town house by grafton architects. cheering and applause. music sting plays. kingston town house. on architects, gerard carty. and we have the winner with us now. gerard carty from grafton architects, congratulations. must be a good feeling. it's absolutely astonishing. we're really astounded. we're delighted that we've won this prize, but particularly for the university, because this is something that's so important that we speak about what university education is about and... one of the extraordinary things about this is the client, as much as anything, isn't it? yeah. because they had this strange vision about inviting in the public, getting the library and the dance studios together, trying to create a sort of social hub? hmm—hm, hmm—hm, exactly. they were looking for a showcase building and what that meant was not that it was a show—off building but a building that revealed what was happening inside the building to the passers—by, to the outside. do you think that this is about changing the way university education might be? because, i mean, a lot of the students, they are not

town house by grafton architects. our 2021 riba stirling prize, kingston powerhouse. grafton architects.education. well deserving of this highly original work of architecture. research and learning can delightfully coexist. it is no mean feat. this must be an example of the future of education. congratulations. receiving the award on stage tonight, jamie congre, a building designed to inspire togetherness and bring students together. we togetherness and bring students touether. ~ ., , . ., togetherness and bring students touether. ., , . together. we did not expect to be in this position — together. we did not expect to be in this position but _ together. we did not expect to be in this position but i _ together. we did not expect to be in this position but i suppose _ together. we did not expect to be in this position but i suppose one - this position but i suppose one always has to be somehow prepared and i could thank you very much. and we would like to thank veryjury for stimulating conversation on their visit to the university when you are there for the jury visits and eyelid they c

younger generations, first—generation students and, of course, that leads us to the town house by grafton architects. kingstonrative, social. receiving the award for grafton architects, gerard carty. and we have the winner with us now. gerard carty from grafton architects, congratulations. must be a good feeling. oh, it is absolutely astonishing. we are really astounded, delighted that we have won this prize but particularly for the university because this is something that's so important that we speak about what university education is about. one of the extraordinary things about this is the client, as much as anything, isn't it, because they had this strange vision about inviting in the public, getting the library and the dance studios together, trying to create a sort of social hub... exactly. they were looking for a showcase building and what that meant was not that it was a show—off building but a building that revealed what was happening inside the building to the passers—by into the outside. do you think that this is about changing the way university education might be? because, i mean, a lot of the st