winner of the riba stirling price.t to ijust want to say i just want to say that we ijust want to say that we would not be standing here if it wasn't for the vision of the norwich city council. and throughout the process, the first they had a competition for counsel housing and they put us on the shortlist with hardly any record and they then selected the best design and they cast the vote and they pushed us further and wanted us to do some the more ambitious and when the chips are down and over budget, they let us leave the process and they then went for a traditional contract because he wanted to ensure that these houses we re really wanted to ensure that these houses were really high quality and met the environmental standards that they we re environmental standards that they were aiming for. and they knew that was the best way to do it, sol think all those decisions compounded and really led to the quality of the project. so that is it from norwich city council which absolutely thrilling. there been some very brill

the winner of the royal institute of british architect's most prestigious award, the riba stirling prizea railway station, new council housing and a property made entirely of cork. every day this week we are taking a closer look at each of the nominated buildings. today is the turn of the weston yorkshire sculpture park, which sits in the grounds of bretton hall, an 18th century country park estate. the weston is the latest addition to the sculpture park, which has been in action since 1977. the new building provides a visitor centre and gallery. we needed a new entrance into the park. we needed more car parking, more cafe space. and we also wanted a building that was going to bring people into this 18th—century landscape in a new way. you approach the building from the car park, and you're taken into something which is almost like a kind of slit in an earthwork, you feel as if you're going into a hill. and then everything explodes when you come into this room. the light explodes, and of course the landscape explodes in front of you. what we wanted to do was to create a complete transiti

the winner of the royal institute of british architects' most prestigious award, the riba stirling prizeons for britain's best new building 2019, which include a railway station, an opera house and a scheme of council housing. since last monday, we have been taking a closer look at each of the nominated buildings. and today it's the turn of the cork house. it's constructed entirely from blocks of cork and timber that slot together without any mortar or glue of any kind. the whole project is carbon negative and has very low whole—life carbon. all the components can be reused or recycled, and it's been made entirely from by—products and waste from forestry and the cork stopper industry. this house is very unusual because it's made nearly entirely of cork blocks, placed one on top of the other by hand. there's no glue. what holds them together is an interlocking tongue and groove profile and gravity. it's very interesting from a life—cycle point of view. as a biorenewable material, at the end of a building's life, if it's put together in a new way, it's completely biodegradable. six years a

the winner of the royal institute of british architect's most prestigious award, the riba stirling prizewhich include a railway station, new council housing and a property made entirely of cork. we will be taking a closer look at each of the nominated buildings over the next week. today, we look at the nevill holt opera building — the 400—seat opera house is tucked away in the leicestershire countryside. it's located in the stable block which is attached to a grade i listed building that dates back to before the year 1300. opera singing. this is originally a stable block courtyard. we've converted this beautiful historic building into an exceptional but intimate theatre. you can't see it at all from the outside, you enter the building and this remarkable space is revealed. in contrast to many opera theatres which have gold and red velvet seats, we wanted to retain some of the character of the stable yard. we already had these rich ironstone walls, timber and felt it a natural material to go to. our first task was to make a new floor, to bring the stage at ground level. we then created a

the winner of the royal institute of british architect's most prestigious award, the riba stirling prize which include a sculpture park, new council housing and a property made entirely of cork. all this week we have been taking a closer look at each of the nominated buildings. today we are looking at london bridge station — the enormous project in the heart of the capital connecting travellers all over the country and beyond. london bridge station was probably the most muddled and difficult station to get around in london. it was very overcrowded and wasn't a particularly nice environment. the brief from our client was to create a new station in the middle of the existing station by cutting through all the victorian arches to create this large concourse. the station has been completely reorganised and it is now, i hope, one of the best stations in london, going from one of the worst. how the station looked and needed to operate was an important, but not the most important part. it was how we built it and kept london running. there's over 120 million passenger journeys every year that we

