Rowan Moore picks his Stirling Prize top contenders for 2024
The big beasts of London’s Elizabeth line and King’s Cross redevelopment loom large, but newly announced regional contenders for this year’s prize should include a classy Cambridge dining hall, an all-timber office block and a wheelchair-friendly rural retreatWhile the official announcement of the annual Stirling Prize for the best new building in the UK is still months away (find the results here in October), architecture critic Rowan Moore just published his customary hot take on the contenders that have been released so far. Picking from a field of well over 100 RIBA regional award winners, Moore acknowledged the importance of high-profile London megaprojects, such as King’s Cross and the Elizabeth Line, and praised lesser-known but worthy designs, including Níall McLaughlin's Auckland Castle, the Waugh Thistleton-led Black & White Building, the Homerton College dining hall by Feilden Fowles, and Clementine Blakemore's Wraxall Yard. The thoughtful design for a London elder care facility by Mæ took home last year's Stirling Prize top honor.
The big beasts of London’s Elizabeth line and King’s Cross redevelopment loom large, but newly announced regional contenders for this year’s prize should include a classy Cambridge dining hall, an all-timber office block and a wheelchair-friendly rural retreat
While the official announcement of the annual Stirling Prize for the best new building in the UK is still months away (find the results here in October), architecture critic Rowan Moore just published his customary hot take on the contenders that have been released so far.
Picking from a field of well over 100 RIBA regional award winners, Moore acknowledged the importance of high-profile London megaprojects, such as King’s Cross and the Elizabeth Line, and praised lesser-known but worthy designs, including Níall McLaughlin's Auckland Castle, the Waugh Thistleton-led Black & White Building, the Homerton College dining hall by Feilden Fowles, and Clementine Blakemore's Wraxall Yard.
The thoughtful design for a London elder care facility by Mæ took home last year's Stirling Prize top honor.
