Stirling Prize
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The Stirling Prize is a prestigious annual architecture award presented by the Royal Institute of British Architects for the building that has made the greatest contribution to British architecture.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stirling Prize canonical | 10 |
| RIBA Stirling Prize | 7 |
| 2017 RIBA Stirling Prize | 1 |
| RIBA Stirling Prize for Architecture | 1 |
| Stirling Prize for architecture (for its design team) | 1 |
| Stirling Prize precursor awards | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T761966 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stirling Prize Context triple: [Norman Foster, awardReceived, Stirling Prize]
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A.
RIBA Award for Library of Birmingham
The RIBA Award for Library of Birmingham is an architectural prize recognizing Mecanoo’s acclaimed design of Birmingham’s flagship public library building.
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B.
AIA Gold Medal
The AIA Gold Medal is the highest honor awarded by the American Institute of Architects, recognizing an individual whose significant body of work has had a lasting influence on the theory and practice of architecture.
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C.
Pritzker Architecture Prize
The Pritzker Architecture Prize is a prestigious international award often regarded as the Nobel Prize of architecture, honoring living architects whose work has significantly contributed to humanity and the built environment.
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D.
American Institute of Architects Honor Award for Architecture
The American Institute of Architects Honor Award for Architecture is a prestigious national design award recognizing outstanding architectural achievement and excellence in the United States.
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E.
Aga Khan Award for Architecture
The Aga Khan Award for Architecture is a prestigious international prize that honors outstanding architectural projects that successfully address the needs and aspirations of societies in which Muslims have a significant presence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stirling Prize Target entity description: The Stirling Prize is a prestigious annual architecture award presented by the Royal Institute of British Architects for the building that has made the greatest contribution to British architecture.
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A.
RIBA Award for Library of Birmingham
The RIBA Award for Library of Birmingham is an architectural prize recognizing Mecanoo’s acclaimed design of Birmingham’s flagship public library building.
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B.
AIA Gold Medal
The AIA Gold Medal is the highest honor awarded by the American Institute of Architects, recognizing an individual whose significant body of work has had a lasting influence on the theory and practice of architecture.
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C.
Pritzker Architecture Prize
The Pritzker Architecture Prize is a prestigious international award often regarded as the Nobel Prize of architecture, honoring living architects whose work has significantly contributed to humanity and the built environment.
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D.
American Institute of Architects Honor Award for Architecture
The American Institute of Architects Honor Award for Architecture is a prestigious national design award recognizing outstanding architectural achievement and excellence in the United States.
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E.
Aga Khan Award for Architecture
The Aga Khan Award for Architecture is a prestigious international prize that honors outstanding architectural projects that successfully address the needs and aspirations of societies in which Muslims have a significant presence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British award
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annual award ⓘ architecture award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Royal Institute of British Architects ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
RIBA Awards
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Royal Gold Medal ⓘ |
| awardedFor | design excellence in architecture ⓘ |
| awardFor | building that has made the greatest contribution to British architecture ⓘ |
| awardPresentedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| category | architecture awards ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs | prestigious annual architecture award ⓘ |
| eligibility | buildings in the United Kingdom or by UK-based architects ⓘ |
| field | architecture ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1996 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | architecture prize ⓘ |
| hasAwardCategory | best building ⓘ |
| hasComponent | RIBA National Awards as feeder awards ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | British architecture ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.architecture.com/awards-and-competitions-landing-page/awards/riba-stirling-prize ⓘ |
| hasPart | shortlist of nominated buildings ⓘ |
| inception | 1996 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| location | various venues in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James Stirling ⓘ |
| notableFor | prestige in British architecture ⓘ |
| organizer | Royal Institute of British Architects ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Royal Institute of British Architects ⓘ |
| relativeImportance | one of the most prestigious architecture prizes in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| scope | British architecture ⓘ |
| selectionCriterion |
architectural innovation
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benefit to users and the public ⓘ contribution to the evolution of architecture ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | judged by a panel of architects and experts ⓘ |
| shortName |
Stirling Prize
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
RIBA Stirling Prize
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| sponsor | various corporate sponsors over time ⓘ |
| typicalAnnouncementTime | autumn ⓘ |
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Subject: Stirling Prize Description of subject: The Stirling Prize is a prestigious annual architecture award presented by the Royal Institute of British Architects for the building that has made the greatest contribution to British architecture.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
RIBA Stirling Prize
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Stirling Prize precursor awards
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RIBA Stirling Prize
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Terminal 4 (Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport)
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Stirling Prize for architecture (for its design team)
this entity surface form:
RIBA Stirling Prize
this entity surface form:
RIBA Stirling Prize
this entity surface form:
RIBA Stirling Prize for Architecture
this entity surface form:
RIBA Stirling Prize
this entity surface form:
2017 RIBA Stirling Prize
this entity surface form:
RIBA Stirling Prize
this entity surface form:
RIBA Stirling Prize