RIBA Stirling Prize cancelled due to coronavirus

This year's Stirling Prize has been cancelled for the first time since it was created in 1996 due to "ongoing public health concerns" over in-person judging due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced that the Stirling Prize, which is the UK's highest architecture award, will not be awarded as all judging of RIBA Awards has been stopped.

Stirling Prize cancelled "to maintain the consistency and rigour of judging"

The institution made the decision not to award this year's Stirling Prize, and the RIBA National Awards from which it is selected, due to concerns over judges visiting buildings across the UK.

"To maintain the consistency and rigour of our judging process, all RIBA Award-winning projects must be visited in person, therefore it is unfortunately not possible to continue with this year's awards," said a RIBA spokesperson.

"All projects which have already been shortlisted for a 2020 RIBA Regional Award will be included in our 2021 RIBA Awards, which will open for entries shortly."

The decision means that no prize will be awarded in 2020. The Stirling Prize has been awarded every year since 1996 when Hodder + Partners won the prize for the Centenary Building at the University of Salford.

Since then it has been won by some of the UK's best-known architecture studios including Foster + Partners, which has won the prize three times – most recently for the Bloomberg Building in London. Zaha Hadid Architects has won the prize twice, as have Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and WilkinsonEyre.

Last year's prize was awarded to Mikhail Riches for it's Passivhaus, high-density Goldsmith Street social housing scheme in Norwich.

"We have no option but to press pause for 2020"

According to RIBA president Alan Jones, the decision was made as the organisation had no option, with daily cases of coronavirus rising in the UK.

"The RIBA Awards have been an annual celebration of architectural excellence for decades," said Jones.

"Over the summer we explored flexible options for judging within the current public health challenges, however, given the increasing infection rates and local restrictions, we have no option but to press pause for 2020."

"Our awards are judged in person, and as much as our teams of judges and staff are keen to visit and select the best new buildings in the UK, now is not the moment. Congratulations to all those projects which have been shortlisted for an award – we look forward to visiting next year."

RIBA announced the news on the same day as this year's Royal Gold Medal winner is announced, which last year was given to Nicholas Grimshaw.

Main image Goldsmith Street. Photo is by Tim Crocker.

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Rever & Drage marks Norwegian Scenic Routes stop with triangular toilet

Rever & Drage has created a triangular, aluminium toilet near the Farstadsanden beach on the east coast of Norway on one of the country's national scenic tourist routes.

The toilet, along with spaces for 150 cars and a fence that restricts access to neighbouring fields, was built on one of the Norwegian Scenic Routes to serve the local beach.

Rever & Drage has created a triangular toilet near Farstadsanden beach

"The core concept for this project is threefold; first and foremost it is about facilitating a large parking area in a vulnerable agricultural landscape, that also functions well when not in use," explained Rever & Drage architect Tom Auger.

"Secondly it is about creating a boundary structure that guides visitors towards the beach area, without being an alien element, either to the surroundings or to visitors," he told Dezeen.

"Thirdly it was about placing the toilet building in a withdrawn position by the treeline, which is the traditional way of placing such structures close to the roadside."

The toilet is on one of the Norwegian Scenic Routes

Made in a local shipyard from aluminium, before being floated on a barge to the site, the Farstadsanden beach toilet block is an equilateral triangle in plan.

It contains an accessible toilet in a double-height space that has a large window, as well as a regular toilet and a room for storage that gives access to the first-floor equipment room. There is also an outdoor shower.

It was made from aluminium in a shipyard

"The toilet is triangular to solve the required plan in the most efficient way, with one accessible toilet and one being standard," said Auger.

"It is also a strong construction form that will withstand winds by interlocking the three outer walls at 60-degree angles."

The accessible toilet has a first-floor window

As the car park is only used by around 10 car on regular days, but can be full on peak days, Rever & Drage  aimed to lessen the visual impact on the area as much as possible.

To do this, grass paving was used for the parking spaces instead of asphalt and the toilet was built back from the beach.

