Lion Green Road wins 2026 Stirling Prize for Croydon housing
RIBA's top architecture honour went to a brick housing complex in Croydon that delivered 157 homes against an 80-home request.
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What happened
RIBA named the Lion Green Road development in Croydon the 2026 Stirling Prize winner, citing its pink and brown brick towers rising from bluebell woodland. The scheme provided 157 homes where the client had asked for 80. Commentators have since questioned whether the choice was the right one.
Why it matters
The Stirling Prize is the UK's biggest architecture award. The scheme is being held up as inspiration for council housebuilding.
Timeline
- Oct 15: RIBA announces Lion Green Road as the winner of the 2026 Stirling Prize.
- Oct 16, 4:13 AM ET: Dezeen discusses whether RIBA made the right choice in naming the winner.
Coverage
- Lion Green Road Architecture Wins 2026 Stirling Prize (freeyork.org)
- Is this year's Stirling Prize winner a worthy victor? (dezeen.com)
- They asked for 80 homes – she gave them 157! Council-housing miracle named Britain’s best new building (The Guardian)
- London suburban housing project wins top UK architecture award (BBC)
- Lion Green Road by Mary Duggan Architects and RUFFARCHITECTS Wins RIBA Stirling Prize 2026 (archdaily.com)
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