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This week on Dezeen, RIBA unveiled the shortlist for this year’s Stirling Prize, which includes a mosque, a bridge in Cornwall and a museum in the Lake District.
Next to the Cambridge Central Mosque (above), 15 Clerkenwell Close, designed by Groupwork, was on the shortlist of six.
The building was surprisingly shortlisted as it was withdrawn from consideration of the price in 2018 due to a planning dispute between the studio and the municipality without the knowledge of its architect.
In an interview with Dezeen after the shortlist, groupwork founder Amin Taha said he was “speechless”.
Glenn Murcutt wins the Praemium Imperiale 2021 for architecture
Glenn Murcutt was also named the winner of this year’s Praemium Imperiale for Architecture in the award news, which is awarded annually by the Japan Art Association.
Murcutt, who was the first Australian to win the award, was named “an architect of his time” in the award ceremony.
The public voting for the Dezeen Awards 2021 starts today! Now choose
After the shortlists for the Dezeen Award were announced last week, we opened the voting for this year’s public vote.
You can now vote for your favorite projects that will receive a special public voting certificate from the Dezeen Awards 2021.
Bright Skies voted color of the year 2022
The paint brand Dulux unveiled its color of the year in the Interior News.
The brand chose an “airy, light blue” color called Bright Skies because it “perfectly captures the optimism and desire for a fresh start that is the mood of the moment”.
Low-key Milan Design Week shows that “less is better”
We also thought about the Milan Design Week last week, which was held in reduced capacity due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
“It’s completely different from the other editions,” designer Luca Nichetto told Dezeen. “It’s a completely different rhythm. I prefer it that way because you can actually speak more deeply.”
Matt Fajkus adds perforated steel screens to Austin boathouse
Popular projects this week included a boathouse in Austin with perforated metal facades, the renovation of a mid-century East Sussex home, briefed by Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa, and a concrete house in the Arizona desert.
Our lookbook this week focused on mid-century modern interiors.
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