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Friday, June 22, 2012

Two Spanish buildings, including the winners of the RIBA architectural awards

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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