I haven’t previously registered the Architecture Today awards, probably because instead of celebrating novelty, they focus on use and how buildings have weathered the test of time: so, less heroic and less obviously noticeable than the buildings which win the Stirling Prize. Some are recent eg Wright and Wright’s work for St. John’s College, Oxford, solid and serious in a context where longevity is essential. Penoyre & Prasad’s Rushton Street Surgery is shown in a photograph taken by Sunand Prasad, where the building is less visible than the way it has been absorbed into its surroundings. Several are renovation projects eg the Barbican. It makes one think about the nature of quality in architecture with a focus on architectural sensitivity, not novelty: a good shift in direction.

https://architecturetoday.co.uk/finalists-unveiled-for-architecture-today-awards-2023/