2014 RIBA National Awards
John Hill
19. June 2014
Mecanoo: Library of Birmingham. Photo courtesy of RIBA.
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has revealed the winners of the 2014 RIBA National Awards, what it considers "the most rigorously judged awards for architectural excellence."
A total of 56 winners have been named, consisting of 44 buildings in the UK broken into 10 regions (East, London, Northwest, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South, Southeast, Southwest, West Midlands, Yorkshire) and 12 buildings elsewhere in the EU. The six shortlisted projects for the prestigious Stirling Prize will be drawn from these 56 winners and announced on July 17, with the winner announced on October 17.
The winners, listed below by region, tend toward "confident public buildings built for communities" rather than "commercial and privately-owned buildings," per the RIBA. This reflects the economic situation in the UK, as does the large number of smaller projects receiving awards, but it also points to the rising importance of creating quality public spaces that "can bring together communities, boost pride and revive our cities, towns and villages."
Stanton Williams: Britten-Pears Archive. Photo: Hufton + Crow
East
• Britten-Pears Archive, Aldeburgh, Suffolk by Stanton Williams (pictured above)
• Hargood Close, Colchester by Proctor and Matthews
• St Georges Chapel, Great Yarmouth by Hopkins Architects
Renzo Piano Building Workshop: The Shard. Photo: Morley Von Sternberg
London
• Drapers Academy by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
• Brent Civic Centre by Hopkins Architects
• Golden Lane by Amin Taha Architects
• JW3 by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands
• King’s Cross Station Redevelopment by John McAslan + Partners
• London Aquatics Centre by Zaha Hadid Architects
• The Shard by Renzo Piano Building Workshop (pictured above)
• London Library by Haworth Tompkins
• London School of Economics Saw Swee Hock Student Centre by O'Donnell + Tuomey Architects
• Luker House by Jamie Fobert Architects
• One Pancras Square by David Chipperfield Architects
• Ortus by Duggan Morris Architects
• Private House (Lens House) by Alison Brooks Architects
• Rambert by Allies and Morrison
• Saxon Court & Roseberry Mansions by Macccreanor Lavington
• Tate Britain, Millbank Project by Caruso St John Architects
• TNG Youth and Community Centre by RCKa (pictured below)
RCKa: TNG Youth and Community Centre. Photo: Jakob Spriestersbach
North West
• Everyman Theatre, Liverpool by Haworth Tompkins
• Manchester School of Art by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
Northern Ireland
• Police Service of Northern Ireland Memorial Garden by Hall McKnight
Wilkinson Eyre Architects: Mary Rose Museum. Photo: Hufton + Crow
Scotland
• 261 West Princes Street, Edinburgh by Elder & Cannon Architects
• Cliff House, Isle of Skye by Dualchas Architects
• House No. 7, Isle of Tiree by Denizen Works
• Scottish Water – The Bridge, Glasgow by Reiach & Hall Architects
South
• John Henry Brookes Building, Oxford by Design Engine Architects
• Mary Rose Museum, Portsmouth by Wilkinson Eyre Architects (pictured above)
Hawkins\Brown: The Ritblat Building, Hilden Grange Preparatory School. Photo: Tim Crocker
South East
• Brighton College Boarding House by Allies and Morrison
• Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft, Ditchling, East Sussex by Adam Richards Architects
• The Novium, Chichester by Keith Williams Architects
• Red Bridge House, Crowborough by Smerin Architects
• The Ritblat Building, Hilden Grange Preparatory School, Tonbridge, Kent by Hawkins\Brown (pictured above)
Long & Kentish Architects: Porthmeor Artists' Studios and Fishermens' Cellars. Photo: Graham Gaunt
South West
• Architecture Archive, Somerset by Hugh Strange Architects
• The Lee Building, Bath by Fielden Fowles Architects with Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
• Officer's Field, Portland, Dorset by HTA Design
• Poole Harbour Second Crossing, Dorset by Wilkinson Eyre Architects
• Porthmeor Artists' Studios and Fishermens' Cellars, St Ives by Long & Kentish Architects (pictured above)
• The Wilson, Cheltenham Gallery & Museum by Berman Guedes Stretton
AHMM: Waverley School. Photo: Timothy Soar
West Midlands
• Library of Birmingham by Mecanoo (pictured at top)
• Waverley School, Birmingham by AHMM (pictured above)
Yorkshire
• Manor Works, Sheffield by 00:/
• Seizure Gallery, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield by Adam Khan Architects
3XN: The Blue Planet. Photo: Adam Mørk
EU
• Departments Of Law And Central Administration Vienna University by CRAB studio
• Library and Learning Centre, Vienna by Zaha Hadid Architects
• Musiktheater Linz by Terry Pawson
• The Blue Planet, Katstrup by 3XN
• Danish Maritime Museum, Helsingør by BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group
• Vartov Square, Copenhagen by Hall McKnight
• Marseille Vieux Port by Foster + Partners
• Baakenhafen Bridge, Hamburg by Wilkinson Eyre Architects
• Extension Joachimstrasse 11, Berlin by David Chipperfield Architects
• Lenbachhaus, Munich by Foster + Partners
• Nuovo Centro Civico in Scandicci, Florence by Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners
• Metrostation Kraaiennest, Amsterdam by Maccreanor Lavington