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The Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize a British prize for excellence in architecture. It is named after the architect James Stirling (1926-1982), organised and awarded annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). Stirling Prize laureates receive a stipend of GB£20,000.

The RIBA Stirling Prize is awarded to "the architects of the building which has made the greatest contribution to British architecture in the past year." The architects must be RIBA members, but the building can be anywhere in the European Union.

The award was founded in 1996, and is considered to be the most prestigious architecture award in the United Kingdom. It is publicised as the architectural equivalent of the Booker Prize and Turner Prize. The presentation ceremony is televised by Channel 4 and the prize is sponsored by the Architects' Journal.

Six short-listed buildings are chosen from a long-list of buildings that have received a RIBA Award. These awards are given to buildings showing "high architectural standards and substantial contribution to the local environment". In 2003, 70 such buildings received RIBA Awards and so made the long-list.

In addition to the RIBA Stirling Prize, seven other awards are given to buildings on the long-list. In 2003 they consisted of the Stephen Lawrence Prize, the RIBA Client of the Year, the RIBA Journal Sustainability Award, the Crown Estate Conservation Award, The Architects’ Journal First Building Award, and the ADAPT Trust Access Award.

• 2006 - The Richard Rogers Partnership: Terminal 4, Barajas Airport, Madrid, winner
  • Adjaye Associates: The Whitechapel Idea Store
  • Hopkins Architects, Buro Happold: The Evelina Children's Hospital
  • Caruso St John Architects: Brick House
  • The Richard Rogers Partnership: The Welsh Assembly Building
  • Zaha Hadid Architects: The Phaeno Science Centre, Wolfsburg

• 2005 - EMBT/RMJM: 'Scottish Parliament building, Edinburgh, winner
  • Bennetts Associates: Brighton Library, Brighton
  • EMBT/RMJM: Scottish Parliament building, Edinburgh
  • Zaha Hadid: BMW Central Building, Leipzig
  • Foster and Partners: McLaren Technology Centre, Woking
  • O'Donnell & Tuomey: Lewis Glucksman Gallery, Cork
  • Alsop Designs: Fawood Children's Centre, Harlesden

• 2004 - Foster and Partners, Arup: 30 St Mary Axe, London, winner
  • Studio Daniel Libeskind: Imperial War Museum North, Manchester
  • MacCormac Jamieson Prichard: The Phoenix Initiative, Coventry
  • Foster and Partners, Buro Happold: The Business Academy, Bexley
  • Ian Ritchie Architects: The Spire of Dublin
  • Peter Cook, Colin Fournier: Kunsthaus, Graz

• 2003 - Herzog & de Meuron: Laban dance centre, winner
  • Bill Dunster Architects: BedZED
  • Eric Parry Architects: 30 Finsbury Square, London EC2
  • Foster and Partners, Buro Happold: Great Court, British Museum
  • Ian Ritchie Architects: Plymouth Theatre Royal Production Centre
  • Sutherland Hussey Architects with Jake Harvey, Donald Urquhart, Glen Onwin and Sandra Kennedy: Tiree Shelter

• 2002 - Wilkinson Eyre, Gifford: Gateshead Millennium Bridge, winner
  • Malcolm Fraser Architects: Dance Base, Grassmarket, Edinburgh
  • Edward Cullinan Architects, Buro Happold: Downland Gridshell, Weald and Downland Open Air Museum
  • David Chipperfield Architects: Ernsting's Service Centre, Coesfeld-Lette, Germany
  • Building Design Partnership: Hampden Gurney Church of England Primary School, London W1
  • Richard Rogers Partnership: Lloyd's Register of Shipping
  • Benson & Forsyth: Millennium Wing, National Gallery of Ireland

• 2001 - Wilkinson Eyre, Buro Happold: Magna Centre, winner
  • Nicholas Grimshaw and Partners, Anthony Hunt: Eden Project
  • Eldridge Smerin: The Lawns, Highgate
  • Jeremy Dixon.Edward Jones: National Portrait Gallery extension
  • Guy Greenfield Architects: The Surgery, Hammersmith
  • Michael Hopkins & Partners: Portcullis House and Westminster Underground Station
  • Michael Wilford & Partners: British Embassy in Berlin

• 2000 - Alsop & Störmer: Peckham Library, winner
  • Caruso St John: New Art Gallery Walsall
  • Norman Foster & Partners: Canary Wharf Station
  • Marks Barfield: London Eye
  • Richard Rogers Partnership: 88 Wood Street, City of London
  • Sauerbruch Hutton: GSW Headquarters, Berlin
  • Chetwood Associates: Sainsburys Supermarket, Greenwich

• 1999 - Future Systems, Buro Happold: Lord's Media Centre, winner
  • David Chipperfield Architects: River and Rowing Museum, Henley on Thames
  • Benson & Forsyth: Museum of Scotland
  • Alsop, Lyall & Störmer: North Greenwich Jubilee Line Underground station
  • Chris Wilkinson Architects: Jubilee Line Extension Project
  • Wilford Associates: Sto AG Marketing and Training Building
  • Foster and Partners: Reichstag, Berlin
  • O'Donnell & Tuomey: Ranelagh Multi-Denominational School

• 1998 - Foster and Partners: American Air Museum, Imperial War Museum, Duxford, winner
  • Rick Mather: Private house, North London
  • Ian Ritchie Architects: Concert platform, Crystal Palace Park Concert Platform, London
  • Ian Taylor with Bennetts Associates: Richard Attenborough Centre
  • Stephenson/Bell: Quay Bar, Manchester
  • Inskip and Jenkins: Temple of Concord and Victory (restoration), Stowe
  • Günter Behnisch: St Benno School, Dresden
  • Günter Behnisch: Landesgirokasse, Stuttgart
  • David Chipperfield: Office and studio building, Düsseldorf
  • Norman Foster and Partners: Commerzbank HQ, Frankfurt
  • Colin St John Wilson: British Library

• 1997 - Michael Wilford: Music School, Stuttgart, winner
  • William Alsop: Hotel du Departement, Marseille
  • Mark Guard: Roof-top apartment, Paris
  • Richard Murphy: Maggie's Centre, Edinburgh
  • Richard Rogers: Paul Hamlyn Learning Resource Centre, Thames Valley University
  • Chris Wilkinson: Stratford maintenance depot, Jubilee Line

• 1996 - Stephen Hodder: Centenary Building, University of Salford, winner

• List of architecture prizes

• RIBA Stirling Prize
• Channel 4 - Building of the year