All Stirling Prize articles
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OpinionThe Lion Green Road Stirling win signals RIBA’s support for council housing
Mary Duggan Architects and RUFFARCHITECTS’ Lion Green Road has taken the Stirling Prize, but the win carries political weight far beyond its architectural merits - arriving at a pivotal moment for council housing in Britain, says Ben Flatman
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OpinionThis Stirling Prize winner is a model for how we can all live better
Witherford Watson Mann’s Appleby Blue scheme shows how thoughtful design can help us age well, strengthen communities and rethink how generations live together, says Ben Flatman
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NewsWitherford Watson Mann’s almshouse wins Stirling Prize
Other winners on the night included projects by Hugh Broughton Architects and Matthew Lloyd Architects
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OpinionStop faulting the Stirling Prize for regional disparities and start questioning where Britain invests
Critics say the Stirling Prize ignores architecture beyond the South East, but as Eleanor Jolliffe points out, the shortlist reflects where the money is
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OpinionMore striking for what is missing: the Stirling shortlist 2025
Ben Flatman, BD’s architectural editor, reviews a Stirling shortlist of solid projects, but considers it one that lacks excitement and has some glaring omissions
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NewsSix schemes on shortlist for Stirling Prize 2025 unveiled
Projects by Purcell, Allies & Morrison and and two former winners make it into final six
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OpinionThis Stirling Prize is a riposte to the chorus of British declinism
The Elizabeth Line’s Stirling Prize triumph exemplifies Britain’s capacity to deliver transformative, forward-looking infrastructure through exceptional design and collaboration
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NewsElizabeth Line and National Portrait Gallery amongst schemes on Stirling shortlist
Shortlist foregrounds major infrastructure and urbanism projects with winner to be announced in October
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OpinionThis Stirling shortlist is in tune with the times
The final six projects in contention for this year’s prize are all marked by an underlying seriousness and a tendency towards simple forms and materials, writes Ben Flatman
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OpinionWhy is architecture’s biggest cash prize also its biggest secret?
Architecture’s most lucrative prize is also its most honest, writes Robert Adam
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OpinionExcellence is the real winner in this year’s Stirling Prize
The Stirling has sometimes been used by the judges to indulge in virtue signalling, but this year it simply recognises brilliant architecture, writes Ben Flatman
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Building StudyStirling Prize 2022: Hackney New Primary School and 333 Kingsland Road by Henley Halebrown
Henley Halebrown’s Stirling shortlisted project is a carefully considered response to a challenging brief, writes Ben Flatman
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OpinionThis is a more restrained Stirling prize shortlist, but not lacking in quality
Despite some surprising inclusions, this year’s Stirling prize has nominees to match the best from any previous year
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Odds on the Stirling
There are so many architectural awards these days, it's getting hard to keep track. But the daddy here in the UK is still the Stirling and the much-anticipated shortlist is due to be unveiled on BDonline on Thursday. So who are the hot tips for this year's prize?BD's own Ellis ...