Shortlist for RIBA's Stephen Lawrence Prize announced
Shortlist announced in prize to honour emerging architects and practices and named after the murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence, who was himself on the road to becoming an architect
An egg-shaped wooden boat that's home to an artist and an illuminated staircase linking the costal path to a former Georgian naval yard in Plymouth are two of the projects shortlisted for this year's RIBA Stephen Lawrence Prize, an award that recognises fresh architectural talent and smaller construction budgets.
The Exbury Egg, New Forest by PAD Studio (workspace)
Stephen Lawrence Prize founder Marco Goldschmied said: "The standard and range of projects eligible for shortlisting in 2014 was higher than ever and is proof of the very high standard of (mostly young) practices undertaking commissions under £1m.
'The UK's dysfunctional planning system gets no better with the passing of time. It is testament to the ingenuity and persistence of the profession that planning permission for original designs in urban and sensitive rural sites is still obtainable. The shortlisting jury this year included the last three year's winners of the Stephen Lawrence Prize. After lengthy debate, we are delighted with the outcome. It is certain to produce an excellent winner.'
Tree House, east London by 6a architects (residential project)
The judges this year will be Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon, Doreen Lawrence CBE the mother of Stephen Lawrence, Marco Goldschmied, RIBA Past President and Founder of the Marco Goldschmied Foundation, which established the RIBA Stephen Lawrence Prize in 1998, Anthony Boulanger, Partner at AY Architects, winners of the 2013 Stephen Lawrence Prize and Joe Morris, Director at Duggan Morris Architects, winners of the Prize in 2012.
The Stephen Lawrence Prize, sponsored by the Marco Goldschmied Foundation, rewards the best examples of projects that have a construction budget of less than £1 million.
The prize, set up in memory of the teenager who was setting out on the road to becoming an architect when he was murdered in 1993, is intended to encourage fresh talent working with smaller budgets.
The winners will be announced at the RIBA Stirling Prize party on 16 October at the RIBA in central London.
Here are all the shortlisted projects:
Tree House, east London by 6a architects (residential project)
Ott's Yard, north London by vPPR Architects (residential project)
Alex Monroe Studio Snowfields, south London by DSDHA (workspace)
The Exbury Egg, New Forest by PAD Studio (work space)
Royal William Yard Staircase, Plymouth by Gillespie Yunnie Architects (infrastructure project)
House No 7, Isle of Tiree, Scotland by Denizen Works (residential project)
