London housing scheme named winner of 2026 Stirling Prize

2026-10-16T06:00:00

Lion Green Road (c) RIBA and Lorenzo Zandri_Press

Croydon council housing scheme was bookies’ least favourite to win but won over judges with its innovative approach to high-density housing on a steeply sloping site

Lion Green Road, a council housing development in south London by Mary Duggan Architects and RUFF Architects, has beaten the odds to be named the winner of the 2026 Stirling Prize.

The 157-home scheme in Croydon, designed with delivery architect RUFF Architects, was handed the UK’s most prestigious architecture prize at an awards ceremony at the City of London’s Old Billingsgate yesterday evening.

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