Fullflow syphonic drainage features on project short listed for 2007 RIBA Stirling Prize
The Savill Building, a project which features Fullflow syphonic drainage was short listed for the 2007 Stirling Prize on 26 July 2007. The prestigious award is bestowed to architects for the building that has made the greatest contribution to British architecture in the past year.
Designed by Architects Glenn Howells the Savill Building within Windsor Great Park, London is a modern structure features an undulating leaf shaped roof, nearly 100m in length and constructed from larch and clad with green oak from The Crown Estate’s own sustainable sources from the Windsor Estate. The eco friendly building with its grid shell timber roof (the largest of its type in the UK) required a flexible drainage system which could remove rainwater efficiently from the roof without compromising the aesthetic appeal of the building. For further information click here.
The six short listed buildings are chosen from winners of RIBA National Awards and RIBA European Awards, and are visited in September by members of the Stirling Prize Jury. They reconvene on the day of the announcement in October to make the final decision by secret ballot.
In 2006 the RIBA Stirling Prize was won by Richard Rogers Architects for Terminal 4 at Madrid’s Barajas Airport, another building which features a syphonic drainage system designed, manufactured and installed by Fullflow. For further information click here.
The shortlist for 2007 is:
America’s Cup Building|
David Chipperfield Architects
Casa da Musica
OMA and Arup
Dresden Station Redevelopment
Foster and Partners
Museum of Modern Literature
David Chipperfield Architects
The Savill Building
Glenn Howells Architects
Young Vic Theatre
Haworth Tompkins Architects
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