I have a small number of suggestions on how the Stirling Prize is administered if the RIBA is interested in combating the impression of London-centricity, in a Prize where four of the current shortlist are in London (the same is true most years):-

1.  It would be relatively easy to announce the regional awards all at the same time instead of staggering them through the spring and early summer.  Then you could make more of the interesting projects by less well known practices outside London and you would get a better sense of architecture as a national practice, not so dominated by the big London firms.

2.  It should also be possible to produce an online map of the long-listed projects, indicating which projects can be visited.  This would be helpful in creating more public interest in, and knowledge of, contemporary practice which it is the role of the RIBA to support.

3. I realise it would be tricky to organise, but it would be good to get the short-listing committee to visit the regional winners, because otherwise the key part of the process is conducted in London.

I have made these suggestions previously, but not in a considered way and probably not to the right people, so I am now publishing them in the hope that they might be considered, not least by the incoming President.