Álvaro Siza has been announced as the RIBA’s 2009 Royal Gold Medalist. The medal will be presented at the Royal Gold Medal and Fellowships Dinner in February 2009 at a black-tie ceremony in the RIBA’s Florence Hall. The official…

Today, the Royal Institute of British Architects announced the shortlist of RIBA’s Special Awards which will be awarded alongside the Stirling Prize. The RIBA/English Partnerships Sustainability Award This award is given for the building that demonstrates most elegantly and durably the principles of sustainable architecture. The building industry produces…

A shortlist of six buildings has been chosen from winners of 2008 RIBA National Awards and RIBA European Awards. These projects will be visited in September by members of the RIBA Stirling Prize jury. The shortlist for 2008 comprises: Accordia Architect:…

Wakefield based company Beam are delighted to announce the winner of their international design competition - Mobile! Threefold Architects in collaboration with the Jason Bruges Studios emerged triumphant against fierce competition from other shortlisted practices, Atmos Studio Ltd and Cottrell and Vermeulen. …

Casa Kike, a private house in Cahuita, Costa Rica by Gianni Botsford Architects has scooped the Royal Institute of British Architects’ (RIBA) prestigious Lubetkin Prize, sponsored by Mercedes-Benz (UK) Ltd and supported by The Architectural Review, for the most outstanding work of architecture outside the…

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) National and International Awards for architectural excellence were presented on 27 June in London. The twenty six RIBA Award winners (16 in the UK and 10 in the EU) range from an Alpine cable railway to Wembley National Stadium, from a beachside café…

The winners of the 2008 RIBA International Awards: Akron Art Museum, Ohio, USA Akron Art Museum Architect: COOP HIMMELB (L) AU Client: Akron Art Museum Copyright: Roland Halbe Awards: RIBA International Award How does a post-industrial city…

The best new buildings in Britain were announced this week through the annual RIBA Regional Awards. These are the 92 winners by region: The 2008 RIBA Award winners for London are: Arts and Leisure Cremorne Riverside Centre: Sarah Wigglesworth Architects Lawn Tennis Association’s National Tennis Centre:…