BedZED, short listed Stirling Prize
About the award
In October 2003, BedZED was short listed for this prestigious national architecture award. It was the first time a housing development had been short listed.
The Prize is given for the RIBA Building of the Year. It is presented to the architects of the building which has been the most significant for the evolution of architecture in the past year.
The prize is named after the great British architect Sir James Stirling (1926-1992).
http://www.architecture.com/Awards/RIBAStirlingPrize/AboutTheRIBAStirlingPrize.aspx
BedZED
Bedzed is the UK’s largest mixed use sustainable community. It was designed to create a thriving community in which ordinary people could enjoy a high quality of life, while living within their fair share of the Earth’s resources.