This year's entries into the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize include three London buildings. Seen here is The Brick House in W2 by Caruso St John Architects, shortlisted for its "varying planes and the use of light".
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restituto g. ramos london buildings are absolutely gorgeous, nice and look durable - even though I'm seeing them in pictures only. I have a sister working in london as a nurse, I saw the hospital building and it's so beautiful...LONDON is the BEST
Joan Charlap The brick house is original and DARING...the cutting edge in architecture!
Glen Proles An appropriate building to store Mills & Boon.
I live next door and know the buildings down sides:
the glass skin at street level often breaks either through vandalism or more likely resulting from the street sweepers that clear up after the market;
there is a weird overhang at the front, making the building look odd and providing a place for rubbish to collect;
inside, peoples footsteps reverberate around the place distracting anyone trying to concentrate on the Red Tops.
What joker came up with the name ‘Idea Store’, library seems appropriately descriptive to me. An American friend of mine enquired: ‘Is that where you go to buy ideas?’
Nice try but the design is only slightly better than average and the construction quality less so. 6.5/10.
Jean Debuy The Evelina should definitely NOT win the price. It's glass atrium is equipped with glass which overheats patients and has led to closure of wards. This shows the incompetence of the architects and the glass supplier (Pilkington).
The Brick House shows originality and innovation in use of angles and materials.
