Two renovations, Victoria & Albert Museum y Royal Academy of Music. RIBA London Award Winners 2018

17/05/2018. [LON] UK
metalocus, INÉS OÑATE, VANESA DEL OLMO

The RIBA is celebrating a new edition of its awards, a work developed since 180 years ago. Its awards and prizes are regarded internationally as a mark of excellence, for its recognition of the best architecture, architects, research and students.

15 Clerkenwell Close by Amin Taha + Groupwork. Photograph by Tim Soar. Courtesy of RIBA

15 Clerkenwell Close by Amin Taha + Groupwork. Photograph by Tim Soar. Courtesy of RIBA

25 Savile Row by Piercy&Company. Photograph by Nick Hufton (Hufton + Crow). Courtesy of RIBA

$53 Great Suffolk Street by Hawkins\Brown. Photograph by Tim Crocker. Courtesy of RIBA$

53 Great Suffolk Street by Hawkins\Brown. Photograph by Tim Crocker. Courtesy of RIBA

70 Wilson by Astudio Ltd. Photograph by Will Pryce. Courtesy of RIBA

Abell and Cleland by DSDHA with EPR Architects (Delivery Architect). Photograph by Luca Miserocchi. Courtesy of RIBA

Alex Monroe Workshop by DSDHA. Photograph by Luca Miserocchi. Courtesy of RIBA

Belvue School Woodland Classrooms by Studio Weave. Photograph by Studio Weave. Courtesy of RIBA

Bethnal Green Memorial by Arboreal Architecture. Photograph by Marcela Spadaro. Courtesy of RIBA

Black Stone Buildings by 6a architects. Photograph by Johan Dehlin. Courtesy of RIBA

Bloomberg, London by Foster + Partners. Photograph by Nigel Young. Courtesy of RIBA

Brentford Lock West Block E by Mae with White Ink Architects & Claude Maguire. Photograph by Rory Gardiner. Courtesy of RIBA

Bridge Theatre by Haworth Tompkins. Photograph by Philip Vile. Courtesy of RIBA

Caroline Place by Amin Taha + Groupwork. Photograph by Tim Soar. Courtesy of RIBA

Central Parade by Gort Scott. Photograph by Dirk Lindner. Courtesy of RIBA

Chadwick Hall by Henley Halebrown. Photograph by David Grandorge. Courtesy of RIBA

Charles Dickens School by Maccreanor Lavington. Photograph by Tim Crocker. Courtesy of RIBA

Dartmouth Park House by AY Architects. Photograph by Anthony Boulanger. Courtesy of RIBA

De Beauvoir Block by Henley Halebrown. Photograph by Nick Kane. Courtesy of RIBA

Faraday House by dRMM with Simpson Haugh. Photograph by Andy Stagg. Courtesy of RIBA

Fitzrovia House by Carmody Groarke. Photograph by John Dehlin. Courtesy of RIBA

Gasholder Park by Bell Phillips Architects. Photograph by John Sturrock. Courtesy of RIBA

Gasholders London by Wilkinson Eyre with Jonathan Tuckey Design. Photograph by Peter Landers. Courtesy of RIBA

Gin Distillery by Open Practice Architecture. Photograph by Leon Chew. Courtesy of RIBA

Grange Primary School by Maccreanor Lavington. Photograph by Tim Crocker. Courtesy of RIBA

$Hackney Town Hall by Hawkins\Brown. Photograph by Siobhan Doran. Courtesy of RIBA$

Hackney Town Hall by Hawkins\Brown. Photograph by Siobhan Doran. Courtesy of RIBA

Hazelhurst Court by Levitt Bernstein. Photograph by Tim Crocker. Courtesy of RIBA

$Ivydale Primary School by Hawkins\Brown. Photograph by Jack Hobhouse. Courtesy of RIBA$

Ivydale Primary School by Hawkins\Brown. Photograph by Jack Hobhouse. Courtesy of RIBA

