Stephen Lawrence Prize 2019 Winner
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Stephen Lawrence Prize 2019 Winner
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Award for projects with construction budget of less than £1 million
9 Oct 2019
Stephen Lawrence Prize Winner
Cork House wins Stephen Lawrence Prize 2019
photo © Ricky Jones
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has named Cork House, an ingenious carbon-neutral private house in Berkshire, made almost entirely from cork, as winner of the 2019 Stephen Lawrence Prize.
photo © Ricky Jones
Cork House, by Matthew Barnett Howland with Dido Milne and Oliver Wilton has solid structural cork walls and a cork roof. All the cork components simply slot together, without glue, enabling them to be easily disassembled, reused or recycled. Located in the grounds of a Grade II listed 19th century mill house, it beautifully reflects and respects its natural surroundings.
photo © Ricky Jones
The Stephen Lawrence Prize aims to encourage new, experimental architectural talent, celebrating and rewarding projects with a construction budget of less than £1 million. First awarded in 1998 in memory of Stephen Lawrence, who was taking steps to become an architect before his untimely death in 1993, the £5,000 Prize has been sponsored by the Marco Goldschmied Foundation since its inception.
photo © Ricky Jones
Stephen Lawrence Prize founder Marco Goldschmied said:
?Cork House is...
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