find out more about all of the nominated buildings on the bbc arts website and watch this year's riba stirlingrize live here on the bbc news channel on tuesday evening from 8.30pm. a look at our latest headlines now. scotland yard is strongly criticised over its handling of allegations from carl beech about a vip paedophile ring, which turned out not to exist. uk government documents submitted to a court in scotland reveal the prime minister will send a letter asking brussels for a delay to brexit if no agreement is reached with the eu by the 19th of october. the biggest ever winter flu vaccination programme. thirty million people eligible for the jab this year an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. movie news coming in a couple of minutes. now on bbc news, a look ahead to sportsday at 6.30pm tonight. coming up on bbc news, katarina johnson—thompson reflects on her incredible gold medal when in the heptathlon at the world athletics championships. she says after all her previous disappointments it still feels like a dream. she will be presente

the winner of the royal institute of british architect‘s most prestigious award, the riba stirling prizeork. we will be taking a closer look at each of the nominated buildings over the next week. today we look at the nevill holt opera building... the 400—seat opera house is tucked away in the leicestershire countryside. it‘s located in the stable block which is attached to a grade i listed building that dates back to before the year 1300. this is originally a stable block courtyard. we‘ve converted this beautiful, historic building into an exceptional but intimate theatre. you can‘t see it at all from the outside. you enter the building and this remarkable space is revealed. in contrast to many opera theatres which have gold and red velvet seats, we wanted to retain some of the character of the stable yard. we already had these rich iron stone walls, timber and felt a natural material to go to. our first task is to make a new floor, to bring the stage at ground level. we then created a new roof over the courtyard to make the room. but we wanted to keep a memory of the courtyard and so we

and coming up, we're taking a closer look at some of the nominations for the riba stirling prize, whichnife crime is rising at the fastest rate in areas outside of london, places such as norfolk, surrey and lancashire. over a five—year period between 2014 and 2018, offences involving knives in england and wales increased by more than two—thirds. the home office says 20,000 new police officers will be recruited to deal with the issue. here's our home affairs correspondent, sarah corker. step into the sensationally stylish blackpool town ballroom... in the shadow of its famous tower, blackpool has some of the most deprived neighbourhoods in britain. there is a darker side to this seaside town. if someone started on me, i'd stab them. a lot of people bring knives, like, when we have fights, like. these boys are 1a and 15 years old. one told me he'd been stabbed in the leg. he then showed me a picture of himself holding a machete at home. to protect their identities, their voices have been changed. is it a normal thing for people to carry knives around here? yeah, pretty much. why do you th

february, the winner of the royal institute of british architect's most prestigious award, the riba stirlingl week we have been taking a closer look at each of the nominated buildings, and today we are looking at the goldsmith street project, which at first glance just looks like a simple series of terrace blocks arranged in four lines. but it's actually a very special estate, as it's the first ever scheme of council housing to be nominated for a riba architecture prize. norwich council commissioned the project which is being hailed as a pioneering example of sustainable social housing for the future. music. as a council we have been interested in building new social housing for quite a long time. properties that we have here are all built to passive house standards so that has really lowered the energy bill. houses have to be very wholly insulated and airtight, really simple things like you cannot have a letterbox on the front door so we have had to kind of find places for letterboxes. but more significant than that it is a fabulous place for people to live so even if you are in a single fl

the winner of the royal institute of british architects‘ most prestigious award, the riba stirling prizey park estate. the weston is the latest addition to the sculpture park, which has been in action since 1977. the new building provides a visitor centre and gallery. we needed a new entrance into the park. we needed more car parking, more cafe space. and we also wanted a building that was going to bring people into this 18th—century landscape in a new way. you approach the building from the car park, and you‘re taken into something which is almost like a kind of slit in an earthwork, you feel as if you‘re going into a hill. and then everything explodes when you come into this room. the light explodes, and of course the landscape explodes in front of you. what we wanted to do was to create a complete transition, from the motorway and the 21st century infrastructure. to cross the threshold, you would descend into the building and then we wanted people to be kind of met with a calmness before them, venturing out to the park and discover the wonderful works of art and the landscape. the sit

