'THE STIRLING PRIZE IS OPEN TO THE VAGARIES OF TASTE'

摘要

The Stirling Prize is supposed to honour the building which has made 'the greatest contribution to British architecture over the past year'. In theory this could be a work designed by a British national for a site in a foreign land or by a foreigner for a site in Britain. In an era of globalised practice, territorial limits are becoming ever more blurred. . Attempts to define a 'British architecture' are doomed to insularity and caricature. The most interesting buildings today have diverse historical and geographical origins. They respond to present-day realities while transforming principles from earlier modern architecture.