RIBA South Awards 2025 winners news
RIBA South Awards 2025 shortlisted architects news: buildings include Blenheim Palace, Eton School Hall and a library at Exeter College, Oxford
Eton School Hall building restoration, England
Eton College’s School Hall renewal by Hopkins Architects. Grade II listed Memorial Hall in Berkshire, Southeast England, conserved and restored. UK interior design news
Spano Casas Housing, Cordoba, Argentina
Spano Casas Housing by ESTUDIO LZ in Cordoba, Argentina. Ingenious design on a tricky site
Seven Volume House, São Paulo, Brazil
Seven Volume House design by Nitsche Arquitetos as a sprawling home due to its large plot. Separate volumes divided by small gardens connect by a covered path
Asaan, Misk Heritage Museum, Diriyah
Meaning ‘inheritance passed down through generations’, design by Zaha Hadid Architects. ‘Asaan’ institution in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia dedicated to preserving and celebrating KSA’s heritage
Exeter College Library, University of Oxford building
The Jackson Library – Exeter College, Oxford, by Nex and Donald Insall Associates. Transformation creates fresh, robust and light-filled environment for studying
Rhodes House Oxford, England building
£38m scheme design by Stanton Williams Architects transforms the Rhodes Trust’s historic headquarters, Oxford: a Grade II* listed, Arts and Crafts building. The scheme modernises the UK property’s services and creates additional spaces
Flame and Flavor Restaurant, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
After a typhoon in Taiwan damaged its facade, Old New Taiwanese Cuisine underwent a transformation. Paperfarm reimagined the building as a dialogue between tradition and innovation
London College of Fashion Building, Stratford Cross
New London College of Fashion building design by architects Allies and Morrison sits between the V&A East Museum and the BBC Music Studios
DeValera Library & Súil Art Gallery, Clare County
De Valera Library & Súil Art Gallery Ennis Co Clare Ireland design by Keith Williams Architects. Irish civic building images, 10m high sinuous masonry wall
The Quartet Songzhuang Z Museum, Zhejiang, China
Z Museum nestled deep within Zhejiang Province mountains, by TEAM BLDG, China. With its winding roads and narrow paths, arriving here feels like stepping into a modern-day version of “Peach Blossom Spring”
127 Charing Cross Road building refurbishment
127 Charing Cross Road building refurbishment design by Barr Gazetas. West End property renewal maximises office space in central London
Thomas Sankara Mausoleum, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Designed by Kéré Architecture, the Thomas Sankara Mausoleum is the final resting place of the former president and his twelve closest companions in Burkina Faso, Africa. Sankara was president from 1983 until his assassination in 1987
Blenheim Palace Orangery building restoration award
Blenheim Palace’s £2 million restoration project of its historic Orangery has been shortlisted for a prestigious national conservation award – UNESCO World Heritage Site in England
Japanese style Southwark home, London
Japanese style Southwark home, wheelchair accessible. Niwa House, London design by Takero Shimazaki Architects for a family: tranquil spaces
Matipo House, Lower Hutt, Wellington, NZ
Matipo House, NZ, was designed, by Studio Pacific, to support a restful retirement and a return ‘home’ for its owners. The new dwelling replaces a vacant double site, creating contemporary home with a strong mid-century influence
Heimaklettur House, Langley Township, British Columbia
Designed by MOTIV the windows of Heimaklettur House are playfully oriented to provide framed views across the open floor plan. Glazed doors open out to the farm and patio area with views to the setting sun