RIBA International Awards 2011 Buildings
RIBA International Awards 2011 – Winners + Shortlist for Architecture Prize run by Royal Institute of British Architects for UK Architects – winners news
RIBA Awards 2011: Buildings, Architects
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) will announce the winners of the 2011 RIBA Awards on Thursday 19 May 2011. RIBA Awards for architectural excellence will be presented to 97 buildings in the UK and Europe (89 in the UK and 8 in the rest of the EU)
The City Dune Copenhagen, Urban Space
The City Dune in Copenhagen. Lundgaard and Tranberg have created two remarkable buildings, one being the SEB Headquarters, the other a smaller office building for rent
Life Sciences Building Southampton University
In bringing together students and academics from the Schools of Medicine and Biological Sciences, with additional research groups from the School of Electronics and Computer Science, the building reflects the University’s cross-disciplinary research vision.
Rothschild Foundation Aylesbury: Windmill Hill
In order to accommodate the Rothschild Foundation Archive and the offices of the Rothschild charity, a series of simple rectangular buildings has been built on the site of a former dairy farm
The Houl, Castle Douglas Property: Home
The Houl, Castle Douglas, Dumfries & Galloway house, Scotland, design by Simon Winstanley Architects: elegant timber-clad, single storey ‘long house’ is set into its hillside setting, commanding long views over the River Ken valley to the Rhinns of Kells.
Harbour Isle Apartments, Copenhagen Flats
The masterstroke of the housing scheme of 236 social and private apartments in Copenhagen’s regeneration area of Havneholmen is the way in which the architects have challenged the masterplan which limited access to the water for both residents and visitors.
Newton and Arkwright Building Nottingham
Newton and Arkwright Building, Nottingham Trent University. The project involves the skilful renovation of two existing historic buildings to create a contemporary university facility.
Iron Market Port-au-Prince Building, Haiti
When the Haiti earthquake mangled Port-au-Prince’s Iron Market, it destroyed a symbol of the nation. Built in France and bound for Cairo to serve as a railway station, the vagaries of history, tides or captains led it to end up here, where it served as a perfectly good market hall until ravaged first by fire in 2008 and then by earthquake.
Centre for Competitive Creative Design, C4D
C4D is a building of two halves, split horizontally just below the eaves. The lower half is a rationally planned box centred around a main teaching space that has a large uninterrupted view of the airfield
Trafford College Learning Resource Centre
A new entrance atrium organises arrival off a soon to be completed public square that addresses the city and suggests the importance of this building not just to staff and students but to the wider local community.
Maple Place, Fitzroy Street, London
Fitzroy Street and Maple Place Building, London Lettable Space, Duggan Morris Architecture Fitzroy Street and Maple Place London Office Architecture Development – design by Duggan Morris Architects 19 May 2011 Fitzroy Street and Maple Place London RIBA Award winner, 19 May 2011 Design: Duggan Morris Architects photographs © Kilian O’Sullivan Fitzroy Street and Maple Place … Read more
Hampstead Lane House, North London Property
Hampstead Lane Property, London Residential Architecture, Photos, Architect, Design Hampstead Lane House New North London Property: Residence – design by Duggan Morris Architects 19 May 2011 Hampstead Lane London Design: Duggan Morris Architects photographs © James Brittain RIBA Award winner, 19 May 2011 Hampstead Lane House Love them or hate them, all too often the … Read more
Hoxton House, East London Property
Britain has an enormous stock of traditional terraced houses, which increasingly struggle to meet the needs of contemporary living – clearly a significant challenge. This typical four-storey London terraced house is a case in point