RIBA 2010 awards announced

snape maltings by haworth tompkins

the 2010 RIBA (royal institute of british architects) awards have been announced.

a total of 102 buildings have been awarded across the UK. 6 of which are nominated for the stirling prize. 93 buildings are buildings from the UK and nine from overseas.

the award-winning buildings range from a small circular loo for bus drivers in london to the neues museum in berlin, from a zero-carbon house to the energy substation for the 2012 olympics. the high arts have done well with galleries, museums, theatres and auditoriums winning many awards (including the ashmolean musuem, nottingham contemporary and aldeburgh music campus). education buildings have also flourished with 17 of the 93 UK awards going to schools and universities. another feature of the RIBA awards this year are public spaces – pavilions, monuments, liverpool pierhead/ and the infinity bridge in teesdale have all picked up an award.

amongst the architects there are some multiple winners, with the highest number of  RIBA awards going to rick mather architects (4 awards). many of the UK’s prominent architects are awarded this year for their work outside of the uk with zaha hadid, david chipperfield, rogers stirk harbour + partners and tony fretton all winning an riba award for buildings in the eu. in contrast, the riba is pleased that there are many practices, some of whom are very small practices, winning an riba for the first time. first-time winners include carmody groarke who have won two RIBA awards this year.

‘the RIBA awards reflect not only the state of british architecture but also that of its economy,’ said ruth reed, the institute’s president. ‘in the midst of the deepest recession in the awards’ 45-year history, this year demonstrates that, although times might be hard for architects, there are still great buildings being built throughout the country and overseas. the RIBA awards always give an opportunity for gem-like small projects and less established practices to shine through, and this year is no exception. far from being a size prize, the RIBA awards are forbuildings that offer value to people’s lives.’

clapham manor primary school by DRMM

2012 olympics electric substation by nord architecture

nottingham contemporary by caruso st john architects

leaf house by james gorst architects

scottish ballet by malcolm fraser architects

infinity bridge by speirs and major associates

aberystwyth arts centre by heatherwick studio

7 july memorial by carmody groake

yew tree lodge by duggan morris architects

salvation army by hudson architects

navigation warehouse by BDP

chips housing by aslop architects

skypad teenage cancer trust unit, cardiff by orms architecture design

60 threadneedle st, london by eric parry architects

bus driver toilet by julian cowie architects

whitecross st by project orange

neues museum by david chipperfield architects

maxxi rome by zaha hadid image © designboom

the 93 UK buildings that have won an RIBA award are:   scotland :           aberdeen regional sports centre – reiach and hall        balnearn boathouse – mckenzie strickland assocs        hotel missoni – allan murray architects        house on the hill – paterson architects        infirmary street baths – malcom fraser architects        new stobhill hospital – reiach and hall        small animal hospital – archial        trongate 103 – elder & cannon architects         northern ireland            downe hospital – scott wilson architects        kevin kahan salon – twenty-two over seven        st malachy’s church – consarc conservation        north east            city space – faulkner browns        coopers studios – ryder architecture        great north museum – farrells with purves ash & casson mann        infinity bridge – spence associates        newcastle city library – ryder architecture       

north west            chips – alsop architects / archial        liverpool 1, sites 1 & 7 – dixon jones – haworth tomkins        ljmu art & design academy – rick mather architects        new roundhouse – walker simpson architects        pierhead & canal link – aecom     

  yorkshire            broadcasting place – feilden clegg bradley studios        hull truck theatre – wright + wright architects        junction – buschow henley        navigation warehouse – bdp        the workshop – drdh architects

       wales            cardiff central library – bdp        chapter arts centre – ash sakula        creative business units – heatherwick studio        hafod eryi (snowdon summit building) – ray hole architects        margam duscovery centre – loyn and co / architects & design reserach unit        skypad – teenage cancer trust unit – orms architecture design        sleeperz hotel – clash associates

        west midlands            st luke’s ce primary school – architype         zero carbon house – john christophers

        east midlands            museum court – jonathan hendry architects        nottingham contemporary – caruso st john architects        think tank – marks barfield architects        

east             aldeburgh music creative campus – haworth tomkins        creative exchange – 5th studio        downing college – caruso st john architects        hunsett mill – acme        martello tower – piercy connor architects        norwich cathedral hostry – hopkins architects        salvation army chelmsford – hudson architects

        south west            lewis house / 54 wonford road – david sheppard architects        mills bakery – gillespie yunnie architects         wessex            aardman animation – alec french architects        furzey hall farm – waugh thistleton architects        the hyde – purcell miller tritton        rednock school – cube design        south            ashmolean museum – rick mather architects        corpus christi college – rick mather architects        the gateway – RMJM        private house – yiangou architects        water hall primary school – architecure mk (now closed)        welch house – the manser practice        wellstead primary school – hampshire county council

        south east            christ’s college school – dsdha        crawley library – penoyre & prasad        mill house – guy holloway architects      school of arts – hawkins/brown        towner – rick mather architects  

     london            1-5 bateman’s mews – anne thorne architects partnership        7 july memorial – carmody groarke        60 threadneedle street – eric parry architects         the artist’s house – gumuchdjian architects        bankside 1 2 3 – allies and morrison        bateman’s row – theis & khan architects        bus driver facility – julian cowie architects        charlotte building – ifschutz davidson        clapham manor primary school – drmm        college road – knox bhavan architects        edward alleyn building – van heyningen & haward architects        forest of light – tonkin liu        forge arts – burd haward        highbury square – allies and morrison        leaf house – james gorst architects        lowther children’s centre – patel taylor        medieval + rennaissance galleries v+a – muma + julian harrap        the monument – julian harrap architects        new horizon youth centre – adam khan architects        new library longford community school – jonathan clark architects        northbury infant & junior school – greenhill janner architects        park avenue south – studio octopi         primary substation for the 2012 olympics – nord architecture        regent’s place pavilion – carmody groarke        sackler building – haworth tompkins        sackler centre for arts education,v+a – softroom         twenty bishops square/st botolph’s hall – matthew lloyd architects        whitechapel gallery – robbrecht & daem / witherford watson mann architects        whitecross street – project orange        yew tree lodge – duggan morris architects    

the nine riba award buildings in the european union are: the ap moller school, germany – cf moller architects        neues museum, germany – david chipperfield architects, restoration architect julian harrap architects        house at spanish cove, ireland (cork) – niall mclaughlin architects        visual – centre for contemporary art & george bernard shaw theatre, ireland (carlow) – terry pawson architects limited        the alzheimers respite centre, ireland (dublin) – niall mclaughlin architects        maxxi, national museum of xxi century arts, italy – zaha hadid architects        british embassy warsaw, poland – fretton, tony architect        campus palmas altas, spain – rogers stirk harbour + partners        city of justice barcelona and l’hospitalet de llobregat, spain – david chipperfield architects    

the RIBA stirling prize, in association with the architects’ journal is awarded to the architects of the building that has made the greatest contribution to british architecture in the past year. the prize will be presented at the roundhouse, london on saturday 2 october 2010.