Bloomberg's European HQ designed by Foster + Partners has been awarded the RIBA Stirling Prize 2018, the third time the practice has won the prize for the best building in the UK.
The British international studio, founded in 1967 by Norman Foster, won the biggest prize in UK architecture for a £1 billion office, described as the largest stone building built in the City of London since St Paul's Cathedral.

RIBA president Ben Derbyshire hailed the project as "a monumental achievement".
"The creativity and tenacity of Foster + Partners and the patronage of Bloomberg have not just raised the bar for office design and city planning, but smashed the ceiling," said Derbyshire.
"This building is a profound expression of confidence in British architecture ? and perfectly illustrates why the UK is the profession's global capital. This role and reputation must be maintained, despite the political uncertainty of Brexit."
Encompassing an entire block of central London, the Bloomberg HQ is formed of two blocks connected by a bridge. Great slabs of Derbyshire sandstone and fins of hand-patinated Japanese bronze form the grand facade of the ten-storey building, which claims to be the "world's most sustainable office".
"From our first discussions to the final details of the project, Mike Bloomberg and I had a 'meeting of minds' on every aspect of the project ? its sustainable focus, commitment to innovation and drive to create the best workpl...