Video | Daycare centre for the elderly wins 2023 Stirling Prize

A project located on the grounds of the Grade I-listed Morden College site in Blackheath, London, has won this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize.

Designed by Mae Architects and built by Clive Graham Associates, the John Morden Centre is a daycare centre housing social and medical facilities for older people.

Chair of the RIBA Stirling Prize jury, Ellen van Loon, described the John Morden Centre as a “hopeful model for the design of health and care centres for the elderly”.

“This robust building provides comfort and warmth, with thoughtful features designed to prevent isolation. It illustrates how buildings can themselves be therapeutic – supporting care and instilling a sense of belonging. Great architecture orients people so they can thrive, and this building is exemplary at achieving exactly that.”