Stirling Prize Shortlist Announced, 2009 to be 'A Vintage Year'

2007 was “The Shame of British Architecture.” 2008 was deemed “cooler than ever.” So what does the recently released shortlist for the 2009 Stirling Prize have in store for us? Well, as told to the Times‘ Ben Hoyle, according to the head of awards for the Royal Institute of British Architects: “It’s is possibly quieter than in some years, but we would call this a pretty vintage year.” In short, we think that means they picked things that were less flashy than, say, last