Thrice shortlisted but never before leaping over the finish line to victory, London-based studio Níall McLaughlin Architects has won the Royal British Institute (RIBA)’s 26th Stirling Prize for its Magdalene College Library at the University of Cambridge.
A late-in-the-game bookies’ favorite to win the coveted annual prize for Britain’s best new building, the library is timeless and grand, its design defined by gabled pitched roofs, intricate brickwork, soaring timber interiors, bay windows, and chimneys aplenty. It tips its hat to its stately surroundings while embracing modern sustainability practices (chiefly engineered wood, passive ventilation, and natural lighting strategies) and the evolving needs of higher education students living
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