The Olympic Velodrome in London has won the RIBA award

London - The velodrome for the 2012 Olympic Games in London has received, along with 96 other buildings by British architects, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) award for this year. From the awarded buildings, candidates for the prestigious Stirling Prize will be selected.
      The velodrome, with a capacity of 6,000 spectators, was completed in February and is nicknamed Pringle due to the curved shape of its roof, referring to the popular brand of potato chips. Its author is the studio of Michael Hopkins, who was advised by renowned cyclist Chris Hoy.
      The Guardian predicts that other buildings in the Olympic Park in Stratford, East London, will also be awarded in the future. The main stadium for 80,000 spectators has already been praised by the newspaper for its simplicity, the swimming stadium designed by Zaha Hadid is still under construction, and a massive sculpture with a viewing terrace designed by the famous artist Anish Kapoor is halfway completed.
      Among the 97 buildings recognized by the RIBA jury are, for example, the reconstructed theater in Stratford-upon-Avon and a school in Lambeth, London, designed by Hadid herself. RIBA will now select six finalists from the awarded realizations for the Stirling Prize, which carries a reward of £20,000 (approximately 550,000 Czech korunas).