Architectural Collective in Running for Turner Prize

Known for their DIY sensibility and ability to create often temporary spaces for gathering and performance in public spaces (some of them awkward, like the Folly for a Flyover), Assemble "have been nominated for projects including the ongoing collaboration with local residents and others in the Granby Four Streets, Liverpool," according to the Tate. Granby Four Streets is an area damaged by the Toxteth riots in 1981, and Assemble has been working with residents to continue their progress in fixing up the public spaces and empty houses of their neighborhood. Assemble's approach "is characterized by celebrating the value of the area’s architectural and cultural heritage, supporting public involvement and partnership working, offering local training and employment opportunities and nurturing the resourcefulness and DIY spirit that defines the four streets."

The other Turner Prize 2015 nominations are Bonnie Camplin for The Military Industrial Complex; Janice Kerbel for her operatic work DOUG; and Nicole Wermers for her exhibition Infrastruckur. An exhibition of the Turner Prize 2015 will open at Tramway in Glasgow in October, and the winner of the prize will be announced on 7 December 2015.