Rental homes offering reduced rent for artists and the redevelopment of a former sheet-metal workshop into nine flats are competing to win the prestigious RIBA Stirling Prize. These properties are among the six shortlisted for the Royal Institute of British Architects’ prize, which recognizes excellence in architecture and is awarded to the best new building in the UK. Scroll down for more details on the finalists.
According to RIBA President Muyiwa Oki, the 2023 Stirling Prize shortlist showcases the importance of architecture in our lives. These six buildings provide thoughtful, creative responses to the complex challenges we face today, whether it’s addressing loneliness, building communities, or preserving our heritage. They present bold blueprints for purposeful architecture.
In a time of housing shortages, growing inequality, and economic uncertainties, this year’s shortlist demonstrates that well-designed buildings can offer inspiring solutions to our most pressing problems. The winner of the 2023 RIBA Stirling Prize will be announced at the Stirling Prize ceremony in Manchester on October 19.
Here are brief descriptions of the shortlisted projects:
1. Flats in Barking: Designed by Apparata Architects, these flats in London’s Barking provide affordable housing for artists. The living and working spaces across five floors offer flexibility, and in exchange for reduced rent, tenants deliver free creative programs for the neighborhood through a street-facing, glass-walled community hall and outdoor exhibition space.
2. Flats in Somers Town: Adam Khan Architects designed this development as part of the wider regeneration of the deprived neighborhood of Somers Town in London. It provides social housing, an after-school club, an adventure playground, and premises for a theater education charity.
3. Flats in Lavender Hill: The Lavender Hill Courtyard Housing project by Sergison Bates architects in Clapham sees the transformation of a former sheet-metal workshop into nine flats arranged around a courtyard space and a timber-decked terrace.
The remaining three shortlisted projects include the Courtauld Institute of Art, the John Morden Centre, and the University of Warwick’s Faculty of Arts building. These projects, both commercial and institutional, offer innovative designs and spaces that cater to their respective purposes.
Overall, the shortlisted projects for the RIBA Stirling Prize exemplify the power of architecture to address societal needs and create inspiring environments.
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