Newport Street Gallery, the conversion of almost an entire street of listed industrial buildings in south London into a free public gallery for artist Damien Hirst’s private art collection, has won the coveted 2016 RIBA Stirling Prize for the UK’s best new building.
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Caruso St John's St Jakob Foundation has won the Auszeichnung für gute Bauten der Stadt Zürich, 2016-2020. The prizes given every five years, look to projects which develop the city's urban heritage, offer a social contribution, carefully use resources and respect their environment.
Longlist
RIBA International Prize 2018
The Bremer Landesbank headquarters in Bremen is one of 62 projects longlisted for the 2018 RIBA International Prize. The winner will be announced in December 2018.
Newport Street Gallery has won a 2017 Schueco Excellence Award. We would like to thank specialist contractors KCC Architectural, who created and installed special glazing units for the project.
Caruso St John' Architects' projects for the Newport Street Gallery and the Lycée Hotelier de Lille have been nominated for the 2017 European Union Prize for Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award.
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BDA Awards
Newport Street Gallery has won the 2016 Brick Development Association's Supreme Award, Best Public Building Award and Craftsmanship Award.
Newport Street Gallery is one of six buildings shortlisted for the 2016 Stirling Prize. The winning project will be announced this Thursday.
Newport Street Gallery, the conversion of almost an entire street of listed industrial buildings in south London into a free public gallery for artist Damien Hirst’s private art collection, has won the coveted 2016 RIBA Stirling Prize for the UK’s best new building.
Newport Street Gallery has opened to the public. The new gallery will present exhibitions of works drawn from Damien Hirst’s extensive art collection and entry is free to the public. The gallery’s inaugural exhibition is Power Stations, a solo show of work by John Hoyland.
The Ice Hockey World Championship concluded at Swiss Life Arena – designed by Caruso St John – with the final between Switzerland and Finland. For the first time, a World Championship was held in "our" arena. Seeing it go off without a hitch – from the opening game to the final – has been a privilege to witness. Congratulations to all who made it happen, and to Finland on a deserved victory.
The 2026 Summer Exhibition opens next week at the Royal Academy in London. The exhibition explores the theme of Interconnectedness, examining the relationships between people, art and the wider world. This year's Architecture Room has been curated by Peter St John, and the wider exhibition by Ryan Gander.
Hospitalfield is awarded the 34th International Carlo Scarpa Prize for Gardens, 2025-2026, a prize awarded to a place with the capacity to transmit natural, historical and cultural values, devised and organised by the Fondazione Benetton Studi Ricerche. The prize is named in honour of Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978), the architect and creator of gardens. There will be a public ceremony in Treviso to celebrate the prize.
Book launch & talk
Caruso St John: Collected Works Volume 3, 2010–2020
Valerie Verhack & Adam Caruso
WIELS, Brussels
23 April 2026 6.30 pm
Adam Caruso will be in conversation with curator Valerie Verhack, at WIELS in Brussels, to celebrate the release of the book Collected Works: Volume 3 2010–2020, published by MACK Books.