Construction industry gossip: a single round of applause

By Hansom2018-10-26T06:00:00

Lack of trophy space might steal Foster + Partners’ Stirling prize ‘triple’, the Lib Dems get a single round of applause and firms gear up for word on the future of Help to Buy

Short memory

Loyal readers may remember that Foster + Partners is rather particular about the number of gongs it has amassed during its 50-odd years in business. Following its recent Stirling prize win for the Bloomberg building, it can add another to the collection of 865 awards it has picked up. Foster has won the prize twice before, in 1998 and again six years later. But my hacks tell me that the roll call of winners on the Stirling trophy only goes back to 2008. Does this mean we should scratch two off the Fosters tally?

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