"The grass paving allows the parking area to blend with the surrounding fields and provides a gradual transition to the fields with the same grass growing on both sides of the fence," said Auger.

"Also by placing the storage and technical room on the second floor, the footprint for the toilet building is reduced, thereby minimising the need for excavation and concrete foundations."

Car parking spaces were made from grass paving

Along with being a logical structural form, the toilet's triangular shape is a reference to maritime navigation signs and acts as a pointer, showing visitors the way to the beach.

"The toilet is placed in a relatively withdrawn position and will be even more so when the trees grow, but at the same time it does have a relation in its scale, and its sign-like facade, to navigational sea marks," said Auger.

"In this way, it guides visitors towards the beach – 'take right here'. As such, it is an ambiguous structure in being both a guiding sign, but withdrawn at the same time."

The toilet points visitors towards the beach

The Farstadsanden beach toilet is the latest rest stop to be built on Norway's national scenic tourist routes – 18 routes across the country that are known for their breathtaking scenery.

Auger believes this project is more restrained than some of the previous structures built on the route, which include a wave-shaped toilet facility to at a lay-by in the northern region of Gildeskål and a mirrored toilet block near a protected rock formation.

"This project is in the down-to-earth end of the scale when compared to some of the other scenic route projects," he said.

"The grass paving blends in with the fields and the boundary fence could from a distance be taken for a normal horse fence made by your grandfather," he continued.

"The toilet building is relatively tall, but still feels at home in this coastal area, due to its ship-building technique and sea-mark graphics."

Photography is by Tom Auger.

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Project credits:

Architects: Rever & Drage
Landscape: Rever & Drage and Eirik Dalland, Grindaker
Design team: Tom Auger, Martin Beverfjord, Eirik Lilledrange
Engineers: Norconsult
Built by: Solstrand Verft, Sivert Malmedal, Lervike
Developer: National Scenic Routes in Norway

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With less than two weeks left to vote in the Dezeen Awards public vote, find out which design projects are in the lead

There are less than two weeks left for you to vote for your favourite Dezeen Awards projects and studios. Here is an update on votes cast so far in each of the 12 design categories.

The latest voting figures for the architecture categories were shared on Monday, the figures for interiors categories was announced yesterday, while we'll be sharing which studios are in the lead tomorrow.

Closing on 12 October, the public vote allows readers to vote for projects and studios shortlisted in the architecture, interiors and design categories, as well as architects and designers in line for the studio of the year awards. Winners will receive a special certificate.

Voting is open for another two weeks, so get started today!

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Who's ahead in the voting

With more than 35,000 verified votes received so far, here is a snapshot of which projects and studios have received the most support. There's still time to influence the results, so keep voting!

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Essential by Viewport Studio, Max Table by Max Lamb for Hem, 3D Knitted Furniture by Studio Skrabanja, Zalue Bamboo Basket Stool by Vegahouse, and Exquisite Corpse by Adam & Arthur

Furniture design

29% – Essential by Viewport Studio
25% – Max Table by Max Lamb for Hem
22% – 3D Knitted Furniture by Studio Skrabanja
16% – Zalue / Bamboo basket stool by Vegahouse
8% – Exquisite Corpse by Adam & Arthur

Triplex Stool by Studio RYTE, Soft Lounge Chair by Thomas Bentzen for TAKT, On & On Collection by Barber & Osgerby for Emeco, Bold Stool by Ming Design Studio, and CoronaCrisisKruk by Object Studio

Seating design

34% – Triplex Stool by Studio RYTE
30% – Soft Lounge Chair designed by Thomas Bentzen for TAKT
13% – On & On Collection by Barber & Osgerby
13% – Bold Stool by Ming Design Studio
10% – CoronaCrisisKruk by Object Studio

XYZ Collection by Bybeau Studio, Illan Pendant Lamp by Zsuzsanna Horvath for Luceplan, Poise by Robert Dabi, Light Cognitive by Light Cognitive, and Clova Lamp by Naver Corp

