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Stirling Prize shortlist 2011
Hopkin's Velodrome is this year's bookies' favourite, but BD has covered all of this year's mixed bag of front runners for the Oscars of architecture.
This Stirling shortlist favours the safe and generic
The usual suspects are once again honoured at the expense of truly stirring architecture.
The shortlisted buildings
Steel structure at the heart of Bennetts’ Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford
Steel plays both a functional and aesthetic role in the design Bennetts Associates’ RST auditorium.
Royal Shakespeare Theatre by Bennetts Associates
Bennetts Associates’ long-awaited remodelling of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Stratford-on-Avon home finally gives the company the theatre it deserves
David Chipperfield’s Museum Folkwang in Essen, Germany
Following the triumph of the Neues Museum, Chipperfield’s latest building in Essen had a tough act to follow. And while it is accomplished, has the architect played it too safe?
O’Donnell & Tuomey’s historical inspiration
A Derry cultural centre for the Irish language looks to the Middle Ages for the inspiration for its dynamic concrete form
Olympic Velodrome by Hopkins
The London 2012 cycling venue is the first to be completed at the Olympic Park, and it sets a high standard for its fellow sports facilities to reach.
Evelyn Grace Academy, Brixton, by Zaha Hadid Architects
The aggressive swagger of Zaha Hadid’s Evelyn Grace Academy reflects the hard-edged dynamism found within the school itself
AHMM’s Angel of north London
Allford Hall Monagham Morris’s choice of curtain walling for its Angel building in Islington pays homage to Mies with floor-to-ceiling glazing and monchrome colour scheme
