Plans to connect inner London hospitals via underground ‘medi rail’ network centred on a major blood bank and medical transport hub have won the inaugural Foster + Partners Prize, presented to the Architecture Association School’s Diploma student whose portfolio best addresses the themes of sustainability and infrastructure. The new award, created this year, will be presented annually.
The winner for this year’s prize is Aimee O’Carroll, 24 years old. Her work Whitechapel Urban Artery was selected jointly by Foster + Partners and the Architecture Association. Her work will go on show in Foster + Partners’ studio in September, when a formal reception will be held.Aimee’s project explored the masterplan for Whitechapel being put together for Crossrail, the reopening of the East London Line, the reuse of ‘Mail Rail’, the London rail line once used by Royal Mail and the Royal London Hospital expansion – soon to become the largest hospital in the UK. Read More
