The RIBA London Regional Awards shortlist shows off the capital's wealth of architectural work

Pear Tree House by Edgely Design
Cor-Ten House in Putney by Eldridge Smerin.
(Image credit: Lyndon Douglas)

The RIBA London Regional Awards nominees have just been announced, marking the beginning of the 2015 RIBA awards cycle.

The Regional list in turn leads to the RIBA National Awards, which in turn gives birth to the highly coveted Stirling Prize. The London winners, judged separately across four regions within London - west, east, north and south - will be joined by the separate winning design lists from across the UK, forming the full RIBA Regional Awards for 2015.

As always, the capital's wealth of shortlisted buildings spans different scales and typologies, ranging from the Bonhams Headquarters in the UK capital by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands through to Gianni Botsford's tiny 'White on White' house extension in North London. Also shortlisted are Kew House by Piercy & Company, Waddington Studios by Featherstone Young Architects and Fitzroy Park House by Stanton Williams. With each, architectural excellence is key.

The London winners will be announced at the RIBA London Awards ceremony at the National Theatre's Temporary Theatre on 18 May. 

Covert House by DSDHA

Covert House by DSDHA. Photography: Helene Binet

(Image credit: Helene Binet)

Darbishire Place, Peabody Housing by Niall McLaughlin Architects

Darbishire Place, Peabody Housing by Niall McLaughlin Architects. Photography: Nick Kane

(Image credit: Nick Kane)

Friends House by John McAslan and Partners

Friends House by John McAslan and Partners. Photography: Hufton + Crow

(Image credit: Hufton + Crow)

Great James Street by Emrys Architects

Great James Street by Emrys Architects. Photography: Alan Williams

(Image credit: Alan Williams)

King's Cross Square by Stanton Williams

King's Cross Square by Stanton Williams. Photography: Hufton + Crow

(Image credit: Hufton + Crow)

Mount Pleasant Studios by Peter Barber Architects

Mount Pleasant Studios by Peter Barber Architects. Photography: Morley Von Sternberg

(Image credit: Morley Von Sternberg)

NEO Bankside by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

NEO Bankside by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. Photography: Edmund Sumner

(Image credit: Edmund Sumner)

Pear Tree House by Edgely Design

Pear Tree House by Edgely Design. Photography: Nicholas Worley

(Image credit: Nicholas Worley)

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Central Footbridge by heneghan peng architects

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Central Footbridge by heneghan peng architects. Photography: Hufton + Crow

(Image credit: Hufton + Crow)

The Foundary

The Foundary. Photograhy: Rory Gardiner 

(Image credit: Rory Gardiner)

Waddington Studios by Featherstone Young Architects

Waddington Studios by Featherstone Young Architects. Photograhy: Tim Brotherton

(Image credit: Tim Brotherton)

'White on White' by Gianni Botsford Architects

'White on White' by Gianni Botsford Architects. Photograhy: James Morris

(Image credit: James Morris)

Ellie Stathaki is the Architecture & Environment Director at Wallpaper*. She trained as an architect at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and studied architectural history at the Bartlett in London. Now an established journalist, she has been a member of the Wallpaper* team since 2006, visiting buildings across the globe and interviewing leading architects such as Tadao Ando and Rem Koolhaas. Ellie has also taken part in judging panels, moderated events, curated shows and contributed in books, such as The Contemporary House (Thames & Hudson, 2018), Glenn Sestig Architecture Diary (2020) and House London (2022).