 UK £40.00 US $70.00 CAN $90.99 Hardback 256 pages 320 colour illustrations, 80 plans 29 x 25 cm (11.5 x 9.75 in) ISBN: 978-1-8589-4654-2 | The RIBA Stirling Prize: 20 Tony Chapman Foreword by Sir David Chipperfield
The Stirling Prize is among the world’s most prestigious architectural awards. Named after the British post-war architect Sir James Stirling (1926–1992), the prize is awarded annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) to the architects of the building that has made the most significant contribution in the past year to the evolution of architecture and the built environment. The list of shortlisted and winning buildings since the prize began in 1996 – including such diverse projects as the Media Centre at Lord’s Cricket Ground by Future Systems, Herzog & de Meuron’s Laban dance centre in Deptford, and the Maxxi National Museum, Rome, by Zaha Hadid Architects – reads like a primer to the very best of contemporary British architecture. Written by Tony Chapman, the RIBA’s former Head of Awards, this book honours all shortlisted and winning buildings from the first 20 years of the prize. Detailed commentaries explain how each winning building was planned and constructed, and reveal the thoughts of the Stirling jury; commentaries are also provided for the shortlisted buildings from the most recent decade of the prize, 2006–15. Chapman’s introduction considers the award’s history from its low-key beginnings to the present day, when the prize, indeed architecture in general, has a far higher public profile. Illustrated throughout with photographs, plans and drawings, The RIBA Stirling Prize: 20 is a true celebration of British architectural talent.
Published in association with the Royal Institute of British Architects, London | |
Author Profile Tony Chapman was Head of Awards at the Royal Institute of British Architects from 1998 to 2016. He was made an Honorary Fellow of the RIBA in 2011. | ||
More Information List of Stirling Prize winning buildings and their architects: 1996: The Centenary Building, University of Salford, Salford: Hodder Associates 1997: The Music School, Stuttgart, Germany: Michael Wilford & Partners 1998: American Air Museum in Britain, Imperial War Museum, Duxford: Foster + Partners 1999: NatWest Media Centre, Lord's Cricket Ground, London: Future Systems 2000: Peckham Library and Media Centre, London: Alsop & Störmer 2001: Magna Science Adventure Centre, Rotherham: Wilkinson Eyre Architects 2002: Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Gateshead: Wilkinson Eyre Architects 2003: Laban, London: Herzog & de Meuron 2004: 30 St Mary Axe, London: Foster + Partners 2005: The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh: EMBT and RMJM 2006: New Area Terminal, Barajas Airport, Madrid: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners with Estudio Lamela 2007: Museum of Modern Literature, Marbach am Neckar: David Chipperfield Architects 2008: Accordia, Cambridge: Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, Maccreanor Lavington and Alison Brooks Architects 2009: Maggie's London, London: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners 2010: MAXXI, Rome: Zaha Hadid Architects 2011: Evelyn Grace Academy, London: Zaha Hadid Architects 2012: Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge: Stanton Williams 2013: Astley Castle, Nuneaton: Witherford Watson Mann Architects 2014: Everyman Theatre, Liverpool: Haworth Tompkins 2015: Burntwood School, London: Alford Hall Monaghan Morris | ||
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