Four ideal patrons comprise RIBA's 2022 Client of the Year shortlist

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has continued its tradition of honoring architectural patronage with the unveiling of their 2022 Client of the Year shortlist.The four entities that made this year’s list offer a variety of project types with one unifying throughline — project quality — standing as the order of the day.“From a South London council to one of Oxford University’s oldest colleges, each of these clients must be commended and upheld for their commitment to considered, quality design,” juror Denise Bennetts said in a statement. “Through commissioning and working alongside exceptionally-skilled architects, they have set new benchmarks for housing, workplaces, schools, and higher-education facilities.”The overall winner will be announced as part of the Stirling Prize party to be broadcast live from RIBA’s 66 Portland Place headquarters on October 13th. That winning client will join a list of past winners that includes last year’s recipient, the Cambridge Mosque Trust, Network Rail (2019), Argent LLP (2018), Bedales School (2017), Westmorland Ltd (2016), National Theatre (2015), Manchester Metropolitan University (2014), and the National Trust (2013).This year’s shortlist of best UK clients is comprised of:Masters Field Development by Niall McLaughlin Architects for Balliol College (Oxford University)Read the full post on Bustler

Four ideal patrons comprise RIBA's 2022 Client of the Year shortlist

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has continued its tradition of honoring architectural patronage with the unveiling of their 2022 Client of the Year shortlist.

The four entities that made this year’s list offer a variety of project types with one unifying throughline — project quality — standing as the order of the day.

“From a South London council to one of Oxford University’s oldest colleges, each of these clients must be commended and upheld for their commitment to considered, quality design,” juror Denise Bennetts said in a statement. “Through commissioning and working alongside exceptionally-skilled architects, they have set new benchmarks for housing, workplaces, schools, and higher-education facilities.”

The overall winner will be announced as part of the Stirling Prize party to be broadcast live from RIBA’s 66 Portland Place headquarters on October 13th. That winning client will join a list of past winners that includes last year’s recipient, the Cambridge Mosque Trust, Network Rail (2019), Argent LLP (2018), Bedales School (2017), Westmorland Ltd (2016), National Theatre (2015), Manchester Metropolitan University (2014), and the National Trust (2013).

This year’s shortlist of best UK clients is comprised of:

Masters Field Development by Niall McLaughlin Architects for Balliol College (Oxford University)

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