Lighting design

31% – XYZ Collection by Bybeau Studio
21% – Illan pendant lamp by Zsuzsanna Horvath for Luceplan
20% – Poise by R/D Robert Dabi
18% – Light Cognitive by Light Cognitive Oy
10% – Clova Lamp by Naver Corp

Under by Light Bureau, Nihombashi Mitsukoshi by Lighting Planners Associates, Back to Nature by Light Cognitive, The Okura Tokyo by Lighting Planners Associates, The Rothschild Collection by Pfarré Lighting Design, and Illuminated River by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands

Architectural lighting design

22% – Under by Light Bureau
22% – Nihombashi Mitsukoshi by Lighting Planners Associates
18% – Back to nature - retail space by Light Cognitive Oy
16% – The Okura Tokyo by Lighting Planners Associates
15% – The Rothschild Collection by Pfarré Lighting Design
7% – Illuminated River by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands

Plycelain by Yuting Chang, Lines by Philippe Malouin for CC-Tapis, KLIKK by Koziol, Deepak by Jaipur Rugs Company, Bue Brush Series by Poppy Lawman Studio, and Chaos Rug by EMKO

Homeware design

45% – Plycelain by Yuting Chang
15% – Lines designed by Philippe Malouin for CC-Tapis
14% – KLIKK by Koziol
12% – Deepak by Kasturi Balotia for Jaipur Rugs
8% – Bue Brush Series by Poppy Lawman Studio
6% – Chaos Rug by EMKO

Zen and Ion Wall Panels by Woven Image, Active Classroom by Studio Lancelot, Soundsticks by Andrea Ruggiero Design, ALMA by March Gut, and Gulnura Table by Foolscap Studio and Manapan

Workplace design

30% – Woven Image Three Dimensional Embossed Wall Panels by Woven Image
24% – Active Classroom by Studio Lancelot
20% – Soundsticks by Andrea Ruggiero Design
16% – ALMA by March Gut Industrial Design
10% – Gulnura Table by Foolscap Studio and Manapan

Algorithmic Lace by Lisa Marks, Neuralink N1 Brain Wearable by Woke Studio, RIKR Range by Groundtruth, Urbanella by Studio Mesh, and Dots by Xiaohui Wang, Valentin Weilun Gong and Lan Xiao

Wearable design

28% – Algorithmic Lace by Lisa Marks
26% – Neuralink N1 Brain Wearable by Woke Studio
24% – RIKR Range by Groundtruth Global
14% – Urbanella by Studio Mesh
8% – Dots by Xiaohui Wang, Valentin Weilun Gong and Lan Xiao

CATCH: The HIV Detector by Hans Ramzan, Walking Wheelchair by Suzanne Brewer Architects, Nestbox by Studio 519, Moxie by Embodied, and Rolf Plant-Based Printed Eyewear by Rolf Spectacles

Product design

35% – CATCH: The HIV Detector by Hans Ramzan
33% – Walking Wheelchair by Suzanne Brewer Architects
15% – Nestbox by Studio 519
9% – Moxie by Embodied
8% – Rolf plant-based printed eyewear by Rolf Spectacles

Blink by Richard Hutten, The Department of Seaweed Installation and Workshops by Julia Lohmann and Aalto University, Bio Iridescent Sequin by Elissa Brunato, Spruce by Spruce, and 1N9 Modern Cleaner by Supublic

Sustainable design

31% – Blink by Richard Hutten Studio
26% – The Department of Seaweed Installation and Workshops by Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture
18% – Bio Iridescent Sequin by Elissa Brunato
13% – Spruce by Spruce
12% – 1N9 Modern Cleaner by Superblinc

Mountain Tea Song by Linshaobin Design, UNbuffer by Alexandros Kosmidis, CF18 Chocolatier by Olssøn Barbieri, Atkinson Hyperlegible Typeface by Applied Design Works, and Climate Change Stamps by Berry Creative

