Sterling Prize, first; because it's serious. It went to The Museum Of Modern Literature in Marbach am Neckar, north of Stuttgart. Yes, it's about British architecture, and the British link is David Chipperfield Architects, who completed the project, a subtle concrete construction in terraces, in 2006.

That was the sublime, and now the ridiculous. Building Design magazine has been canvassing for the year in architecture's "offal". The Rat and Mouse cast its vote on Tuesday, but not - it appears - for the winner. Ultimate victory went to Opal Court in Leicester, by Stephen George and Partners... student accommodation that can thank its "grim" colours and "pathetic" roofs.

The Rat and Mouse offers its congratulations to both winners.

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