The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the shortlist for the Stephen Lawrence Prize, which is now in its twentieth year.
Six projects have been shortlisted, including a converted factory art venue, a house mimicking an upturned ship’s hull and a forestry centre built from timber grown on site.
Clockwise from top left: Wolfson Tree Management Centre by Invisible Studio © Andy Matthews; The Compound by BPN Architects © Tom Bird; Silver House by Hyde + Hyde Architects © David Schnabel; Houseboat by Mole Architects with Rebecca Granger Architects © Rory Gardiner; Peacock House by BHSF Architekten with Studio-P © Benedikt Redmann; Fallahogey Studio by McGarry-Moon Architects © Adam Currie.
Established in 1998 in memory of Stephen Lawrence, who aspired to be an architect, the prize is supported by the Marco Goldschmied Foundation and rewards the best examples of projects with a construction budget of less than £1 million.
The 2017 shortlist is:
- The Compound, Birmingham by BPN Architects - Former textile factory turned into an art venue, a workshop and a client's home
- Fallahogey Studio, Kilrea, Northern Ireland by McGarry-Moon Architects - Studio space set within the garden of the architects’ award winning house
- Houseboat, Poole, Dorset by Mole Architects with Rebecca Granger Architects - A new nautical-inspired house overlooking Poole harbour
- Peacock House, Aldeburgh, Suffolk by BHSF Architekten with Studio-P - Suburban courtyard home complete with studio space for a private art collection
- Silver House, Swansea, Wales by Hyde + Hyde Architects - Concrete, timber and steel layered family home overlooking the Bristol Channel
- Wolfson Tree Management Centre, Tetbury, Gloucestershire by Invisible Studio - Twin timber buildings to house equipment and staff facilities at the National Arboretum.
The winner of the 2017 Stephen Lawrence Prize will be announced at the RIBA Stirling Prize party on 31 October at the Roundhouse in Camden, London.
The Stephen Lawrence Prize judges are: Marco Goldschmied, RIBA Past President and Founder of the Marco Goldschmied Foundation, which established the Stephen Lawrence Prize in 1998; Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon, Doreen Lawrence CBE, mother of Stephen Lawrence; Taro Tsurata, Tsurata Architects, who won the 2016 Stephen Lawrence Prize; and Stephen Lawrence Scholarship recipient Stephanie Edwards, Barton Willmore.
