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| RIBA announces 6 contenders for Stirling Prize  A striking concert hall in Portugal, a modern pavilion in Windsor Great Park, the reconstruction of London's Young Vic Theatre and the redevelopment of Dresden Station are among the six buildings which have made it on to this year's Royal Institute of British Architects shortlist for The RIBA Stirling Prize in association with The Architects' Journal. The £20,000 prize is awarded to the architects of the building that has made the greatest contribution to British architecture in the past year.The six buildings competing for this year's title are: 1. America's Cup Building, Valencia, Spain by David Chipperfield Architects 2. Casa da Musica, Porto, Portugal by Office for Metropolitan Architecture with Arup-AFA 3. Dresden Station Redevelopment, Dresden, Germany by Foster + Partners 4. Museum of Modern Literature, Marbach am Neckar, Germany by David Chipperfield Architects 5. The Savill Building, Windsor, by Glenn Howells Architects 6. Young Vic Theatre, London SE1 by Haworth Tompkins The winner of the The RIBA Stirling Prize in association with The Architects' Journal will be announced at the Roundhouse in north London on Saturday 6 October. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |