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| Architecture prize to be awarded | Architecture prize to be awarded |
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| The National Assembly for Wales and a family home are among six contenders for Britain's top architecture prize which is being announced later. | The National Assembly for Wales and a family home are among six contenders for Britain's top architecture prize which is being announced later. |
| The £20,000 Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize is being awarded at a ceremony in London. | The £20,000 Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize is being awarded at a ceremony in London. |
| It is given to the architects of the building judged to have been the most significant for the evolution of architecture in the past year. | It is given to the architects of the building judged to have been the most significant for the evolution of architecture in the past year. |
| Other contenders include a children's hospital in London. | Other contenders include a children's hospital in London. |
| THE SIX CONTENDERS The National Assembly for Wales, CardiffThe Brick House, west LondonPhaeno Science Centre, Wolfsburg, GermanyIdea Store, east LondonEvelina Children's Hospital, south-east LondonBarajas Airport, Madrid, Spain In pictures: Stirling Prize | |
| Some of the world's best architects have projects in the shortlist. | Some of the world's best architects have projects in the shortlist. |
| Lord Rogers has been nominated for the National Assembly in Cardiff and the New Area Terminal, Barajas Airport, in Madrid. | Lord Rogers has been nominated for the National Assembly in Cardiff and the New Area Terminal, Barajas Airport, in Madrid. |
| Zaha Hadid has been short-listed for her Phaeno Science Center, in Wolfsburg, Germany. | Zaha Hadid has been short-listed for her Phaeno Science Center, in Wolfsburg, Germany. |
| Meanwhile, the Brick House, a family home in west London, has been praised as a "brave, intelligent, original study in the use of ordinary materials, developing in both a simple and sculptural way". | Meanwhile, the Brick House, a family home in west London, has been praised as a "brave, intelligent, original study in the use of ordinary materials, developing in both a simple and sculptural way". |
| The £67m Welsh Assembly building, opened by the Queen in March, has been described by the judges as "an exceptional public building". | The £67m Welsh Assembly building, opened by the Queen in March, has been described by the judges as "an exceptional public building". |
| Other British-based candidates include Evelina Children's Hospital, in south-east London, and the Idea store in Whitechapel, east London. | Other British-based candidates include Evelina Children's Hospital, in south-east London, and the Idea store in Whitechapel, east London. |
| Past winners include the Scottish Parliament building, the "Gherkin" in the City of London and Gateshead's Millennium Bridge. | Past winners include the Scottish Parliament building, the "Gherkin" in the City of London and Gateshead's Millennium Bridge. |
| The winner is due to be announce at the award ceremony at the Roundhouse in Chalk Farm, north London, at 2045 BST on Saturday. | The winner is due to be announce at the award ceremony at the Roundhouse in Chalk Farm, north London, at 2045 BST on Saturday. |