# RIBA Unveils the Best British Buildings of 2026 London hosts more than half of the awarded buildings. - **Source:** [Architecture news and projects | Dezeen](https://brifing.si/source/50c21201-9cc6-48e0-8a7c-6ea605af10c3) - **Published:** 2026-07-11 - **Topic:** [Design & UX](https://brifing.si/c/design) - **Original article:** - **On Brifing:** https://brifing.si/s/4c0faf87-258f-4058-883b-9782a7503a39 ## RIBA National Awards Announced The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) announced that 32 buildings have been awarded National Awards. These buildings are on the longlist for the prestigious RIBA Stirling Prize, including a dance theatre for Sadler's Wells and two additions to York Minster. ## London Leads in Awards Following recent trends, more than half of the awarded buildings (17 out of 32) are located in London, highlighting the city's architectural significance once again. ## Yinka Ilori's Dunelm Collection British-Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori created a 40-piece collection for Dunelm with a 1960s and 70s nostalgia feel. He showcased his favorite four pieces from the collection in a video. ## New York Building Faces Collapse Risk In New York, concerns arose over a skyscraper conversion project when columns were found buckling and sagging. Inspections confirmed that the entire building was not at risk of collapse. ## This Week's Popular Projects Popular projects this week included a blackened-larch extension to a farmhouse in the Highlands, a kindergarten by Kéré Architecture, and a hempcrete chicken coop in Portugal. ## Architectural News on Dezeen Weekly Podcast The Dezeen Weekly podcast covered the key design and architecture stories of the past week, focusing on the overwhelmingly positive reception of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. ## Sources covering this story - https://www.dezeen.com/2026/07/11/riba-best-british-buildings-this-week/ — --- _Summary written by Brifing from the original reporting. Copyright in the original article belongs to its publisher; read the full piece at the link above._