RIBA Stirling Prize 2024 winner: The Elizabeth Line

Total love the Elizabeth Line, it is a game changer for getting across London, and the stations are amazing

The Elizabeth Line is a triumph of London - the difference between it and the rest of the system make it like an oasis lol

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The UK still does this kind of thing extraordinarily well - thoughtfully, intelligently and ambitiously. Just when there’s political will to get behind it. (Oh and 🤑

The cladding is made of very poorly chosen material. It is already very grubby .

Is this a joke? It's clean and neat....but it's just a clinical tube line ! Whatever next? A bucket?

Arguably one of the things that doesn't work in the Elizabeth line underground sections are the platform seats. They were designed without backrests so the seated person leans against the tunnel wall. The walls are already quite heavily stained behind the seats so I predict that the seating will eventually get changed for something more conventional or they will change the wall covering behind the seats to something that attracts less grime.

Compare this to some of the new rail projects in the rest of the UK, which have been in the news recently. A new station opens in Bristol which is so basic and austere , little more than a bus stop with platforms. The new Cardiff metro where the trains have to run through tunnels on battery power because they cannot afford to modify the tunnels and of course HS2 the railway to nowhere. Can people not understand why it annoys people outside the London bubble when they see things like this

As a lifelong Londoner, its still difficult to feel like you’re living in real life when in/on the Elizabeth Line system. That alone should win it the prize. On architecture alone, it is absolutely faultless.

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This rail line and its stations will show people for the next hundred years that we, at the start of the 21st century, could still do it when we tried.

Overspending on ego driven stations rather than simple and functional needs to stop. Money is short enough as it is. How many more kms could we have got for the excess money spent on edifices that add neither efficiency or functionality.

I largely agree with what’s said in this video.

The Elizabeth line – as soon as I enter it, I feel in a far more relaxed, confident environment. This also extends to the trains – I now know from experience that the ride will be smooth, rapid and comfortable. With the level boarding, you just walk on as though the train is just a continuation of the platform. Even if it’s standing room only, there’s really (for me) no need to hold on to anything, because the ride is so smooth. The relaxed experience also extends to the door open time - normally a longer time than on the other tube trains.

I often choose my route through London to deliberately include, when practical, the Elizabeth line. I always look forward to that part of my journey.

All the design has definitely been a success in creating a whole new level of experience!

The Elizabeth Line probably the best thing to happen in London, both architecturally, and for the city, in a long long time. I hate the word "iconic" as it's way over used, but I think this might actually qualify (at least in the future). The whole team did a fantastic job on this.

I LOVE THE ELIZABETH LINE!!! 💜💜💜

Build the most expensive single line underground project in Eurasian history, half a decade late, can't afford to do level platforms etc. Get a prize. Nothing shows how utterly incompetent the British Architectural/Civil Engineering space is. "inclusion" my arse, if it had been at Parisan construction costs we would already have Crossrail 2 and more with all the transit access to ordinary people that could provide. Instead RIBA decides to reward its own professional failures on unaccountable terms.

Fluid, clean and user friendly design, reminds me of Starwars storm troopers! 🤔🙃😃