Graphic design

26% – Mountain Tea Song by Linshaobin Design
25% – UNbuffer by Alexandros Kosmidis Graphic Design
19% – CF18 Chocolatier by Olssøn Barbieri
16% – Atkinson Hyperlegible Typeface for People with Low Vision by Applied Design Works
14% – Climate Change Stamps by Berry Creative

Game On by Smart and Green Design, The Porcelain Room by Tom Postma Design, Weird Sensation Feels Good by ĒTER, The Gun Violence Memorial Project by MASS Design Group, and Urbania by RSAA for IPR Praha

Exhibition design

41% – Game On by Smart and Green Design
27% – The Porcelain Room by Tom Postma Design
13% – Architecture of exhibition - Weird Sensation Feels Good by ĒTER
12% – The Gun Violence Memorial Project by MASS Design Group
7% – Urbania by IPR Praha

Machine Hallucination by Refik Anadol and Artechouse, Pollution Ranger and Smog Shade by Huachen Xin, Non-Pavilion by Studio MiCat, There Project and Proud Studio, The Sandwaves by Studio Precht and Mamou-Mani, and RAW Rainbow by Studio Curiosity

Installation design

28% – Machine Hallucination by Refik Anadol Studio and Artechouse
23% – Pollution Ranger and Smog Shade by Side
18% – Non-Pavilion by Studio MiCat, There Project and Proud Studio
17% – The Sandwaves by Studio Precht and Mamou-Mani
14% – RAW Rainbow by Studio Curiosity

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Minimal Fantasy holiday apartment in Madrid is almost completely pink

Patricia Bustos Studio channelled "aesthetic madness" to create the striking bright-pink interior of this rentable apartment at the heart of Madrid, Spain.

Locally-based Patricia Bustos Studio applied 12 different shades of pink throughout the Minimal Fantasy apartment, which is meant to offer a bolder take on the typical holiday rental.

"We wanted to do something eye-catching and not go unnoticed, since in Madrid the offer of vacation rentals is enormous and you have to differentiate yourself if you want to have a recurrence in the rentals," the studio told Dezeen.

Surfaces throughout the apartment are bright pink

The 55-square-metre apartment is set inside a 1950s residential building that's a stone's throw away from Madrid's lively Puerta del Sol square.

It formerly played host to just one bedroom and one bathroom, but Patricia Bustos Studio reconfigured the floor plan so that it can comfortably accommodate slightly larger groups of holiday goers.

An arched doorway looks through to the kitchen

There are now two bedrooms and an additional bathroom. The kitchen has also been separated from the living area so that, if necessary, it can sleep another two guests.

With structural changes out the way, the studio set about creating the apartment's stand-out interior – which is almost exclusively pink.

Cabinetry in the kitchen is a mix of blue, pink and gold

"Except for the distribution, which had to be practical, the rest of the project has been an aesthetic madness to take the visitor out of their comfort zone and make them dream," explained the studio.

"Pink is already the colour of a whole generation... the generation of the brave, those who are not afraid of change," it continued.

"Pink vindicates the fall of stereotypes – everything is possible, nothing is planned or established and that's the beauty of it. There are no rules, or rather that everyone has their own."

Pink cushions and faux-fur throws dress the beds

In the living area, bubblegum-pink paint has been applied across the walls and ceiling. A flecked pink laminate covers the floor and a chunky L-shaped plinth that winds around the corner of the room, topped with plush pink sofa cushions.

Guests can gather for meals around the oval-shaped pink dining table, which is surrounded by dining chairs upholstered in metallic pink fabric with an iridescent finish.

One of the beds is supported by a pink-tile platform

The monochromatic colour scheme is interrupted in the adjacent kitchen, where the cabinets are covered in a mixture of blue, pink and gold geometric shapes.

Worktops are lined with glazed, blush-pink tiles.

