Winning streak: the shortlist for the RIBA London Regional Awards is announced

Pictured here, the nominated building of 2 St James’s Street by MJP Architects
Drum roll: the shortlist for the 2016 RIBA London Regional Awards has just been revealed and consists of 68 buildings across the capital. Pictured here, the nominated building of 2 St James’s Street by MJP Architects.
(Image credit: Peter Durant)

Time flies – and yes, it is the time of the year again to begin the exciting, annual RIBA Awards cycle. The first shortlists are now coming through, with the London Regional Awards nominees announced today.

2016 RIBA London Regional Awards for architecture promise an inspiring line-up. There is a rich total of 68 projects for the juries – which traditionally divide up the capital in four territories: north, south, east and west.

240 Blackfriars Road by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris.

240 Blackfriars Road by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris. 

(Image credit: Timothy Soar)

Beautiful family houses sit side by side to smaller and larger housing developments for all budgets – including projects such as the Y-Cube by Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners and the Tailored House by Liddicoat & Goldhill. 

Commercial building and cultural work are also in abundance; 8 St James's Square by Eric Parry, the Wilton's Music Hall by Tim Ronalds Architects, the Newport Street Gallery by Caruso St John and the Gagosian Gallery Mayfair by TateHindle (with interiors by Caruso St John), are within the nominated projects. 

Copper Lane by Henley Halebrown Rorrison is nominated.

Copper Lane by Henley Halebrown Rorrison is nominated.

(Image credit: Ioana Marinescu)

And this is just the beginning for the RIBA Awards. The regional shortlists kick-start the process that will result, later in the year, to a selection of winners, which can in turn be considered for the highly coveted RIBA National Awards. The winners of the latter offer the shortlist for the big winner of the year – the RIBA Stirling Prize, announced in the autumn of 2016. 

The winners of this first phase will be announced during a special awards ceremony on May 3, at the Stirling Prize-nominated University of Greenwich, Stockwell Street Building.

8 St James’s Square by Eric Parry Architects

8 St James’s Square by Eric Parry Architects

(Image credit: Dirk Linder)

19-22 Rodmarton Street by Bennetts Associates

19-22 Rodmarton Street by Bennetts Associates

(Image credit: Gareth Gardner)

61 Oxford Street by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

61 Oxford Street by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

(Image credit: Timothy Soar)

142 Bermondsey Street by Hampson Williams Ltd.

142 Bermondsey Street by Hampson Williams Ltd.

(Image credit: Agnese Sanvito)

Alphabeta by Studio RHE Ltd.

Alphabeta by Studio RHE Ltd. 

(Image credit: Hufton + Crow)

ARK All Saints Academy and Highshore School by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris.

ARK All Saints Academy and Highshore School by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris.

(Image credit: Timothy Soar)

Brentford Lock West by Mikhail Riches.

Brentford Lock West by Mikhail Riches.

(Image credit: Mark Hadden)

Camberwell Library by John McAslan + Partners.

Camberwell Library by John McAslan + Partners.

(Image credit: Edmund Sumner)

Camley Street by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris.

Camley Street by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris.

(Image credit: Timothy Soar)

Carnaby Court by Rolfe Judd.

Carnaby Court by Rolfe Judd.

(Image credit: Alan Crow)

Cobalt Place by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris.

Cobalt Place by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris. 

(Image credit: Timothy Soar)

Corner House by DSDHA.

Corner House by DSDHA. 

(Image credit: Christoffer Rudquist)

Courtyard Housing by Patel Taylor.

Courtyard Housing by Patel Taylor. 

(Image credit: Peter Cook)

Covert House by DSDHA.

Covert House by DSDHA.

(Image credit: Christoffer Rudquist)

Ely Court, South Kilburn by Alison Brooks Architects Ltd.

Ely Court, South Kilburn by Alison Brooks Architects Ltd.

(Image credit: Paul Riddle)

Forest Mews by Robert & Jessica Barker.

Forest Mews by Robert & Jessica Barker. 

(Image credit: Robert Barker)

Garden House by Hayhurst and Co.

