Stirling Prize 2007 - nominated buildings

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has published the shortlist of buildings competing for this year's Stirling Prize. This annual award is endowed with a sum of £20,000. Buildings nominated for this prize must have previously received RIBA Awards. This year, the following projects made it to the shortlist:
America's Cup Building in Valencia by D. Chipperfield
Reconstruction of the Station in Dresden by Norman Foster
Casa da Musica in Porto by Rem Koolhaas
Literaturhaus in Marbach by David Chipperfield
The Young Vic in London by Haworth Tomkins
The Savill Building in Windsor by Glenn Howells
Four of the six buildings are located abroad, which has led to significant criticism in Britain. Richard Rogers, the most recent recipient of both the Pritzker Prize and the Stirling Prize, described designing abroad as an advantage. His winning project for the Barajas International Airport in Madrid was, at the time, a groundbreaking achievement, which the fifth terminal at London Heathrow Airport is still awaiting. Rogers sees this as a reminder that one can learn something abroad that can then be applied to their domestic projects. Link>