For some reason, I hadn’t spotted that the article I wrote about 8, Bleeding Heart Yard for the July issue of The Critic was posted online over a week ago, before it had been announced that it had won an RIBA National Award.
So, the question now is whether it makes it on to the Stirling Prize shortlist.
| Charles | Saumarez | Smith | 
Taha’s buildings are always visually interesting & thought-provoking & he seems like a really nice guy. A bonus. Had an impromptu tour by him of the rough hewn Clerkenwell building, which I love, some years ago when on a guided Clerkenwell walk. Love an architect who lives in his own building.
Yes, the Clerkenwell building is amazing. Charles