Comments on: RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist 2009

By: zonas

zonas — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:38:11 +0000

Not impressed with BDPs work elsewhere. They have a habit of ignoring the needs of low income residents. As if they were invisible.

By: zee

zee — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:00:54 +0000

YAY LIVERPOOL! MY HOME TOWN!

By: Luxury Larry

Luxury Larry — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:47:42 +0000

this years entry is appaling! i guess it would be both project by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners that got my vote!

By: andy

andy — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:29:34 +0000

crikey, a boring year for british architecture if this lot are pick of the bunch!
surely there are some more influential/ interesting projects by british architects around?

By: Daniel Brown

Daniel Brown — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:35:31 +0000

“Liverpool One Masterplan has single-handedly reversed the fortunes of the city ”

That’s so arrogant! Liverpool One is only a small part of the *city centre* regeneration, and the jury is very much still out as to whether Liverpool’s decline has really been halted. Try going to the northern districts and ask the locals if a few expensive-high-brand stores have made it any easier for them to put food on the table. (shoplifting aside, I mean)

After all, the Duke of Westminster (who owns Liverpool One) cited it as the reason his ranking on the UK rich list has taken a huge battering, it already being worth a fraction of its value just 18 months ago.

That said, it is a real asset to the city.