This year’s Stirling shortlist is in tune with these times

By Ben Flatman2023-09-06T11:27:00

The final six projects in contention for the 2023 prize are all marked by an underlying seriousness and a tendency towards simple forms and materials, writes Ben Flatman

There is an underlying sense of seriousness to this year’s Stirling Prize shortlist that perhaps reflects the times in which we live. From a residential home for the elderly in Blackheath, to housing and community facilities in Clapham, these projects eschew frivolity to focus on the core functions of architecture – the creation of spaces to shelter, care for others and gather.

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