Building of the Year Award
The RIBA London Building of the Year Award is presented to an outstanding scheme from the year's award winners. It is awarded to a building that demonstrates exceptional quality and distinction across all catagories.
Award winners
2009 Winner
Maggie's Centre, London by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
(photo: Richard Bryant)
2008 Winner
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Westminster Academy at the Naim Dangoor Centre by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
(photo: Matt Chisnall)
2007 Winner
The Young Vic by Haworth Tompkins
(photo: Philip Vile)
Special Award
The RIBA London Special Award is not awarded every year and goes to a scheme that has a certain something extra that the judges feel should be recognised.
Award winners
Special Award 2008
The Sackler Crossing at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Architect: John Pawson
Photo: Richard Davies
The winner of the award in 2008, is a beautiful sculptural landscape piece, whose deceptive simplicity and clever use of materials combines richness and sturdiness with calmness and sleek tranquility. In the judges comments it was described as 'perfect'.