Stirling Prize

Of the six buildings the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has shortlisted for this year's Stirling Prize, half are in London: 1) Zaha Hadid Architects' London Aquatics Centre, 2) O'Donnell + Tuomey Architects' Saw Swee Hock Student Centre for the London School of Economics and 3) Renzo Piano Building Workshop's London Bridge Tower (The Shard) the tallest building in western Europe. I'll also be interested to read what the judges make of Mecanoo's very unusual design for the Library of Birmingham. It looks like a prison (CLICK).