The
old bullring Las Arenas in Barcelona and Bilbao Sports Palace Arena
buildings are among the 59 winners this year with awards RIBA British
architecture, the organization announced.
Of
these buildings, all designed by architects based in the UK, on July
23 will be selected six will compete for the prestigious Stirling prize
2012 "the greatest contribution to British architecture", granted on 13
October.
Within
this first selection of 59, chosen from an initial list of 740
candidates include 50 buildings in the UK and other 9 other countries in
the European Union (EU)
Its
creators will receive a certificate on Thursday from the Institute of
British Architects (RIBA) in recognition of its excellence, the
organization says
Among
these awards, the Institute has selected the Catalan bullring Las
Arenas for its radical transformation, carried out by the architects
Roger Stirk Harbour + Partners. That old bull ring is converted, inside, in a shopping center, building on its original facade
Among
the creations of Spanish architects also included the Sports Palace
Arena Bilbao, located in the Bilbao neighborhood Miribilla, whose design
was commissioned sign Idom.
These
buildings have been awarded in this first round of winners along with
other works which include a plywood house in Sicily, the London 2012
Olympic Stadium, a detachable opera hall in the English county of
Oxfordshire, and a house with a of sand dune in Suffolk (southeast England).
On
23 July, the Institute announced six finalists from among these 59
works, of which only one will get the Stirling 2012, October 13, worth
20,000 pounds (25,000 euros).
The
coveted prize is awarded to the best new building constructed in
Britain or other European Union countries, provided they have been
designed by schools of architecture with headquarters in this country.
The
president of RIBA, Angela Brady, said today in a statement that "for
nearly fifty years the RIBA awards have reflected the changing state of
British architecture and revealed emerging trends in design." "What
really stands out is that even in times of austerity, we can produce
incredibly intelligent buildings, high quality, reflecting the needs of
today and magnify our daily lives," said Brady.
The
president praised this time "the number of innovative projects and the
use of beautiful materials" among those 59 winners, to make projects
"are really exciting and inspiring."
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