Stirling Prize blog

by Kieran Long, Editor of the Architects' Journal

The trip is over, the intellectual dust settling after five solid days of architectural debate. It has been intense - flight after flight, taxi after taxi, all filled with thoughts and opinions about our six buildings.

The last day was a little calmer than the others, seeing the two UK buildings. We pitched up in the morning to look around Haworth Tompkins' Young Vic Theatre, which is easily the least iconic building on the list. It kicked off one of the most interesting conversations of the week. Some argued that its very non-iconic nature should make it a serious contender. Others felt that there wasn't enough architecture here, amongst the collage of elements that make up this informal place. I think it's a serious contender...

Kieran Long, 14 September 2007

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14 September 2007 | Architecture