The Stephen Lawrence Prize is sponsored by the Goldschmied Foundation and is intended to encourage fresh talent working with a budget of under £1 million.
The award is judged by architect Marco Goldschmied and Doreen Lawrence OBE, mother of the teenager who was setting out on the road to becoming an architect when he was murdered in 1993. The 2006 winner was Wrap House by Alison Brooks Architects, the 2007 winner was Wooda by David Sheppard Architects and the 2008 winner was Sackler Crossing by John Pawson.
The Stephen Lawrence Prize 2009 shortlist:
House Highgate Cemetery
Architect: Eldridge Smerin Architects
Copyright: Lyndon Douglas
Client: Private
Award: RIBA Award
Private House
Architect: John Pardey Architects
Copyright: jpa
Client: Private
Award: RIBA Award
El Ray
Architect: Simon Conder Associates
Copyright: Paul Smoothy
Client: Private
Award: RIBA Award
Deal Pier
Architect: Niall Mclaughlin Architects
Copyright: Nick Kane
Client: Dover District Council
Award: RIBA Award
Long Barn Studio
Architect: Nicolas Tye Architects
Copyright: Nerida Howard
Client: Nicolas and Alison Tye
Award: RIBA Award
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The Marco Goldschmied Foundation, together with the RIBA, established the prize in 1998 in memory of the murdered black teenager Stephen Lawrence who aspired to be an architect.