and now david sillito reports on the shortlisted buildings, including the winner, for the 2019 riba stirlingze — one of the most prestigious awards in architecture. platform six and seven for you. you're welcome. the roof is a piece of art in itself. you can't see it at all from the outside. you enter the building and this remarkable space is revealed. we have something that is almost like an artwork that has come out of the ground. was there a moment when you thought, "what have i done?" obviously there were several days, dark days. me and my partner have both said it since we moved in, we are here for the long run, i think. it's brilliant. welcome to the roundhouse in london, and this, the biggest night for architecture, the stirling prize. this is where the great and the good of architecture, the royal institute of british architects gather together to decide which is britain's best new building of 2019. there are six nominated buildings. and it's an incredibly varied list. we have an opera house, a visitor centre, development in someone‘s back garden. but there is a theme running through

news, david sillito reports on the shortlisted buildings, including the winner for this year's riba stirlingrize, one of the most prestigious awards in architecture. platform 6 and 7 for you. you're welcome. the roof is a piece of art in itself. you can't see it at all from the outside. you enter the building and this remarkable space is revealed. we have something that is almost like an artwork that has come out of the ground. was there a moment when you thought, what have i done? obviously, there were several days, dark days. me and my partner have both said it since we moved in — we're here for the long run, ithink. it's brilliant. welcome to the roundhouse in london, and this, the biggest night for architecture, the stirling prize. this is where the great and the good of architecture, the royal institute of british architects gather together to decide which is britain's best new building of 2019. there are six nominated buildings and an incredibly varied list. we have an opera house, a visitor centre, a development in someone‘s back garden. but there is a theme running through all of thi

the winner of the royal institute of british architect's most prestigious award, the riba stirling prize and a property made entirely of cork. every day this week we are taking a closer look at each of the nominated buildings. today is the turn of the weston yorkshire sculpture park, which sits in the grounds of bretton hall, an 18th century country park estate. the weston is the latest addition to the sculpture park, which has been in action since 1977. the new building provides a visitor centre and gallery. we needed a new entrance into the park. we needed more car parking, more cafe space. and we also wanted a building that was going to bring people into this 18th—century landscape in a new way. you approach the building from the car park, and you're taken into something which is almost like a kind of slit in an earthwork, you feel as if you're going into a hill. and then everything explodes when you come into this room. the light explodes, and of course the landscape explodes in front of you. what we wanted to do was to create a complete transition, from the motorway and the 215t cen

the winner of the royal institute of british architect's most prestigious award, the riba stirling prizety made entirely of cork. all this week we have been taking a closer look at each of the nominated buildings. today we are looking at london bridge station, the enormous project in the heart of the capital connecting travellers all over the country and beyond. london bridge station was probably the most difficult station to get around in london, it was overcrowded and not a particularly nice environment so the brief from our client was to create a new station in the middle of the existing station by cutting through the victorian archers, to create this large concourse. the station has been completely reorganised and is now i hope one of the best stations in london from going from one of the worst. how this station looked and needed to operate was an important but not the most important part. it was how we built it and kept london running. there's over 120 million passenger journeys every year we have to manage. all of those trains, all of those passengers had to keep on going. we had t

the winner of the royal institute of british architect's most prestigious award, the riba stirling prizeeen taking a closer look at each of the nominated buildings and today we are looking at the goldsmith street project, which at first glance just looks like a simple series of terrace blocks arranged in four lines. but it's actually a very special estate, as it's the first ever scheme of council housing to be nominated for a riba architecture prize. norwich council commissioned the project which is being hailed as a pioneering example of sustainable social housing for the future. music. as a council we have been interested in building new social housing for quite a long time. properties that we have here are all built to passive house standards so that has really lowered the energy bill. houses have to be very wholly insulated and airtight, really simple things like you cannot have a letterbox on the front door so we have had to kind of find places for letterboxes. but more significant than that it is a fabulous place for people to live so even if you are in a single flat, you have a ba

