An NHS clinic designed around an internal ’street’ and a cancer support centre have been shortlisted for a top architecture prize.
Kentish Town Health Centre and Maggie’s Centre, both in London, are among the nominees for the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize.
Six buildings are in line for the accolade, which has previously been won by the Scottish Parliament and Gateshead Millennium Bridge.
The judges said the health centre, designed by architects Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, “set a new standard for the NHS” and praised it for bringing together “health practice, architecture and art” for patients and staff.
Maggie’s Centre, in west London, was described as “quietly confident…a haven for those who have been diagnosed with cancer”. The building was designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners, where Heathrow Terminal 5 architect Richard Rogers works.
The Liverpool One Masterplan scheme covering the city’s historic centre; art gallery Fuglsang Kunstmuseum in Denmark and Bodegas Protos, a co-operative making wine in Spain, are also on the shortlist, along with an office tower at 5 Aldermanbury Square in the City of London. The jury will meet on October 17 to pick a winner, which will then be announced live on Channel 4.
