pavilion, london by carmody groarke


the crown estate conservation award

the crown estate conservation award is presented to the best work of conservation
that demonstrates the successful restoration and /or adaptation of an architecturally
significant building. the award was judged by conservation architects richard griffiths
and paul velluet and the riba head of awards tony chapman.

this year’s shortlist is:

 - aldeburgh music creative campus, aldeburgh by haworth tomkins
 - norwich cathedral hostry, norwich by hopkins architects
 - corpus christi college, oxford by rick mather architects
 - the monument, city of london by julian harrap architects
 - neues museum, berlin by david chipperfield architects in collaboration with julian harrap


the RIBA sorrell foundation schools award

the RIBA sorrell foundation schools award is awarded to the architects of the best
RIBA award-winning school (primary or secondary) with the aim of raising the
standards of design in all new school building. the prize was judged by a jury
comprising lady frances sorrell, mukund patel of the sammon group, and
ian goodfellow of penoyre & prasad, last year’s winners.

this year’s shortlist is:

 - st luke's ce primary school, wolverhampton by architype
 - rednock school, gloucester by cube design
 - christ's college school, guilford by dsdha
 - clapham manor primary school, london by drmm
 - lowther children's centre, london by patel taylor


stephen lawrence prize

the stephen lawrence prize is sponsored by the marco goldschmied foundation
and rewards the best examples of projects that have a construction budget
of less than £1 million. the prize is intended to encourage fresh talent working
with smaller budgets. the judges included the architect and past president
of the riba marco goldschmied, architect pankaj patel, doreen lawrence obe,
mother of the teenager who was setting out on the road to becoming an architect
when he was murdered in 1993, and the riba head of awards tony chapman.

this year’s shortlist is:

 - hunsett mill in stalham, norfolk, by acme
 - martello y tower, bawdsey, suffolk by piercy connor architects with billings jackson
 - 1-5 bateman's mews, london sw4 by anne thorne architects partnership
 - 7 july memorial, london by carmody groarke
 - the artist's house, kensington, london by gumuchdjian architects
 - bus driver facility, dagenham, london by julian cowie architects


RIBA client of the year supported by the bloxham charitable trust

RIBA client of the year award honours the key role that a good client plays
in the creation of fine architecture. the award is judged by tom bloxham
mbe members of the RIBA’s awards group, which is chaired by paul monaghan
and includes both lay members as well as architects. they consider clients
of the year’s RIBA award-winning schemes but take into account a track record
of previous successful commissioning, particularly where this has led to
earlier riba awards.

this year’s shortlist is:

 - nhs greater glasgow and clyde
 - aldeburgh music
 - royal parks
 - hammerson
 - the victoria & albert museum