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Peter Zumthor: RIBA awards gold medal to architecture's man of mystery

2013-02-05T11:34:00-05:00

At the age of 69, he has only built around 20 projects, but each one has caused ripples. He is now courted by millionaires around the globe – from Spiderman's Tobey Maguire to Qatar's Sheikh Saud al-Thani – each desperate for a piece of his pure, unadulterated vision. He is the architect every architect wants to be, the inspiration every student cites. So how did the myth of the mountain man come to be?

Winners of the 2012 RIBA President’s Medals Student Awards

2012-12-06T16:36:00-05:00

The winners of the 2012 RIBA President’s Medals were announced this week at a special ceremony at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London. Dating back to 1836, the prestigious RIBA President's Medals reward talent and excellence in the study of architecture.

Four Winners of 2012 RIBA President’s Awards for Research Announced

2012-10-30T18:01:00-04:00

The Royal Institute of British Architects today recognized four outstanding architectural research projects with the RIBA President's Awards for Research.

Winners of 2012 RIBA Manser Medal and Stephen Lawrence Prize

2012-10-19T14:19:00-04:00

[...] Two more outstanding projects received national RIBA honors that night: the 2012 Manser Medal for the best newly designed private house went to Maison L by Christian Pottgiesser - architecturespossibles, and the Stephen Lawrence Prize 2012 in recognition of fresh talent and smaller construction budgets went to a private house in Kings Grove, London by Duggan Morris Architects.

Guangzhou International Finance Center Wins 2012 RIBA Lubetkin Prize

2012-10-15T15:43:00-04:00

Guangzhou International Finance Center in China by London-based Wilkinson Eyre Architects has won the RIBA 2012 Lubetkin Prize for the best new international building. Now in its sixth year, the RIBA Lubetkin Prize is awarded to the architects of the best new building outside the European Union.

No more noddy boxes! Design judges' dismay at British buildings

2012-10-13T17:30:00-04:00

"There is a lack of feeling and lack of care for quality of design in retail parks and many dispiriting residential and office developments." In particular, he said he was concerned that architectural education is becoming "over theorised" and lacking in practical experience. The quality of architecture in Britain is falling behind that of continental rivals, particularly Scandinavia and the Netherlands, he said.

Sainsbury Laboratory is the 2012 RIBA Stirling Prize Winner

2012-10-13T16:58:00-04:00

Stanton Williams’ Sainsbury Laboratory has won the 2012 RIBA Stirling Prize. The winner was announced at a special event in Manchester on Saturday 13th October. The building is situated on the northern edge of the University of Cambridge’s Botanic Gardens.

Peter Zumthor to Receive the 2013 Royal Gold Medal for Architecture

2012-09-28T19:07:00-04:00

Pritzker-winning architect Peter Zumthor has been announced as the recipient of the 2013 Royal Gold Medal for Architecture. Given in recognition of a lifetime’s work, the Royal Gold Medal is approved personally by the Queen of England and is given to a person or group of people who have had a significant influence on the advancement of architecture.

RIBA Stephen Lawrence Prize 2012 Shortlists Five Houses

2012-09-18T18:38:00-04:00

Yesterday we published the shortlist for the RIBA Manser Medal 2012 for the best new house, and today we're following up with the list of shortlisted houses for this year's Stephen Lawrence Prize which the RIBA announced just recently. [...] The prize, set up in memory of the teenager who was setting out on the road to becoming an architect when he was murdered in 1993, is intended to encourage fresh talent working with smaller budgets.

RIBA Manser Medal 2012 Shortlist for Best New House

2012-09-17T14:10:00-04:00

The Royal Institute of British Architects has announced the shortlist for the RIBA Manser Medal 2012 for the best new house.

The five projects shortlisted for this prestigious private housing design award are Maison L by Christian Pottgiesser - architecturespossibles; Private House in East Sussex by Duggan Morris Architects; Private House in Gloucestershire by Found Associates; The Dune House in Thorpeness, Suffolk by Jarmund Vigsnaes Architects & Mole Architects; and Two Passive Solar Gain Houses, Porthadown, Cornwall by Simon Conder Associates.

Rem Koolhaas to Receive 2012 Jencks Award

2012-08-30T19:13:00-04:00

Rem Koolhaas is to receive the 2012 Jencks Award, announced the Royal Institute of British Architects. The Jencks Award is given annually to an individual (or practice) that has recently made a major contribution internationally to both the theory and practice of architecture.

Four International Projects Shortlisted for the 2012 RIBA Lubetkin Prize

2012-07-26T14:11:00-04:00

After revealing the 2012 RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist a few days ago, the Royal Institute of British Architects has now also announced the shortlist for the 2012 RIBA Lubetkin Prize, given to the best new international building outside the European Union. The shortlist recognizes four exceptional new buildings in the United States, China, Singapore, and Malaysia.

2012 RIBA Stirling Prize Shortlist

2012-07-24T14:59:00-04:00

The Royal Institute of British Architects has revealed the 2012 shortlist for the prestigious RIBA Stirling Prize. Heritage and education are strong themes in this year’s shortlist with the success of the Sainsbury Laboratory housing Darwin’s collection, New Court’s careful integration of the Rothschild’s art collection into its design and both the Lyric Theatre and Hepworth Wakefield skillfully creating exceptional new homes for regional arts.

RIBA International Award Winners 2012

2012-06-25T16:58:00-04:00

In the previous Bustler post, we just published the 2012 RIBA Award Winners, announced recently by the Royal Institute of British Architects. Here are now also the twelve buildings which have received RIBA International Awards for architectural excellence.

