The Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK has been named the 2011 RIBA Client of the Year supported by the Bloxham Charitable Trust.

An ingenious school library and music room for St Patrick's School in north-west London by Coffey Architects has been awarded the RIBA's 2011 Stephen Lawrence Prize.

The Evelyn Grace Academy, a cutting-edge new secondary school in Brixton, south London by Zaha Hadid Architects has won the prestigious £20,000 (US$31,000) RIBA Stirling Prize 2011 for the best new European building built or designed in the United Kingdom.

British practice NEX created a benchmark in integrated design at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London last week, working with Buro Happold and Chelsea Gold Medallist Marcus Barnett on the creation of a pavilion for The Times…

Seventeen exceptional new homes form the longlist for the RIBA Manser Medal 2011 for the best new house or major extension in the UK in association with HSBC Private Bank. From small urban homes squeezed into tight city sites to woodland hideaways and dramatic beachfront villas, the 2011 longlist…

Amanda Levete Architects has won the V&A’s Exhibition Road competition and will go on to develop their team’s concept design as part of the FuturePlan strategy for the museum. The ALA scheme will transform the remaining undeveloped quadrant of the V&A’s London headquarters and create an exciting…

The Architecture Foundation, on behalf of London's Better Bankside initiative, just announced the winner of a competition to design a modular, portable, secure cycle parking solution to serve the Bankside area of London.  Studio Meda’s design integrates a simple roof structure providing…

London's Better Bankside initiative and the Architecture Foundation have announced five shortlisted designs for the Bankside Bikeshed competition. The announcement also marked the launch of the Bankside Bikeshed exhibition showcasing a selection of entries. The five finalists were selected from over 50 entries, the jury…

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London released images of the seven design proposals put forward by the teams shortlisted in the Exhibition Road Design Competition. The extension project will provide a purpose-built new gallery in which to present the V&A’s high-profile program of temporary exhibitions, a courtyard…

David Kohn Architects and artist Fiona Banner have been selected to design A Room for London, a temporary installation that will sit on top of the Queen Elizabeth Hall at Southbank Centre, London and be part of the London 2012 Festival. The design competition…