RIBA Stirling Prize 2008: And The Winner is:Accordia-High Density Housing

Accordia
Architect: Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios/Alison Brooks Architects/Macreanor Lavington
Client: Countryside Properties
Copyright: Tim Crocker
Awards: RIBA Award

Read more here: RIBA

Here was the shortlist:

The £20,000 up for grabs. Last year David Chipperfield’s Museum of Modern Literature in Marbach am Neckar, Germany got away with it. Who will it be this year ?

1. Accordia: High Density Housing

2. Bijlmer Station

3. Manchester Civil Justice Centre

4. Nordpark Cable Railway

5. Royal Festival Hall

6. Westminster Academy at the Naim Dangoor Centre

Full List

And The Debate Begins

Stirling Prize shortlist is not Britain’s best, says William JR Curtis

Published: 24 July 2008 13:10

The AJ asked the distinguished critic for his verdict on the Stirling Prize shortlist. He was not over-impressed.

The Stirling Prize is supposed to honour the building which has made ‘the greatest contribution to British architecture over the past year’. In theory this could be a work designed by a British national for a site in a foreign land or by a foreigner for a site in Britain. In an era of globalised practice, territorial limits are becoming ever more blurred. Attempts to define a ‘British architecture’ are doomed to insularity and caricature. The most interesting buildings today have diverse historical and geographical origins. They respond to present-day realities while transforming principles from earlier modern architecture.

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5 Responses to “RIBA Stirling Prize 2008: And The Winner is:Accordia-High Density Housing”

  1. Usual suspects  on July 29th, 2008

    I agree that ‘contribution to British Architecture’ should mean buildings designed and built in the UK. Otherwise we might as well include all the Dubai Towers.
    I have nothing against foreign projects, but they are concieved under totally different circumstances and always come with a certain political baggage.

  2. Mark Ellery  on October 12th, 2008

    so, will the “Accordia: High Density Housing” be the “housing model” of tomorrow? If so Im all for it, i think its quite nice!

  3. killion  on October 12th, 2008

    looks refreshingly normal. that’s what most appealing to me about it. doesn’t come across like someone was trying to hard for something new or different…weldone.

  4. Mark Ellery  on October 14th, 2008

    well, theres always the age old saying:

    “KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID!”

    or KISS to those who dont know!
    LOL

    Why overcomplicate something that is not complex? This is a house,…. for people,… its a simple brief and I think this simple solution will work well… not only does it LOOK ok, but it will probably actually last more than 50 years, which is about 49 years longer than a lot of things being built at the moment!

  5. Rob  on November 2nd, 2008

    I think the right winner one the Stirling Prize this year. The development based on the masterplan of Fielden Clegg Bradley and excuted in design by Alison Brookes and Macreanor Lavington sets new standards in housing design without going nuts like some architects are prone to do. It is a simple pragmatic solution that addresses the needs of the user.

    This is a site specific solution that cannot be replicated like a Barratt Homes development however the inherent concepts can be replicated elsewhere. I hope that they will.


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