the winner of the royal institute of british architect's most prestigious award, the riba stirling prizenclude a railway station, an opera house and a property made entirely of cork. all this week we have been taking a closer look at each of the nominated buildings. today we are looking at the goldsmith street project — which at first glance just looks like a simple series of terrace blocks arranged in four lines. but it's actually a very special estate, as it's the first ever scheme of council housing to be nominated for a riba architecture prize. norwich council commissioned the project which is being hailed as a pioneering example of sustainable social housing for the future. asa as a council we had been interested in building new social housing for quite a long time. the properties we have here are all built to passive house standards which has lowered the energy bills. houses have to be highly insulated and airtight. really simple things like you can't have a letterbox in the front door so we have a letterbox in the front door so we have had to find places for letterboxes. but more

hour, david sillito reports on the shortlisted buildings — including the winner — for the 2019 riba stirling the most prestigious awards in architecture. good evening and welcome to bbc news. there've been fierce clashes between turkish troops and kurdish militias in northeastern syria. much of the fighting has been in the border area near ras al—ain. turkey claims its military has entered the town, but the kurdish led syrian democratic forces dispute this. since fighting broke out on wednesday, nearly 50 civilians are believed to have been killed — and more than 100,000 people have fled their homes. ankara says it wants to establish a 20 mile deep buffer zone, across the frontier with syria, to keep out kurdish militias and resettle syrian refugees. from akchakale on the turkish side of the border — our middle east correspondent, martin patience, has sent us this report. despite the growing international pressure, turkey's not backing down. at the border, the build—up continues. as turkey claims it's taking control of a key syrian town. gunfire. allahu akbar. this pro—turkish fighter says t

hour, david sillito reports on the shortlisted buildings — including the winner — for the 2019 riba stirling much of the fighting has been in the border area near ras al—ain. turkey claims its military has entered the town, but the kurdish led syrian democratic forces dispute this. since fighting broke out on wednesday, nearly 50 civilians

an hour, david sillito reports on the shortlisted buildings, including the winner, for the 2019 riba stirlingze, one of the most prestigious awards in architecture. hello, good morning. the family of harry dunn, the 19 year—old who died in a fatal collision in northamptonshire with an american woman who then fled to the us, are due to fly there this morning to raise concerns about the case. lawyers for anne sacoolas say she's prepared to meet them. ministers say mrs scoolas no longer has diplomatic immunity, because she's returned to the united states. simon jones has more. they've ta ken their fight forjustice to the foreign office in london, and now harry dunn's parents are flying to the us. they say ever since harry's death, they've been trapped in a nightmare. he was killed on this road, hit by a car believed to be driven by anne sacoolas, the wife of a us diplomat. she returned home shortly afterwards, claiming diplomatic immunity. now she's broken her silence. a statement issued through her lawyer said... it's something harry dunn's family have been calling for. you want to grieve, you

an hour, david sillito reports on the shortlisted buildings, including the winner, for the 2019 riba stirlingze, one of the most prestigious awards in architecture. borisjohnson has told his cabinet in order borisjohnson has told his cabinet there is still a "significant amount of work" to be done in order to reach a brexit deal with the eu, and ministers must remain prepared to leave at the end of october. negotiations have resumed between british and european union officials in brussels. eu ambassadors will be given details by the chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, this evening. our political correspondent peter saull reports. it's been a while since we last saw this in westminster — the pomp and ceremony of the queen's speech. it will be showtime in parliament tomorrow. the real action, though, is in brussels. and until there is a brexit breakthrough, these uk officials are sworn to secrecy. ministers know that further compromises may be needed. i trust borisjohnson to ensure the relationship the uk has with the european union is one where we are not a vassal state. and that is the p

the winner of the royal institute of british architect‘s most prestigious award, the riba stirling prizeg. this is originally a stable block courtyard. we‘ve converted this beautiful historic building into an exceptional but intimate theatre. you can‘t see it at all from the outside, you enter the building and this remarkable space is revealed. in contrast to many opera theatres which have gold and red velvet seats, we wanted to retain some of the character of the stable yard. we already had these rich ironstone walls, timber and felt it a natural material to go to. our first task was to make a new floor, to bring the stage at ground level. we then created a new roof over the courtyard to make the room. but we wanted to keep a memory of the courtyard, and so we introduced a large roof light over the space. singing. we have a mission at nevill holt opera to encourage young artists and young performers and we want them to excel and sound excellent in this acoustic. the building is a little like an instrument, and we had to tune it to ensure that the young performers can hear their own voic

