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Stirling Prize shortlist unveiled
17 July, 2008
The shortlist for the 2008 Stirling Prize has been announced. See the buildings and read BD's Buildings Editor Ellis Woodman's assessment of the key buildings on the shortlist.
設計案：Royal Festival Hall
建築師：Allies and Morrison
設計案：Westminster Academy
建築師：Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
設計案：Manchester Civil Justice Centre
建築師：Denton Corker Marshall
設計案：Accordia
建築師：Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, Maccreanor Lavington + Alison Brooks Architects
設計案：Bijlmer Arena Station 車站
建築師：Nicholas Grimshaw + Arcadis
Nordpark Cable Railway 纜車
建築師：Zaha Hadid Architects
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Accordia
Cambridge by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios/Alison Brooks Architects/Macreanor Lavington
Stirling Prize Shortlist: Accordia
Credit: Tim Crocker
Accordia, Cambridge by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios/Alison Brooks Architects/Macreanor Lavington
Read BD's review of the Accordia by Ellis Woodman
Woodman says: By rights, Accordia should have been on last year's shortlist. However, when the RIBA jury visited the scheme they found that they couldn't get access to any of the houses so decided that it couldn't be put forward for an award. The Stirling hasn't had a great record of recognising quality housing developments. After BedZed, Accordia is only the second housing scheme to be shortlisted in the prize's history. However, it would make a very worthy winner.
In a period when the housing sector has become increasingly focussed on the construction of inner-city apartments, Accordia addresses the urgent need to build quality family homes at large scale and a sustainable density.
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Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena Station
Amsterdam, Netherlands by Grimshaw/ARCADIS Architecten
Stirling Prize Shortlist: Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena Station
Credit: Mark Humphreys
Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena Station Amsterdam, Netherlands by Grimshaw/ARCADIS Architecten
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Manchester Civil Justice Centre
Manchester by Denton Corker Marshall
Credit: Daniel Hopkinson
Manchester Civil Justice Centre, Manchester by Denton Corker Marshall
Woodman says:By stacking its programme high the MCJC has radically re-imagined the nature of a court building. It is not the only sense in which the project has proved innovative: this is one of the first projects to have been delivered through a Smart PFI procurement route. As such, it has to be judged a great success. The build quality is very high and the architects have succeeded in defending the complexity of their original scheme.
Where the project falls apart, however, is in its external expression. A voguish arrangement of randomly-extended cantilevers gives the building the impression of a gigantic filing cabinet – hardly an image that adequately conveys its civic role. All too often, the Stirling has gone to the most spectacular building on the list rather than the best. MCJC is this year's most spectacular project but it would make for a very disappointing winner.
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Nordpark Cable Railway
Austria by Zaha Hadid Architects
Credit: Roland Halbe
Nord Park Cable Railway, Austria by Zaha Hadid Architects
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Royal Festival Hall
London by Allies and Morrison
Credit: Peter Cook
Royal Festival Hall, London by Allies and Morrison
Woodman says: The inclusion of the Royal Festival Hall refurbishment on the shortlist was unexpected. This is, after all, essentially a restoration project of a grade 1 listed building and where changes have been made they have proved extremely controversial. The introduction of a large number of retail units at ground level has been criticised for the way that it has diminished the civic nature of the public spaces around the building.
The adjustments that have been made to the concert hall itself have been equally contentious. The hall's acoustic performance may be much improved but many have questioned whether the plywood canopy above the stage needed to be junked. Even if it did, it is hard to believe that the canvas sails that take its place are really the best alternative that could have been found. Definitely an outside bet.
Read BD's review of the Royal Festival Hall by Christopher Woodward
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Westminster Academy
London by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
Credit: Tim Soar
Westminster, London, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
Woodman says: AHMM's citrus-coloured block, which stands alongside London's Westway has established a much needed quality benchmark for Britain's flailing schools programme. In keeping with Westminster's specialism in 「International Business and Enterprise」, the building has been envisaged as akin to the headquarters of a large company.
It is the attention to detail that sets the project apart from other recent schools. The contribution of the graphic designers Studio Myerscough proves particularly significant and never more so than in those parts of the building where money has been in short supply.
Although no school has won the prize previously, Westminster City Academy must be considered this year's favourite. Awarding it the prize would send out a far more useful message about the role of architecture in society than giving it to yet another arts building.
