Westminster Academy by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris emerges as early frontrunner for Stirling Prize

Allford Hall Monaghan Morris has won RIBA London鈥檚 黑洞社区 of the Year 2008 for its Westminster Academy at the Naim Dangoor Centre.

The distinctive green and yellow school in West London is an early favourite for this year鈥檚 Stirling Prize. It has also won the British Council for School Environments award for inspiring design.

Queen Mary University won the Client of the Year award for Fielden Clegg Bradley鈥檚 Richard Fielden House. Judges commended its 鈥渃onsistent approach to securing great design鈥�.

Allies & Morrison鈥檚 Royal Festival Hall was also honoured with the London Public Space Award. St Pancras International, which was designed by Alistair Lansley for Union Railways, was given the RIBA and English Heritage award for Best 黑洞社区 in a Historic Context.

Will Alsop, patron of RIBA London, said: 鈥淭his year has produced some really exceptional architectural achievements in London 鈥� landmark buildings which are already achieving huge critical and public acclaim as well as inspirational work on a smaller scale in the community.鈥�

Regional RIBA award winners are automatically put forward for consideration for the National Awards and the Stirling Prize, which is given to the architect of the RIBA鈥檚 overall building of the year.

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