The headquarters of the financial media giant Bloomberg in London according to the project of the bureau Foster + Partners, the Tate St. Ives Cornish gallery of modern art in the town of the same name, which has received an extension thanks to Jamie Fobert Architects and Evans & Shalev, a community center and a kindergarten Storey's Field by MUMA in the recently appeared prestigious area of Eddington in the north-west of Cambridge, as well as the Sultan Nazrin Shah Center - a lecture hall in Oxford, developed Niall McLaughlin Architects, student corps of the University of Roehampton ot Henley Halebrown and new pavilions at the most famous Jewish cemetery in Britain in the town of Bushy in Hertfordshire, built Waugh Thistleton Architects. Here are the six objects competing for the annual Stirling Prize. By the way, Sir Norman Foster's office has been shortlisted for the award for the eighth time and has already won it twice.
Bloomberg headquarters in central London. Foster + Partners bureau project. Photo: Aaron Hargreaves
It is easy to notice that the typology of the projects selected by the jury is very different — from an innovative office building in the center of London to prayer halls in a cemetery. At the same time, the customers of the three objects included in the list are British universities: the country's higher education sector actively improves the fund of its facilities, striving to attract new students, employees, and visitors, and therefore makes a significant contribution to the improvement of its own properties and territory.
Chadwick Hall. New buildings of student hostels of the University of Roehampton. Henley Halebrown Project. Photo: Nick Kane
"This short list illustrates why British architects and architecture are highly valued around the world. In these difficult and turbulent political times, we should be happy that the architectural talent of Great Britain can help improve local communities and their quality of life" — RIBA President Ben Derbyshire
Sultan Nazryn Shah Center on the territory of Worcester College, Oxford University. Named in honor of the main donor and graduate of this educational institution. Project by Niall McLaughlin Architects. Photo: David Grandorge
Recall that USURY founded the award in 1996. It is named after the architect James Stirling and is awarded annually for outstanding achievements in the field of architecture, however, unlike other similar awards, it does not celebrate individual personalities, but concrete buildings. To do this, they first conduct a national competition — the RIBA National Award, and then the jury selects six finalists from a long list, and then determines the best project.
The winner of the Stirling Prize will be officially announced on Wednesday, October 10, 2018.
New prayer halls at the Jewish cemetery in the town of Bushy, which is not far from London. Project by Waugh Thistleton Architects. Photo: Lewis Khan
Storey's Field Community Center and Kindergarten in the new prestigious Eddington area, built by Cambridge University for its employees and their families. MUMA bureau project Photo: Alan Williams
The Tate family gallery in the Cornish seaside town of St Ives has been extended. Project by Jamie Fobert Architects and Evans & Shalev. Photo: Marc Atkins