Tate St Ives is one of six RIBA National Award-winners to be shortlisted for this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize!
Being shortlisted alongside five outstanding buildings for this prestigious award is a tribute to the whole project team, including our amazing consultants, the Tate St Ives team, and also the people of St Ives.
The project has been a lesson in the fruitfulness of really listening to a community. The new building doubles the gallery space at Tate St Ives and provides facilities to support both old and new buildings, but it also gives so much back to the town. The project’s positive reception by the townsfolk and Cornish people has been overwhelming.
It is important that recognition for the project’s success is shared with the architects of the 1993 building, Eldred Evans and the late David Shalev, whose work to refurbish their original building, and to create new education spaces, is integral.