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3 September 10

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Stirling Prize shortlist announced
Dominated by cultural buildings, The RIBA has announced the shortlist for this year’s Stirling prize. Zaha Hadid’s Maxxi Museum of Art in Rome is the bookies’ favourite to win the £20,000 prize

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Zaha Hadid s Maxxi Museum of Art in Rome

Rick Mather’s Ashmolean Museum extension in Oxford and David Chipperfield Architects’ Neues Museum in Berlin have also made the shortlist for the prestigious prize. Lower profile projects make up the rest of the list - Bateman’s Row in London by Theis & Khan; DSDHA’s Christ’s College school in Guildford; and Clapham Manor primary school in London by dRMM.

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David Chipperfield Architects Neues Museum in Berlin

“This is the first year that two schools have been shortlisted for the prize,” said RIBA president and Stirling judge Ruth Reed. “They represent what all schools should be: light, well-laid-out and well-equipped environments in which all students can flourish. With the programme to improve our extremely poor school estate now much reduced, it could be some time before we see such exemplar school buildings on the Stirling shortlist again.”
As well as Reed, this year’s judges comprise Ivan Harbour of Rogers Stirk Harbour, Edward Jones of Dixon Jones, historian Lisa Jardine and broadcaster Mark Lawson. They will visit all six buildings before selecting the winner, which will be announced at an awards ceremony at London’s Roundhouse on October 2. The awards will be hosted by Kevin McCloud and be broadcast live by the BBC’s Culture Show in a new slot after moving from its previous home at Channel 4.

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Clapham Manor primary school in London by dRMM