the winner of the royal institute of british architect's most prestigious award, the riba stirling prizeinclude a sculpture park, new council housing and a property made entirely of cork. all this week we have been taking a closer look at each of the nominated buildings. today we are looking at london bridge station — the enormous project in the heart of the capital connecting travellers all over the country and beyond. london bridge station was probably the most muddled and difficult station to get around in london. it was very overcrowded and wasn't a particularly nice environment. the brief from our client was to create a new station in the middle of the existing station by cutting through all the victorian arches to create this large concourse. the station has been completely reorganised and it is now, i hope, one of the best stations in london, going from one of the worst. how the station looked and needed to operate was an important, but not the most important part. it was how we built it and kept london running. there's over 120 million passenger journeys every year that we have t

the winner of the royal institute of british architect's most prestigious award, the riba stirling prizee nevill holt opera building, the 400—seat opera house is tucked away in the leicestershire countryside. it's located in the stable block which is attached to a grade i listed building that dates back to before the year 1300. this is originally a stable block courtyard we have converted this beautiful historic building into an exceptional, intimate theatre. you can't see it at all from the outset, you enter the building and this remarkable space is revealed. you enter the building and this remarkable space is revealedm contrast to many opera theatres, which have gold and red velvet seats, we wanted to retain some of the character of the stable yard, we already had these rich stone walls, timberand felt already had these rich stone walls, timber and felt natural material and our first task was to make a new floor and bring the stage at ground level and we created a new roof over the courtyard to make the room but we wanted to keep a memory of the courtyard and reintroduced a large roof

the winner of the royal institute of british architect‘s most prestigious award, the riba stirling prizelook at each of the nominated buildings. today we are looking at london bridge station — the enormous project in the heart of the capital connecting travellers all over the country and beyond. london bridge station was probably the most muddled and difficult station to get around in london. it was very overcrowded and wasn‘t a particularly nice environment. the brief from our client was to create a new station in the middle of the existing station by cutting through all the victorian arches to create this large concourse. the station has been completely reorganised and it is now, i hope, one of the best stations in london, going from one of the worst. how the station looked and needed to operate was an important, but not the most important part. it was how we built it and kept london running. there's over 120 million passenger journeys every year that we have to manage. all of those trains, all of those passengers, had to keep on going. we had to design the building in strips,

the winner of the royal institute of british architect's most prestigious award, the riba stirling prize century country park estate. the weston is the latest addition to the sculpture park, which has been in action since 1977. the new building provides a visitor centre and gallery. we needed a new entrance into the park. we needed more car parking, more cafe space. and we also wanted a building that was going to bring people into this 18th—century landscape in a new way. you approach the building from the car park, and you're taken into something which is almost like a kind of slit in an earthwork, you feel as if you're going into a hill. and then everything explodes when you come into this room. the light explodes, and of course the landscape explodes in front of you. what we wanted to do was to create a complete transition, from the motorway and the 21st century infrastructure. to cross the threshold, you would descend into the building and then we wanted people to be kind of met with a calmness before them, venturing out to the park and discover the wonderful works of art and the lan

scheme of council housing to be nominated for the most prestigious awards in architecture the riba stirling storm lorenzo which is approaching the west of the republic of ireland and northern ireland, and look at the squeeze on the isobars will stop severe gales to the west with large waves and gales through the irish sea in scotland as we go through the course of the day. with the rain coming in with this band of wind through the storms, not unusual, as i mentioned, but in scotland we might see something drier and brighter about cloud building ahead of that turning the sunshine is hazy. temperature wise, we are looking at about ten in the north or 15 or 16 looking at about ten in the north or 15 or16 in looking at about ten in the north or 15 or 16 in the south. through the evening and overnight we pick it up again and you can see the rain continues to edge from the west of the east and it still windy for the first half of the night with gales, but then it eases and they transfer towards the south—west of wales and south—west england where we will have them tomorrow as well. we lose the ra