Garden House by Hayhurst and Co. 

(Image credit: Killian O’Sullivan)

Gasholder Park by Bell Phillips Architects.

Gasholder Park by Bell Phillips Architects.

(Image credit: John Sturrock)

Godson Street by Edgley Design.

Godson Street by Edgley Design. 

(Image credit: Jack Hobhouse)

Graveney School Sixth Form Block by Urban Projects Bureau.

Graveney School Sixth Form Block by Urban Projects Bureau. 

(Image credit: Killian O’Sullivan)

Greenwich Housing by Bell Phillips Architects.

Greenwich Housing by Bell Phillips Architects. 

(Image credit: Edmund Sumner)

Harris House by Niall McLaughlin Architects.

Harris House by Niall McLaughlin Architects.

(Image credit: Nick Kane)

Institution of Structural Engineers Headquarters by Hugh Broughton Architects.

Institution of Structural Engineers Headquarters by Hugh Broughton Architects.

(Image credit: James Brittain)

King’s College Road by Thomson Lavers Architects.

King’s College Road by Thomson Lavers Architects.

(Image credit: Anthony Coleman)

King’s Cross Tunnel by Allies and Morrison.

King’s Cross Tunnel by Allies and Morrison. 

(Image credit: Nick Guttridge)

Modern Side Extension by Coffey Architects.

Modern Side Extension by Coffey Architects.

(Image credit: Timothy Soar)

Morelands Rooftop by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris.

Morelands Rooftop by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris.

(Image credit: Timothy Soar)

Mount Pleasant Hostel by Peter Barber Architects.

Mount Pleasant Hostel by Peter Barber Architects.

(Image credit: Morley von Sternberg)

Newport Street Gallery by Caruso St John Architects.

Newport Street Gallery by Caruso St John Architects.

(Image credit: Helene Binet)

Pegasus Court, Grahame Park by Peter Barber Architects.

Pegasus Court, Grahame Park by Peter Barber Architects. 

(Image credit: Morley von Sternberg)

Ravens Enclosure, HM Tower of London by Llowarch Llowarch Architects.

Ravens Enclosure, HM Tower of London by Llowarch Llowarch Architects.

(Image credit: Jack Hobhouse)

RCA Battersea by Haworth Tompkins.

RCA Battersea by Haworth Tompkins. 

(Image credit: Philip Vile)

Richmond Adult Community College by Duggan Morris Architects.

Richmond Adult Community College by Duggan Morris Architects.

(Image credit: Mark Hadden)

Royal Road by Panter Hudspith Architects.

Royal Road by Panter Hudspith Architects.

(Image credit: Morley von Sternberg)

Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour at UCL by Ian Ritchie Architects Limited.

Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour at UCL by Ian Ritchie Architects Limited.

(Image credit: Ian Ritchie Architects)

Studio McLeod by Studio McLeod.

Studio McLeod by Studio McLeod.

(Image credit: Duncan McLeod)

The Green by AOC Architecture Ltd.

The Green by AOC Architecture Ltd.

(Image credit: Timothy Soar)

The Tailored House by Liddicoat & Goldhill LLP.

The Tailored House by Liddicoat & Goldhill LLP. 

(Image credit: Will Scott)

Thornsett Road by Allies and Morrison.

Thornsett Road by Allies and Morrison.

(Image credit: Stale Eriksen)

Tin House by Henning Stummel Architects.

Tin House by Henning Stummel Architects.

(Image credit: Luke Caulfield)

Trafalgar Place - Elephant and Castle by dRMM Architects.

Trafalgar Place - Elephant and Castle by dRMM Architects.

(Image credit: Alex de Rijke)

U and I Headquarters by Coffey Architects.

U and I Headquarters by Coffey Architects.

(Image credit: Timothy Soar)

Vaudeville Court by Levitt Bernstein.

Vaudeville Court by Levitt Bernstein. 

(Image credit: Tim Crocker)

Y-Cube by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.

Y-Cube by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.

(Image credit: Grant Smith)

INFORMATION

For more information on the awards visit the RIBA website

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).