These same tiles have been used to clad the side tables and supporting mattress base in one of the apartment's bedrooms.

In the other bedroom, the mattress is pushed up against a scalloped pink headboard. Textural interest is added throughout by baby-pink lamé soft cushions and faux-fur throws.

Arched sliding doors can be drawn back to reveal pink-tile bathrooms, complete with pink-frame vanity mirrors and shiny pink shower curtains.

Bathrooms lie behind arched sliding screens

Other than a few spherical pendant lights, trailing ivy plants and neon art piece, Patricia Bustos Studio hasn't incorporated a lot of decoration in the apartment.

Some elements, like the stepped blocks which display books and other trinkets, are meant to riff off La Muralla Roja – a housing development designed by Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill in 1968, distinguished by its maze of interlocking stairways.

"[Bofill] creates a mysterious and infinite space with the perfect transformation between 2D and 3D, and with several elements that play with the optical illusion," added the studio.

Shiny pink curtains and pink-frame mirrors complete the bathrooms

Several other architects and designers haven't shied away from making extensive use of the colour pink – last year, Child Studio covered the interior of a vegan pizza restaurant in London with candy-pink Formica.

Mar Plus Ask also washed the walls of a cave-like guesthouse in Spain with blush-pink stucco.

Photography is by JC de Marcos.

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Sun Woo's collapsible fashion takes cues from pop-up tents

South Korean fashion designer Sun Woo Chang has unveiled her In Between collection, which explores clothes as "portable homes" that can offer the wearer a refuge from reality.

Across the 13 looks of the collection, ring-shaped details protrude from otherwise minimal silhouettes encircling shirt sleeves, trouser legs and even an entire dress.

The In Between collection includes a bright blue T-shirt encircled by a diagonal hoop

The details are composed of material stretched across poles, much like the design of a pop-up tent.

Following on from this, the vibrantly coloured, voluminous pieces can also be collapsed into a flat plane and stored in a designated bag when they are not in use.

A green A-line dress is finished with three hoops at the bottom

Beyond their obvious appeal as structural and yet easily compactable and portable units, the designer said her fascination with tents stems from a sense of social alienation, which she has experienced since she was a child.

She said this led her to try and distill the sense of belonging, for which she was yearning, into a wearable home that she can carry around wherever she goes to shield her from the outside world.

The two-tone, floor-length dress is purple in the front and lilac in the back

"When I was in London, I saw homeless people sleeping in their pop-up tents and carrying them as portable homes," said the designer, who graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2018.

"I thought that was the lifestyle I had dreamed of, as I somehow felt that I never really belonged to a certain group since childhood. Based on these ideas, I started to create garments as portable homes, like 'refuge-wear' from my reality."

A blue top from the In Between collection is styled with grey thigh-high boots

To create a skeleton that is flexible but still holds its shape, she covered pieces of steel wire with PVC tubes before feeding them into designated fabric tunnels that are integrated into each piece.

Instead of determining the path of the wire in advance via sewing patterns, the designer took a more fluid, iterative approach.

The sleeveless orange dress has a hoop integrated into its hem

"I normally just drape onto the body and build up the shape with pattern paper or cardboard, this makes it much more interesting and can create unexpected outcomes, especially once the wire is inserted," she told Dezeen.

"I would say it's more like an engineering method, putting the pieces together, rather than just pattern cutting."

Under the umbrella of her self-titled fashion label Sun Woo, the designer creates "artwear" that can be worn every day but still "experienced and consumed as a work of art".

Hoops are also integrated into red trousers and a grey cape

The In Between collection is available via APOC store, an online retailer that hopes to give up-and-coming designers a platform to sell their work on their own terms, circumventing the creative and commercial restrictions and high barriers to entry often associated with traditional retail models.

Other young designers that have been able to make their work available to a mass audience via the platform include Harikrishnan, whose blow-up latex trousers went viral earlier this year, as well as Ying Chang and her collection of paper furniture.

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