Zaha Hadid shortlisted for Stirling Prize

The Royal Institute of British Architecture (RIBA) has recently announced the architects shortlisted for the Stirling Prize, the UK's most prestigious prize for architecture. Shortlisted are:

- Evelyn Grace Academy / Zaha Hadid Architects;

- An Gaelaras / O'Donnell and Tuomey;

- Folkwang Museum / David Chipperfield Architects;

- The Angel Building / AHMM;

- Royal Shakespeare Theatre / Bennetts Associates;

- The Velodrome / Hopkins Architects.

The winner of the competition will be announced in October at the RIBA Stirling Prize dinner at the Magna Science and Adventure Centre in Rotherham. Last year, the award was presented to architect Zaha Hadid for MAXXI, the National Museum of XXI Century Arts in Rome.

Herzog and De Meuron design new stadium in Bordeaux

Architects Herzog and De Meuron will design the new stadium in Bordeaux. They won the project in association with the VINCI-FAYAT consortium, which has been selected as general contractor for the work.

The stadium will be located inside the city's green ring, will have 43,000 seats and is expected to be ready in 2015. The stadium's structure, made of a series of white columns, resembles a birch forest, blending in with the surrounding environment.

Herzog and De Meuron have also designed the Olympic stadium in Beijing and the Allianz Arena in Munich.