Tag: RIBA
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Alex Ely – interview: ‘Ultimately the success of any building is how well it’s used and how well it’s stewarded’
What is the secret to making buildings that other architects admire and envy, but which are dedicated to the greater good? Mae Architects founder Alex Ely shares insights on the firm’s Stirling Prize-winning approach
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Migrant architects from Britain: the RIBA Stirling Prize 2007
As we digest the results of the annual celebration of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Award, it is also useful to cast an eye over the general state of the art. David Chipperfield was announced as the…
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RIBA Stirling Prize 2005
For the building that has made the greatest contribution to British architecture in the past year
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Awesome Archigram
Design Museum, London Until 4 July 2004
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The Royal Institute of British Architects’ Stirling Prize 2001
This year’s award ceremony in the Great Court of the British Museum (itself not a contender) was memorable in that the favourite didn’t win. Last year considerable added interest to the learned deliberations of the judges was given by Tracey…
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RIBA in Ecstasy: British Architectural Awards 2001
Ecstasy and fatigue, according to neuro-psychologist Richard Gregory, go together. ‘Ecstatic states of mastery over, or of oneness with, all things, are to be treasured, but they can lead to overconfidence, say while climbing a mountain, or piloting an aircraft’.…