Kings Crescent Estate Phases 1 and 2 by Karakusevic Carson Architects and Henley Halebrown. Photograph by Nick Kane. Courtesy of RIBA

Kingsgate Primary Lower School by Maccreanor Lavington Architects. Photograph by Tim Crocker. Courtesy of RIBA

Knox Bhavan Studio by Knox Bhavan Architects. Photograph by Dennis Gilbert. Courtesy of RIBA

Marlborough Primary School by Dixon Jones. Photograph by Paul Riddle. Courtesy of RIBA

No1 New Oxford Street by Orms. Photograph by Timothy Soar. Courtesy of RIBA

R7, Kings Cross by Duggan Morris Architects with Weedon Architects. Photograph by Jack Hobhouse. Courtesy of RIBA

Red House by 31/44 Architects. Photograph by Rory Gardiner. Courtesy of RIBA

Riverlight by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners con EPR Architects. Fotografía de Joas Souza. Cortesía de RIBA

Riverlight by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners with EPR Architects. Photograph by Joas Souza. Courtesy of RIBA

Royal Academy of Music - The Susie Sainsbury Theatre and The Angela Burgess Recital Hall by Ian Ritchie Architects Limited. Photograph by Adam Scott. Courtesy of RIBA

Royal Albert Wharf Phase 1 by Maccreanor Lavington with detailed design by RMA Architects. Photograph by Tim Crocker. Courtesy of RIBA

Salters Hall by De Metz Forbes Knight Architects. Photograph by Jack Hobhouse. Courtesy of RIBA

Sandringham Central at Sandringham Primary School by Walters & Cohen Architects. Photograph by Dennis Gilbert. Courtesy of RIBA

Shaftesbury Theatre by Bennetts Associates. Photograph by Peter Cook. Courtesy of RIBA

South Gardens by Maccreanor Lavington. Photograph by Tim Crocker. Courtesy of RIBA

St Augustines Church by Roz Barr Architects. Photograph by John Maclean. Courtesy of RIBA

St James Market by Make Architects. Photograph by Martina Ferrara. Courtesy of RIBA

Streatham and Clapham High School - Phase One and Two by Cottrell and Vermeulen Architecture. Photograph by Anthony Coleman. Courtesy of RIBA

Sutherland Road by Levitt Bernstein. Photograph by Tim Crocker. Courtesy of RIBA

The Bourne Estate by Matthew Lloyd Architects. Photograph by Benedict Luxmoore. Courtesy of RIBA

The Department Store by Squire and Partners. Photograph by James Jones. Courtesy of RIBA

The Leadenhall Building by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. Photograph by Mark Gorton. Courtesy of RIBA

The Makers House by Liddicoat & Goldhill. Photograph by Simon Watson for House & Garden. Courtesy of RIBA

The Sekforde by Chris Dyson Architects. Photograph by Peter Landers. Courtesy of RIBA

Turner's House by Butler Hegarty Architects. Photograph by Anne Purkiss. Courtesy of RIBA

University of Roehampton Library by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios. Photograph by Hufton & Crow. Courtesy of RIBA

Upper Richmond Road by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris. Photograph by Timothy Soar. Courtesy of RIBA

VEX by Chance de Silva & Scanner. Photograph by Hélène Binet. Courtesy of RIBA

Victoria and Albert Museum Exhibition Road Quarter by AL_A. Photograph by Hufton+Crow. Courtesy of RIBA

Victoria and Albert Museum Members' Room by Carmody Groarke. Photograph by Rory Gardiner. Courtesy of RIBA

Victoria Hall King's Cross by Stanton Williams. Photograph by John Sturrock. Courtesy of RIBA

Walthamstow Wetlands by Witherford Watson Mann Architects. Photograph by Jason Orton. Courtesy of RIBA

Waterloo Community Farm by Feilden Fowles Architects. Photograph by Feilden Fowles Architects. Courtesy of RIBA

Weston Street by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris. Photograph by Timothy Soar. Courtesy of RIBA

White Collar Factory by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris. Photograph by Timothy Soar. Courtesy of RIBA

Interesting interventions in heritage buildings as V&A and Royal Academy of Music win top honors at RIBA London Awards. 61 buildings have been honored with a 2018 RIBA London Award, bestowed annually for architectural excellence by the Royal Institute of British Architects. The winning projects were selected from a shortlist of 93 buildings with 208 initial entries.

