Stirling prize 2011: a thrilling race through the shortlist - video

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Jonathan Glancey rounds up the shortlist for RIBA's annual architecture prize, which this year ranges from London's Olympic Velodrome and Evelyn Grace Academy to Stratford's Royal Shakespeare theatre and the Folkwang Museum in Essen, Germany. The winner is announced this weekend

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Shehani Fernando and Jonathan Glancey

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