Faculty of Arts shortlisted for RIBA Stirling Prize
Our Faculty of Arts building (FAB) has been shortlisted for the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize 2023. It's one of six on the final shortlist for the prestigious award, and the only one outside of London.
Designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, the building brings together the departments and schools of the faculty under one roof.
Commenting on the shortlisting, Professor Rachel Moseley, Vice-Provost and Chair of the Faculty of Arts, said:
鈥淚t鈥檚 a huge honour for our Faculty of Arts building to be nominated for RIBA鈥檚 prestigious Stirling Prize.
鈥淭he building is designed to encourage collaborative working and to inspire creative learning and research across and between disciplines. It's already become a much- loved space for students and colleagues from across the University, and as the only recognised building outside of London.
鈥淭he building underlines our deep commitment to the arts and humanities at 果冻传媒 鈥� we've invested over 拢100m in the FAB and improving our world class arts centre. It鈥檚 a testament to our passion for art and humanities subjects and the building really is a material expression of that.鈥�
Providing a world-class centre for teaching and research, FAB includes an antiquities room, cinema, theatre studios and a media lab, along with multi-purpose events and exhibition spaces.Sitting at the heart of our campus, which is designed to have a parkland feel, the building was conceived as four light-filled pavilions grouped around a central stair, sitting amongst the mature trees of its site.
The footprint was designed to keep existing large trees including oaks, pines and poplars. Innovation is at the very core of the building structure, with four distinct pavilion buildings connected by a full-height atrium, creating an open space for creative thinking, and cross collaboration across the arts.
The public realm extends into the exhibition, social learning, and caf茅 use on the ground floor. An internal 鈥渟treet鈥� provides a route through the building. Lit from above by natural light, it is designed to be a flexible space, providing breakout areas for the auditoria, theatre performance, and cinema spaces that open onto it.
Following on from the successful shortlisting process, FAB will now go onto the RIBA Stirling Prize in recognition of architectural excellence on 19 October 2023.
