Four of the six projects shortlisted for the Stirling Prize 2025 are located in London. Appleby Blue Almshouse, Elizabeth Tower, London College of Fashion and Niwa House are all up for the best building project, conferred annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects since 1996. Hastings House in East Sussex and AstraZeneca’s global HQ in Cambridge make up the list.
Appleby Blue Almshouse in Bermondsey has been designed to reduce isolation for older residents and provides a modern day take on traditional almshouses.
The Elizabeth Tower, better known as Big Ben, is nominated for its recent restoration which took five years and cost £80 million.
London College of Fashion in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is one of a host of new cultural centres on the East Bank.
Niwa House in Southwark is a Japanese-inspired private home.
Previous winners of the Stirling Prize in London include Lord’s Media Centre, Peckham Library, the Gherkin and the Bloomberg Building – built on the former site of LCCI. Last year’s winner was the Elizabeth Line, the capital’s successful east-west rail link.
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And the winner is …
The 2025 RIBA Stirling Prize, announced shortly before LBM went to press, was awarded to Appleby Blue, a new take on urban almshouses designed by architects Witherford Watson Mann (WWM).
