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RIBA shortlists Chipperfield for 2021 International Prize

By 2021-11-16T06:00:00

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James Simon Galerie in Berlin vies with WilkinsonEyre bridge and Kashef Chowdhury hospital for title of world’s best new building

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

It joins WilkinsonEyre’s Lille Langebro cycle and pedestrian bridge in Copenhagen and the Friendship Hospital in Satkhira, Bangladesh, designed by Kashef Chowdhury/Urbana, in the fray for the accolade of “best new building in the world”.

Two Chipperfield projects were among the 16 longlist candidates for the awards, announced in July. The practice’s other project was Amorepacific Headquarters in Seoul.

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