The 2018 Riba International Prize has revealed its shortlist, and this year, the projects with social cause are honored with the Bosco Verticale by Stefano Boeri or the Brazilian school that has helped rural community.
This is an important point to put forward the architecture that have put the betterment of people first and not only ambitious and flashy new architecture. The jury is lead by Liz Diller known for the New York's High Line. And by the way, RIBA stands for Royal Institute of British Architects.
The 2018 RIBA International Prize will be awarded to a building which exemplifies design excellence, architectural ambition and delivers meaningful social impact. Source
Here is the short list...
Bosco Verticale
| Architect : | Boeri Studio |
| Place : | Milan, Italy |
| Date : | October 2014 |
| Price : | £48,867,769 |
| Link : | More |
Central European University
| Architect : | BO'Donnell + Tuomey |
| Place : | Budapest, Hungary |
| Date : | October 2016 |
| Price : | £19,100,000 |
| Link : | More |
Children Village
| Architect : | Rosenbaum + Aleph Zero |
| Place : | Formoso do Araguaia, Brazil |
| Date : | January 2017 |
| Price : | N/A |
| Link : | More |
Toho Gakuen School of Music
| Architect : | NIKKEN SEKKEI |
| Place : | Tokyo, Japan |
| Date : | July 2014 |
| Price : | N/A |
| Link : | More |
What is your favorite project?
I like the Brutalist architecture of the Toho Gakuen School of Music but I'm curious to see the evolution of the Bosco Verticale, how will all these plants and trees flourish in this environment ? But it must be great to live in this tower, downtown but when in the morning you open your eyes, surround with greenery...
Source
2018 Riba International Prize
Diller Scofidio + Renfro
New York's High Line
Stefano Boeri Architetti
On Wiki :
Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Stefano Boeri