RIBA has announced the 30 buildings selected to be visited by the RIBA awards committee this summer under consideration for the inaugural RIBA International Prize. These will be whittled down to 20 of the best buildings, after which six finalists will be chosen and visited by the Grand Jury this autumn. Setting a new global standard for architectural achievement, the prize will be judged by an expert panel led by world-renowned architect, Richard Rogers.
From hundreds of entries, the 30 buildings selected range in size and budget. Projects range from large urban infrastructure schemes to private residential projects; cultural destinations to civic spaces; academic buildings to places of worship. The RIBA International Prize will be awarded to the most significant and inspirational building of the year. The winning building will demonstrate visionary, innovative thinking and excellence of execution, whilst making a distinct contribution to its users and to its physical context. Unlike any previous RIBA award for architecture, the RIBA International Prize is open to any qualified architect in the world.
Billie Tsien, founding partner of Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners based in New York City joins the Grand Jury adjudicating the Prize, chaired by Richard Rogers. Fellow jurors are Kunlé Adeyemi, founder and principal of NLÉ, Marilyn Jordan Taylor FAIA, the dean of architecture at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Fine Arts and Philip Gumuchdjian, founder of Gumuchdjian Architects and Chair of RIBA Awards.
Speaking today, RIBA President, Jane Duncan commented: “We have been delighted with the response to our inaugural RIBA International Prize, which has brought a huge range of exceptional entries from all around the globe. It will be fascinating to see insights from the judges and entrants into the power and value of great architecture, wherever you are in the world.”
Billie Tsien, Founding Partner of TWBTA speaking on joining the jury said: “It is a huge honour and responsibility to consider work for premiation. Of importance to me personally is the opportunity to recognize work of integrity, both aesthetically and in the value system under which it is made.”
Photo: Jockey Club Innovation Tower is a building of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. It was designed by Pritzker-prize-winning architect Zaha Hadid. This building is her first permanent work in Hong Kong.
Buildings Nominated:
Angdong Hospital
Baojing County, China
Rural Urban Framework
Civic
Arquipelago Contemporary Arts Centre
Ribeira Grande, The Azores
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João Mendes Ribeiro Arquitecto, Lda.
Restoration / Conservation
Buenos Aires Ciudad Casa de Gobierno
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Foster + Partners
Berdichevsky Cherny Arquitectos & StudioMinond
UPE DG MDU GCBA
Offices
Culture House Rozet
Arnhem, Netherlands
Neutelings Riedijk Architects
Education
DLR Lexicon
Dún Laoghaire Co, Dublin, Ireland
Carr Cotter Naessens
Civic
Europaallee Baufeld E
Zurich, Switzerland
Caruso St John Architects
Bosshard Vaquer Architekten
Offices
European Hansemuseum
Lübeck, Germany
Studio Andreas Heller Architects & Designers
Restoration / Conservation
Farming Kindergarten
Bien Hoa City, Vietnam
Vo Trong Nghia Architects
Education
Fine Arts Museum of Asturias
Oviedo, Spain
Francisco Mangado – Mangado y Asociados
Restoration / Conservation
Fulton Centre
New York, USA
Grimshaw
HDR
Page Ayres Cowley Architects
Transport
Heydar Aliyev Centre
Baku, Azerbaijan
Zaha Hadid Architects
DiA Holding
Culture
Invisible House
Hampton Australia
Peter Stutchbury Architecture
Private House
Jockey Club Innovation Tower
Hung Hom, Hong Kong
Zaha Hadid Architects
Education
Museo Jumex
Mexico City, Mexico
David Chipperfield Architects
Taller Abierto de Arquitectura y Urbanismo (TAAU)
Culture
Office Building Moganshan Road
Hangshou, China
Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH
Offices
Oita Prefecture Art Museum
Oita, Japan
Shigeru Ban Architects
Culture
PARKROYAL on Pickering
Singapore
WOHA Architects Pte. Ltd.
Residential / Hotel
Public Library of Constitucion
Constitucion, Chile
Sebastian Irarrazaval Arquitectos
Civic
Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies
Doha, Qatar
Mangera Yvars Architects Ltd
Education
Rundeskogen
Stavanger, Norway
dRMM Architects / Helen and Hard Architects
Residential / Hotel
Saint Louis Art Museum
St. Louis, USA
David Chipperfield Architects
HOK
Culture
Saint Trinitatis Catholic Church
Leipzig, Germany
Schulz und Schulz
Religious
Sancaklar Mosque
Büyükçekmece/Istanbul, Turkey
EAA-Emre Arolat Architecture
Religious
SkyTerrace
Soo Khian Chan, Singapore
SCDA Architects Pte Ltd
Residential / Hotel
St Angela’s College Cork
Cork, Ireland
O’Donnell + Tuomey
Education
Stormen
Bodø, Norway
DRDH Architects
Culture
The Ring of Remembrance, International WWI Memorial of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette
Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, France
AAPP
Culture
Tula House
Heriot Bay, Quadra Island, Canada
Patkau Architects
Private House
UTEC – Universidad de Ingenieria y Tecnologia
Peru, Lima
Grafton Architects
Shell Arquitectos
Education
VIA at West 57th
New York, USA
BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group
SLCE Architects
Residential / Hotel