The RIBA announces the winners of its 2014 National Awards

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The Britten-Pears Foundation archive in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, by Stanton Williams.
Winners of the RIBA National Awards 2014 include: The Britten-Pears Foundation archive in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, by Stanton Williams.
(Image credit: Hufton + Crow)

It's been only a few weeks since we reported on the winners of the highly anticipated RIBA London Awards and the time has already come to announce their countrywide siblings, the prestigious RIBA National Awards.

Hailed as the precursor to the prestigious Sterling Prize award for best building of the year - drawn from a National Awards shortlist and announced in October - these prizes herald both buildings on British soil and projects realised abroad in the special RIBA EU Awards category. The latter ranges from BIG's Danish Maritime Museum to Vienna University's Departments of Law and Central Administration by CRAB Studio. 

The selection is wide, spanning from large-scale public and commercial buildings to smaller scale private houses, but a strong theme emerges for civic buildings and public spaces that bring architectural excellence to their local communities. The Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth by Wilkinson Eyre architects with Pringle Brandon Perkins + Will, the London Aquatics Centre by Zaha Hadid and the Birmingham Library by Mecanoo, are among the UK-based highlights.  

Judged and presented locally, the RIBA awards are a prominent annual distinction that covers categories such as housing, arts & leisure, education & community, office & commercial, civic and public buildings. Now we await the crowning glory: the Sterling Prize.

Hargood Close housing in Colchester, by Proctor and Matthews.

Hargood Close housing in Colchester, by Proctor and Matthews.

(Image credit: Tim Crocker)

Interior of St George's Chapel in Great Yarmouth

St George's Chapel in Great Yarmouth, by Hopkins Architects.

(Image credit: Richard Davies)

The London Aquatics Centre

The London Aquatics Centre, by Zaha Hadid. 

(Image credit: Hufton + Crow)

JW3 centre in London

The JW3 centre in London, by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands

(Image credit: Hufton + Crow)

The Shard in London viewed from the Thames river

The Shard in London, by Renzo Piano Building Workshop.

(Image credit: Michel Denance)

Interior of the London Library

The London Library, by Haworth Tompkins. 

(Image credit: Paul Raferty)

The Everyman Theatre in Liverpool

The Everyman Theatre in Liverpool, by Haworth Tompkins. 

(Image credit: Philip Vile)

The Manchester School of Art

The Manchester School of Art, by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios.

(Image credit: Hufton + Crow)

Police Service of Northern Ireland Memorial Garden in Belfast

Police Service of Northern Ireland Memorial Garden in Belfast, by Hall McKnight. 

(Image credit: Hall McKnight)

Living room of Cliff House on the Isle of Skye

Cliff House on the Isle of Skye, by Dualchas Architects.

(Image credit: Andrew Lee)

Dining Room and kitchen of House No.7 on the Isle of Tiree

House No.7 on the Isle of Tiree, by Denizen Works.

(Image credit: David Barbour)

Scottish Water - The Bridge in Glasgow

Scottish Water - The Bridge in Glasgow, by Reiach and Hall Architects

(Image credit: Andrew Lee)

Brighton College Boarding House

Brighton College Boarding House, by Allies and Morrison

(Image credit: press)

Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft

Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft, by Adam Richards Architects.

(Image credit: Brotherton Lock)

Red Bridge house in East Sussex

Red Bridge house in East Sussex, by Smerin Architects.

(Image credit: Tim Crocker )

Interior of The Novium in Chichester

The Novium in Chichester, by Keith William Architects.

(Image credit: David Grandorge)

The Ritblat Building at the Hilden Grange Preparatory School

(Image credit: Tim Crocker)

John Henry Brooks Building in Oxford

John Henry Brooks Building in Oxford, by Design Engine Architects.

(Image credit: Nick Kane)

The Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth

The Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth, by Wilkinson Eyre Architects with Pringle Brandon Perkins + Will.

(Image credit: Hufton + Crow)

The Architecture Archive house in Somerset

The Architecture Archive house in Somerset, by Hugh Strange Architects 

(Image credit: press)

The Wilson Cheltenham Gallery and Museum

The Wilson Cheltenham Gallery and Museum, by Berman Guedes Stretton.

(Image credit: Quintin Lake)

The Officer's Field Housing in Dorset

The Officer's Field Housing in Dorset, by HTA Design   

(Image credit: press)

Poole Harbour Second Crossing

Poole Harbour Second Crossing, by Wilkinson Eyre Architects.

(Image credit: Dave Morris)

Interior of Porthmeor Artists' Studios and Fishermen's cellars in St Ives

Porthmeor Artists' Studios and Fishermen's cellars in St Ives, by Long and Kentish Architects.

(Image credit: Paul Massey)

The Lee Building in Bath

The Lee Building in Bath, by Fielden Fowles Architects with Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios. 

(Image credit: Chris Pendrich)

Waverley School in Birmingham, by AHMM.

Waverley School in Birmingham, by AHMM.

(Image credit: Timothy Soar )

Library of Birmingham, by Mecanoo

Library of Birmingham, by Mecanoo

(Image credit: press)

Manor Works in Sheffield

Manor Works in Sheffield, by Architecture00.

(Image credit: Joni Steiner )

Seizure Gallery at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Seizure Gallery at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, by Adam Khan Architects.

(Image credit: David Grandorge )

Baakenhafen Bridge in Hamburg

The special RIBA EU Awards category hails projects realised abroad. Winners include: Baakenhafen Bridge in Hamburg, by Wilkinson Eyre Architects.

(Image credit: Wilfred Dechau )

Danish Maritime Museum in Hesingor

Danish Maritime Museum in Hesingor, by BIG.

(Image credit: Rasmus Hjortshoj)

Extension at Joachimstrasse 11 in Berlin

Extension at Joachimstrasse 11 in Berlin, by David Chipperfield Architects

(Image credit: Simon Menges)

Lenbachaus in Munich

Lenbachaus in Munich, by Foster + Partners.

(Image credit: Nigel Young)

Marseille Vieux Port

Marseille Vieux Port, by Foster + Partners

(Image credit: Edmund Sumner)

Metrostation Kraaiennest in Amsterdam

Metrostation Kraaiennest in Amsterdam, by Maccreanor Lavington.

(Image credit: Luuk Kramer)

Musiktheater in Linz

Musiktheater in Linz, by Terry Pawson Architects.

(Image credit: Sigrid Rauchdobler)

Library and Learning Centre in Vienna

Library and Learning Centre in Vienna, by Zaha Hadid Architects.

(Image credit: Roland Halbe  )

Nuovo Centro Civico in Scandicci

Nuovo Centro Civico in Scandicci, by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

(Image credit: press)

The Blue Planet in Kastrup

The Blue Planet in Kastrup, by 3XN.

(Image credit: Adam Moerk)

Vartov Square in Copenhagen, by Hall McKnight.

Vartov Square in Copenhagen, by Hall McKnight.

(Image credit: Stamers Kontor )

Vienna University Departments of Law and Central Adminstration

Vienna University Departments of Law and Central Adminstration, by CRAB Studio

(Image credit: Ronald Kreimel)
Ellie Stathaki
Ellie Stathaki

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).