```html The Stirling Prize 2015 was awarded to a girls' school in London by AHMM ```

Yesterday, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) awarded a total of four significant awards at its headquarters on Portland Place. The Gold Medal was presented to Zaha Hadid, the annual Stephen Lawrence Prize for low-budget buildings was won by Niall McLaughlin, and the Client of the Year award went to the National Theatre.
However, the most anticipated announcement was that of the twentieth recipient of the Stirling Prize. Among the six finalists, the Burntwood School, a girls' school in the London borough of Wandsworth, ultimately won, having been redeveloped by the practice AHMM (Allford Hall Monaghan Morris) between 2011 and 2014. RIBA rarely misses nominating at least one school building for the Stirling Prize each year, reflecting the quality and significance that English society places on this type of construction. This year, three of the six nominated buildings were also school and university buildings. The winning design from AHMM represents a total of six faculty buildings and two cultural facilities, connected to a campus from the late 50s and early 60s by Sir John Leslie Martin. The completion of the Burntwood school campus amounted to 40.4 million pounds.
This year's judges admitted during the ceremonial announcement that they had a clear winner from the start. Thanks to the perfect synergy between the school director and the architects, AHMM was able to create above-average architecture, revive existing buildings, integrate artworks, engage the surrounding landscape, and utilize the most advanced technology.
The Stirling Prize has been awarded since 1996 in honor of the British architect James Stirling. The prize is intended for RIBA members whose projects provide a significant contribution to British architecture, have been completed in the past year, and are located within the EU.
 
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