Local Buildings Shortlisted for Prestigious Award
9 April 2002, Susanne Boswell

TWELVE LOCAL INNOVATIVE BUILDINGS have beaten off stiff competition from a range of new buildings within RIBA South to make it onto the shortlist for the RIBA Awards. In Hampshire/Isle of Wight they are: Artigiano in Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight (designed by The Manser Practice), the Southampton Magistrates Courthouse in Southampton (Hampshire County Council Architects), the Theatre Royal in Winchester (Burrell Foley Fischer LLP), and Whiteley Primary School in Whiteley, Hampshire (Hampshire County Council Architects).

These projects are amongst 30 buildings that were submitted within RIBA South. They will be visited during April 2002 by an Awards jury. Buildings recommended for an Award at this stage are then in the running for the Stirling Prize 2002.

Only 50 or so new buildings around the country are given RIBA Awards. In 2001, the only building to receive an Award in RIBA South was Hatherley Studio in Winchester, a private house designed for and by the architect, Richard Rose-Casemore. Buildings that illustrate cutting edge architecture are often selected as award winners within the Region. There are 5 counties comprising RIBA South: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Oxfordshire.

Tony Chapman, Head of Awards at the RIBA said, "The standard of entries this year is higher than ever, making shortlisting extremely difficult. RIBA judges look for quality of design, whether the building is large or small, but success in matching their clients' needs and budgets can be equally important in the decision making. Entries were shortlisted anonymously, so all practices are judged on a level playing field."

Winners will be announced at an RIBA Awards dinner supported by The Architects' Journal, held during Interbuild in Birmingham on 11 June. The complete list of buildings shortlisted within RIBA South can be found at RIBA South.

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