Hopkins’ 2012 venue leads the pack of six finalists for the architectural gong

Architect Hopkins’ London 2012 Olympic velodrome is 2:1 favourite to scoop this year’s Stirling prize after the shortlist was unveiled this week.

The five other schemes are:

  • the Evelyn Grace Academy, London, by Zaha Hadid
  • An Gaelaras cultural centre, Derry, Northern Ireland by Derry by O’Donnell + Tuomey
  • the Angel ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø, London by AHMM
  • Folkwang Museum, Essen, Germany by David Chipperfield
  • the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon by Bennetts Associates.

The winner will be announced on 1 October at the Magna Science Adventure Centre in Rotherham, a previous Stirling prize winner.

The velodrome

velodrome

An Gaelaras cultural centre

An Gaelaras

Evelyn Grace Academy

Evelyn Grace Academy

Angel ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø

Angel ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø

Folkwang museum

Museum Folkwang

Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Source: Peter Cook

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