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🏆 The UK’s best new building – Appleby Blue Almshouse by Witherford Watson Mann Architects wins RIBA Stirling Prize 2025 Replacing an abandoned care home, Appleby Blue radically reimagines the traditional almshouse, flipping the centuries-old typology by placing shared spaces at its heart to foster community and reduce isolation among residents. The development contains 59 bright, spacious flats arranged in a U-shape around a central garden courtyard. Inside, generous homes with discreet access