Britain’s best new building: can a tiny dairy farm beat the epic Elizabeth Line?

From increasing the National Portrait Gallery’s wall space to revitalising a notorious estate, this year’s finalists for the RIBA Stirling architecture prize couldn’t be more differentIt is like trying to compare a Hollywood blockbuster with an indie documentary, or a symphony orchestra with a busker. This year’s RIBA Stirling prize for the best building in the the country sees the £19bn Elizabeth line and the 67-acre regeneration of King’s Cross go head to he