London’s best new architecture shortlisted at the 2026 RIBA London Awards

The Royal Institute of British Architects has shortlisted 72 projects for the RIBA London Awards 2026. The selected projects included new geological gardens at the Natural History Museum, a hospital’s garden pavilion designed to connect patients to nature, and the transformation of a former power station into a mixed-use development.

“This year's London shortlist showcases talent across multiple sectors, from private residences and affordable housing to major cultural institutions, education, healthcare, and more,” RIBA London Director John Nahar noted. “It is equally encouraging to see such a wide range of practices represented. The presence of sole practitioners and SMEs alongside some of the industry’s most established names reflects the strength, depth, and diversity of London’s architectural landscape.”

Each project will now be visited by a regional jury, with the winning projects announced in the spring. The winners will be considered for several RIBA London Special Awards inlcluding the RIBA London Sustainability Award and RIBA South Building of the Year, before being considered for a  RIBA National Award. The shortlist for the RIBA Stirling Prize will be drawn from RIBA National Award winners.

In the meantime, the full shortlist for the RIBA London Awards 2026 is as follows:

East London

• 458 Forest Road by Gort Scott
• A Home for Art Lovers by VATRAA
• Bulrush Court by Pitman Tozer Architects
• Eden Dock by Howells
• Gascoigne West Phase 2 by White Arkitekter
• Hempcrete mewshouse by Cathie Curran
• Juniper House by Pollard Thomas Edwards
• Noele Gordon House by Mæ for Newham Council
• Norton Folgate by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Stanton Williams, Morris + Co, DSDHA and East
• Parsons Mews by Peter Barber Architects
• Plashet Road, Newham by Levitt Bernstein
• Sadler's Wells East by O'Donnell + Tuomey
• The Featherstone Building by Morris+Company
• The Jazz Yard by Bell Phillips
• UCL East, Marshgate by Stanton Williams
• UCL One Pool Street by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands

North London

• Arbour House by Andrei Saltykov and Partners (ASaP) - Lacey & Saltykov Architects
• Camden Hub by Morris+Company with Axiom Architects (Interiors)
• Capella by Allies and Morrison
• EcoPark South (North London Heat and Power Project) by Grimshaw
• Hampstead Passive House by GS Architecture
• Hampstead Town House by Hayhurst & Co.
• Highbury House & Studio by Maich Swift Architects
• Reciprocal House by Gianni Botsford Architects
• Rowan Court by Satish Jassal Architects
• The Blooming Shed by Between Art and Technology (BAT) Studio
• Twin House by Graeme Williamson Architects
• Woodside Park by HTA

South East London

• A-typical terrace: low energy row house retrofit by Tom Parsons and Emily Temperton
• Brickfield House by Sam McDermott
• Canada Water Plot K1 by Morris+Company with White Ink
• Cold House by Edgley Design
• Dulwich College Lower School Library by alma-nac
• Harold Moody Health Centre by Morris+Company
• Hermitage Mews by Gbolade Design Studio
• Kidbrooke Park Road North by HTA Design
• Lion Green Road by Mary Duggan Architects (Design) with RUFF Architects (Delivery)
• London Institute for Healthcare Engineering by HLM Architects
• Redcross Way by Sanchez Benton architects
• The Clearing at Lesnes Abbey Woods by WonKy
• The Forge by Bryden Wood and Piercy & Company
• The Tannery by Coffey Architects

South West London

• Arding & Hobbs by Stiff+Trevillion
• Chelsea Waterfront - Powerhouse (former Lots Road Power Station) by Formation Architects and Farrells
• Meadow Grove by Coffey Architects
• Mozart House by Studio DERA
• Oru Sutton by Samuel Chisholm Studio and Takero Shimazaki Architects
• Park Lane Stables RDA by Architecture WK ltd
• Sloane Street, London by John McAslan + Partners for Cadogan
• Southfields House by DO+CO Studio
• The Brentford Project - Phase 1 by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Howells and Maccreanor Lavington
• The British Academy by Wright & Wright Architects
• The Emory by RSHP
• The Public Courtyard and Pavilion at the OWO by DaeWha Kang Design
• Urban Nature Project, Natural History Museum by Feilden Fowles
• Westminster Coroner's Court by Lynch Architects

West London

• 3 Fitzroy Square by James Gorst Architects
• Addison Studios by London, TiggColl
• Arthur Stanley House by Allford Hall Monahgan Morris
• Covent Garden Apartment by Carmody Groarke
• Godolphin and Latymer School – dining, library and sixth form by Walters & Cohen Architects
• Greenside Road, London by Mador Architects and Tricia Guild
• Hebron House by Paul Archer Design
• Mandarin Oriental Mayfair, RSHP
• Notting Hill and Ealing High School Junior School by Hawkins\Brown
• Paddington Square by Renzo Piano Building Workshop (Paris) in collaboration with Adamson Associates (London)
• Smart's Place by David Kohn Architects
• Space House by Squire & Partners, Atelier Ten, Pell Frischmann, Donald Insall Associates, Gustafson Porter + Bowman, Gardiner & Theobald and BAM
• SPID Theatre, Kensal House Community Rooms by Studio Sam Causer
• The Warburg Renaissance by Haworth Tompkins
• Twin Pitches by Atelier Baulier
• UNCLE Wembley Gardens by Howells