Client of the Year 2018 shortlist announced

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has today (Thursday 26 July) announced the shortlist for the RIBA Client of the Year 2018.

The annual award recognises the role that a good client plays in the creation of fine architecture. The winner of RIBA Client of the Year 2018 will be announced at the RIBA Stirling Prize party on Thursday 10 October at The Roundhouse in central London.

The 2018 shortlist is:

• Bloomberg

for Bloomberg, London by Foster + Partners

• The London Borough of Hackney

for Kings Crescent Estate Phases 1 and 2, by Karakusevic Carson Architects; also Hackney Town Hall by Hawkins\Brown

• Argent LLP

for R7, Duggan Morris; Gasholders, Wilkinson Eyre; Victoria Hall King’s Cross, Stanton Williams; Gasholder Park, Bell Philips Architects plus a number of previous RIBA Award-winning projects

• St David’s Hospice Care

for St David’s Hospice, New In-Patient Unit, Newport by KKE Architects

Previous winners of RIBA Client of the Year include Bedales School (2017), Westmorland Ltd (2016), National Theatre (2015), Manchester Metropolitan University (2014), National Trust (2013) and the Olympic Delivery Authority (2012).

Find out more about the RIBA Client of the Year award here.