Grimshaw partner Neill McClements has praised infrastructure projects for their role in addressing "big challenges", following the Elizabeth Line winning this year's RIBA Stirling Prize.
Commenting on the win, McClements emphasised the role of infrastructure projects in addressing both pressing social and environmental concerns.
The Elizabeth Line, which was designed by Grimshaw with Maynard, Equation and AtkinsRéalis, was awarded the prestigious architecture award last night.
McClements praised infrastructure projects for addressing social and environmental challenges
"We're at a kind of pivotal time in terms of some of the big challenges around the climate emergency, but also with inequality and some of the other issues that we're dealing with at the moment," McClements told Dezeen. "I think hopefully getting this accolade is an endorsement of the importance of infrastructure and dealing with some of these challenges moving forward," he added.
"And I think it would be great if we're able to prioritise more investment within infrastructure in the coming years."
The projects aims to improve the lives of its users
Running from Reading to Essex via central London, The Elizabeth Line is the largest extension to London's underground railway network for more than a century.
Used by 700,000 passengers every weekday, McClements highlighted the role of such infrastructure in improving the lives of its users.
"Ultimately, a project like ...