"The five-year, 80m restoration of the Big Ben tower in London has been nominated for the UK's leading architecture award, alongside a new fashion college campus, a science laboratory and an "inventive" home extension. The refurbishment of Big Ben - officially known as the Elizabeth Tower - is among the six nominees for the Royal Institute of British Architects' Stirling Prize. The list also includes the London College of Fashion campus on the former Olympic Park in east London"
"The prize is given to the building judged to be "the most significant of the year for the evolution of architecture and the built environment", and is judged on criteria including design vision, innovation and originality. It is usually given to a brand new building, but can also go to major restorations and renovations. Other previous winners of the prize - first presented in 1996 - include Liverpool's Everyman Theatre, Hastings Pier and the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh."
The five-year, 80m restoration of the Elizabeth Tower has been nominated for the Royal Institute of British Architects' Stirling Prize. Six projects made the shortlist: the London College of Fashion campus on the former Olympic Park, AstraZeneca's medical research centre in Cambridge, the pioneering Appleby Blue Almshouse retirement home, the Japanese-inspired Niwa House, and an extension to an eccentric home in Hastings. The Stirling Prize recognizes the building judged most significant for the evolution of architecture and the built environment, judging design vision, innovation and originality. The award can go to brand new buildings or to major restorations and renovations. Previous winners include the Elizabeth line, Everyman Theatre, Hastings Pier and the Scottish Parliament.
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