RIBA shortlists Chipperfield for 2021 International Prize

David Chipperfield Architects’ £120m James Simon Galerie in Berlin is one of the three finalists revealed today for the RIBA International Prize 2021.

它与WilkinsonEyre在哥本哈根的Lille Langebro自行车和人行桥，以及由Kashef Chowdhury/Urbana设计的孟加拉国Satkhira友谊医院一起争夺“世界上最好的新建筑”的荣誉。

Two Chipperfield projects were among the16 longlist candidates for the awards, announced in July. The practice’s other project was Amorepacific Headquarters in Seoul.

画廊是柏林博物馆岛的一个古典风格的入口建筑和游客中心，它是联合国教科文组织世界遗产。它的特点是在狭窄的土地上有一个寺庙式的入口和廊柱式的走道，主要的游客设施位于地下空间，包括一个300个座位的礼堂和临时展览馆。

Friendship Hospital, by Kashef Chowdhury and his Urbana practice, is a low-cost eight-bed community facility situated in a largely rural area of south-west Bangladesh that was seriously affected by a cyclone a few years ago.

The hospital is arranged around a series of intimate courtyards that bring in light and natural ventilation. A rainwater-collecting canal cuts through the length of the site, separating inpatients and outpatients, and providing a valuable supply of water in an area where the saline groundwater is unusable for most practical purposes.

WilkinsonEyre’s Lille Langebro is a 160m swing bridge across Copenhagen’s inner harbour. It sits alongside the busy Langebro bridge and offers a safe and accessible crossing for thousands of pedestrians and cyclists every day.

Two rotating sections of the bridge swing open vertically to allow marine traffic to pass through, however the mechanism is buried within the bridge’s piers and opening structure to avoid interrupting the bridge’s continuous sweeped line across the water when it is closed.

RIBA said Lille Langebro was the first time such an engineering approach had been used in swinging bridge design.

RIBA president Simon Allford said the three shortlisted projects had been selected following a rigorous judging process.

他说:“我们的全球建筑奖项的冠军建筑，改变世界，并积极影响周围的社区-这三个范例当然提供了。”

“These projects are united by human experience at their heart. Collectively they demonstrate sensitivity to their surroundings and local cultures, inclusive design, and sustainable solutions, and set a high bar for architectural excellence around the world.”

获奖项目预计将于2022年初宣布，这推迟了RIBA原定于本月宣布获奖项目的最初计划。

French architect and urban planner Odile Decq is chair of the judging panel. Grand jury members are: artist and designer Es Devlin; US architect Jeanne Gang; Shanghai-based Rossana Hu; and Brazil’s Gustavo Utrabo.