We are delighted to announce that our building has been named winner of a 2016 National Award by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). As one of 46 winners, HOME will now be considered for the shortlist for the RIBA Stirling Prize, regarded as the biggest prize in UK architecture.
Commissioned by Manchester City Council, designed by Dutch architects Mecanoo and built by Wates Construction, we’ve welcomed more than one million visits to HOME since we opened in May 2015.
The RIBA judges praised Mecanoo’s design, saying: “The deceptively simple form and enclosure masks a complexity of interconnected and overlapping spaces and functions that are a lesson in being ‘just right’. There’s an honesty and lack of pretention within the building that reflects the client brief perfectly”. They added, “This building delivers a huge cultural asset for the city and region and is an excellent example of how something so complex can be made to look effortless.”
We couldn’t agree more!
More information on the awards and the other National winners can be found on the RIBA website.