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RIBA International Prize 2016

Grafton Architects win Royal Institute of British Architects Architectural Prize: Results News

24 Nov 2016

RIBA International Prize 2016 Winner News

RIBA International Prize 2016 Winners

Grafton Architects wins RIBA International Prize for University of Engineering Campus (UTEC) in Lima, Peru.

This is the inaugural award: the RIBA International Prize replaces the Lubetkin Prize.

The UTEC project in Lima was one of six finalist buildings visited by the Grand Jury of the prize, chaired by British architect Richard Rogers.

Universidad de Ingenieria y Tecnologia
Design: Grafton Architects with Shell Arquitectos

photo : Iwan Baan
University of Engineering Campus in Lima

28 Oct 2016

Shortlist for RIBA International Prize 2016

RIBA International Prize 2016 Shortlist

RIBA INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2016 SHORTLIST

SIX BUILDINGS IN RUNNING FOR NEW GLOBAL PRIZE FOR ARCHITECTURE

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) International Prize 2016 winner will be announced on Thursday 24 November 2016. The Six finalist buildings will be visited by the Grand Jury of the prize.

Selection follows a rigorous judging process which saw the RIBA awards committee travel to 30 buildings across five continents before choosing six buildings to be visited again in November.

Setting a new global standard for architectural achievement, the prize will be judged by a grand jury of experts chaired by world-renowned architect, Lord Richard Rogers of Riverside.

Projects demonstrate a range of innovative responses to the role of public architecture, providing major new additions to their contexts and communities.

RIBA International Prize 2016 Shortlisted Buildings

RIBA International Prize Shortlisted Buildings & Architects

Arquipelago Contemporary Arts Centre
Design: Menos é Mais, Arquitectos Associados with João Mendes Ribeiro Arquitecto

photo : Jose Campos
Arquipelago Contemporary Arts Centre Azores Building
Restoring the site of an 1890s sweet potato distillery, Arquipelago Contemporary Arts Centre expertly combines restoration, reconstruction and new build, drawing on the history of the building and its distinctive black Basalt exterior to create a restrained, industrial character.

Heydar Aliyev Centre
Design: Zaha Hadid Architects with DiA Holding

photo : Hélène Binet
Heydar Aliyev Centre Baku by Zaha Hadid
Heydar Aliyev Centre in Baku offers a vibrant programme of arts, music and performance to audiences in the vaulted spaces and distinctive wave-like form that dominates the eastern aspect of the city.

Museo Jumex
Design: David Chipperfield Architects with Taller Abierto de Arquitectura y Urbanismo

photo © Simon Menges
Museo Jumex Building by David Chipperfield Architects
A structure that celebrates the industrial heritage of its site context in Mexico City, David Chipperfield Architects’ Museo Jumex is home to the largest private collection of Latin American contemporary art in the world.

The Ring of Remembrance
Design: Agence d’architecture Philippe Prost

photograph : Aitor Ortiz
The Ring of Remembrance memorial in Notre-Dame-de-Lorette
The Ring of Remembrance memorial in Notre-Dame-de-Lorette near Arras commemorates the thousands who died in the region during World War I.

Stormen
Design: DRDH Architects

photograph : David Grandorge
Stormen Concert Hall, Theatre and Public Library, Bodø by DRDH
Stormen Concert Hall and Library has created a new community focus for a small town, with two new civic buildings in Bodø, 100km inside the Arctic Circle.

Universidad de Ingenieria y Tecnologia
Design: Grafton Architects with Shell Arquitectos

photo : Iwan Baan
Universidad de Ingenieria y Tecnologia UTEC Lima by Grafton Architects
The UTEC in Lima is a new faculty for a 50 year old engineering university to enable young Peruvians to gain engineering qualifications and to encourage social mobility.