Top honors, the RIBA London Building of the Year Award, went to two outstanding projects: the Victoria & Albert Museum Exhibition Road Quarter by AL_A as well as the Royal Academy of Music, Susie Sainsbury Theatre and Angela Burgess Recital Hall by Ian Ritchie Architects (Reina Sofia Museum of Modern Art, in Madrid, authors).

Find the complete list of winners and a selection of images below.-

15 Clerkenwell Close by Amin Taha + Groupwork
25 Savile Row by Piercy&Company
53 Great Suffolk Street by Hawkins\Brown
70 Wilson by Astudio Ltd
Abell and Cleland by DSDHA with EPR Architects (Delivery Architect)
Alex Monroe Workshop by DSDHA
Belvue School Woodland Classrooms by Studio Weave
Bethnal Green Memorial by Arboreal Architecture
Black Stone Buildings by 6a architects
Bloomberg, London by Foster + Partners
Brentford Lock West Block E by Mae with White Ink Architects & Claude Maguire
Bridge Theatre by Haworth Tompkins
Caroline Place by Amin Taha + Groupwork
Central Parade by Gort Scott
Chadwick Hall by Henley Halebrown
Charles Dickens School by Maccreanor Lavington
Dartmouth Park House by AY Architects
De Beauvoir Block by Henley Halebrown
Faraday House by dRMM with Simpson Haugh
Fitzrovia House by Carmody Groarke
Gasholder Park by Bell Phillips Architects
Gasholders London by Wilkinson Eyre with Jonathan Tuckey Design
Gin Distillery by Open Practice Architecture
Grange Primary School by Maccreanor Lavington
Hackney Town Hall by Hawkins\Brown
Hazelhurst Court by Levitt Bernstein
Ivydale Primary School by Hawkins\Brown
Kings Crescent Estate Phases 1 and 2 by Karakusevic Carson Architects and Henley Halebrown
Kingsgate Primary Lower School by Maccreanor Lavington Architects
Knox Bhavan Studio by Knox Bhavan Architects
Marlborough Primary School by Dixon Jones
No1 New Oxford Street by Orms
R7, Kings Cross by Duggan Morris Architects with Weedon Architects
Red House by 31/44 Architects
Riverlight by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners with EPR Architects
Royal Academy of Music - The Susie Sainsbury Theatre and The Angela Burgess Recital Hall by Ian Ritchie Architects Limited
Royal Albert Wharf Phase 1 by Maccreanor Lavington with detailed design by RMA Architects
Salters Hall by De Metz Forbes Knight Architects
Sandringham Central at Sandringham Primary School by Walters & Cohen Architects
Shaftesbury Theatre by Bennetts Associates
South Gardens by Maccreanor Lavington
St Augustines Church by Roz Barr Architects
St James Market by Make Architects
Streatham and Clapham High School - Phase One and Two by Cottrell and Vermeulen Architecture
Sutherland Road by Levitt Bernstein
The Bourne Estate by Matthew Lloyd Architects
The Department Store by Squire and Partners
The Leadenhall Building by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
The Makers House by Liddicoat & Goldhill
The Sekforde by Chris Dyson Architects
Turner's House by Butler Hegarty Architects
University of Roehampton Library by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
Upper Richmond Road by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
VEX by Chance de Silva & Scanner
Victoria and Albert Museum Exhibition Road Quarter by AL_A
Victoria and Albert Museum Members' Room by Carmody Groarke
Victoria Hall King's Cross by Stanton Williams
Walthamstow Wetlands by Witherford Watson Mann Architects
Waterloo Community Farm by Feilden Fowles Architects
Weston Street by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
White Collar Factory by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris