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Island shelter on the map
11/09/2003
Minister for Culture Frank McAveety today congratulated
Tiree's 'An Turas' building project team on making it to
the final of the UK's most prestigious award for
architecture.
The ferry shelter on Tiree has been shortlisted for the
RIBA Stirling Prize, which will be awarded to the building
which has made the greatest contribution to British
architecture in the past year.
'An Turas', which has already won both the RIBA Award
2003 and the Royal Scottish Academy Gold Medal for
Architecture 2003, was designed to create a unified work
both physically and conceptually to connect with the
landscape of Tiree.
Mr McAveety said:
"I am delighted that An Turas shelter on Tiree has made
the shortlist for the prestigious Stirling Prize for
Architecture. The building is a wonderfully imaginative
example of how art, architecture and landscape can be
combined to reflect the spirit of a place.
"My congratulations go to Tiree Arts Enterprise who
commissioned the project, architects Sutherland Hussey,
artists Jake Harvey, Sandra Kennedy, Glen Onwin and Donald
Urquhart on their achievement of reaching the
shortlist."
An Turas was a Scottish Arts Council funded project for
architect, artist and engineer to collaborate in making a
structure for the island of Tiree.
An Turas is a shelter with views of the bay which also
works as a sculptural form in the landscape and which
explores the sensory experience of views and shelter.
The RIBA Stirling Prize is the UK's most prestigious
architectural prize and is awarded annually to the
architects of the building which has made the greatest
contribution to British architecture in the past year.
Winners must be RIBA Members and the building may be
anywhere in the European Union. The prize is named after
the architect Sir James Stirling 1926 - 1992. The winner
will receive £20,000.
This is the eighth year the RIBA Stirling Prize has been
presented. Previous winners include the NatWest Media
Centre at Lord's Cricket Ground, and the Gateshead
Millennium Bridge.
This year's winner will be announced in Bristol's
science centre on Sunday October 12.