2012 RIBA Award Winners Announced

2012-06-25T14:45:00-04:00

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the winners of the 2012 RIBA Awards. Honored for architectural excellence are 50 buildings in the UK and 9 buildings elsewhere in the EU. The shortlist for the RIBA Stirling Prize for the building of the year will be drawn from the 59 RIBA Award winners.

Herman Hertzberger to Receive the 2012 Royal Gold Medal

2011-12-06T21:20:31-05:00

The Royal Institute of British Architects has named internationally acclaimed Dutch architect Herman Hertzberger as the recipient of the 2012 Royal Gold Medal. Given in recognition of a lifetime's work, the Royal Gold Medal is approved personally by the Queen of England and is awarded annually to a person or group of people whose influence on architecture has had a truly international effect.

New president of the Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba) on "Noddy boxes"

2011-10-04T13:42:42-04:00

When I mention that architecture seems to be an afterthought in many new houses, Brady interjects: "If at all." It's a serious point because, she says, many homes are simply constructed off-the-shelf from manuals; even the once ubiquitous term "architect designed" has been ditched.

Peter Hetherington recently chatted with Angela Brady the new president of RIBA. According to her new homes (in England) must be better designed. To this end RIBA is proposing a Future Homes Commission, to start the conversation on how to build better new homes. Besides improving the quality of British housing Angela also wants RIBA to focus on "de-mystifying architecture" and getting architects more closely involved in the planning of new towns and housing developments. All of this she believes is a good fit with the current ruling coalitions push for a more locally oriented 'Big Society'.

Big RIBA Award Winners Roundup on Bustler

2011-10-03T18:03:39-04:00

Last Saturday, October 1, the Royal Institute of Architects, RIBA, not only awarded the 2011 Stirling Prize to Zaha Hadid Architects for the best new European building built or designed in the United Kingdom—the office's second consecutive Stirling Prize win—but also presented this year's winners of the prestigious RIBA Lubetkin Prize, Stephen Lawrence Prize, and RIBA Client of the Year.

On our sister site Bustler, we introduce the award winners in detail:

Check the image gallery below for images of the 2011 award winners.

Evelyn Grace Academy in London by Zaha Hadid Architects wins the RIBA Stirling Prize 2011 for the best building of the year

2011-10-01T18:39:02-04:00

The Evelyn Grace Academy, a cutting-edge new secondary school in Brixton, south London by Zaha Hadid Architects has won the prestigious £20,000 RIBA Stirling Prize 2011 for the best new European building built or designed in the United Kingdom. This is the second year running that Zaha Hadid Architects have won the RIBA Stirling Prize; last year they won the award for their MAXXI Museum of 21st Century Art in Rome...

Five International Buildings Shortlisted for the 2011 RIBA Lubetkin Prize

2011-07-25T14:50:10-04:00

More breaking award news from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA): the shortlist for the 2011 RIBA Lubetkin Prize, given to the best international building outside the European Union, has been announced.

RIBA Stirling Prize 2011 Shortlist Announced

2011-07-25T13:57:34-04:00

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has unveiled the shortlist for the prestigious £20,000 ($32.5K) RIBA Stirling Prize. This year is the first time the shortlist includes practices who have all previously been shortlisted for the RIBA Stirling Prize; and also includes two RIBA Stirling Prize winners: David Chipperfield Architects and Zaha Hadid Architects.

RIBA comes under fire for hosting ‘bonkers’ 9/11 talk

2011-06-24T12:19:37-04:00

Leading architects on both sides of the Atlantic hit out at the institute this week after American architect Richard Gage, part of the group Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth, delivered a lecture at RIBA HQ on Monday night. The venue was booked by fellow American and RIBA member Craig Phillip Kiner, an associate at Zaha Hadid Architects.

Institute reviews policy after controversial event booked by Zaha Hadid Architects associate

The RIBA is reviewing its policy on hiring out 66 Portland Place following a storm of criticism over its hosting of a group claiming that New York’s Twin Towers were brought down through a controlled explosion.

The venue was booked by fellow American and RIBA member Craig Phillip Kiner, an associate at Zaha Hadid Architects.

Gage claims that the fires caused by the impact of the two jets flown into the World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001, could not have been sufficient to make the steel structure of the towers collapse, and he questions the collapse of World Trade Centre 7, a nearby 47-storey building which was not hit by an aircraft.

But critics clai...

RIBA Award Winner Windmill Hill Launches in June

2011-06-10T15:50:56-04:00

June 2011 sees the launch of Windmill Hill, a new building complex on the Waddesdon Estate, northwest of London, that will serve as a research and archive center for Waddesdon and a home for the philanthropic work of the Rothschild Foundation. Designed by Stephen Marshall Architects, Windmill Hill had just been recognized for its architectural excellence with a RIBA award and will open to the public on June 18.

Ravensbourne by Foreign Office Architects

2011-06-06T14:09:25-04:00

The new Ravensbourne campus, a university sector college innovating in digital media and design, at London's Greenwich Peninsula was just recently one of the winners in the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Awards 2011 (previously on Bustler). From a shortlist of 55 schemes, Ravensbourne’s building, designed by Foreign Office Architects, won through in the education and community category.

Middelfart Savings Bank by 3XN

2011-05-26T21:41:00-04:00

Last week, we published the winners of the 2011 RIBA Awards, as well as the RIBA International Awards, presented by the Royal Institute of British Architects for architectural excellence in the UK and abroad. The 3XN-designed Middelfart Savings Bank in Denmark was one of the eight buildings honored in the European Union award category.

RIBA Award Winners 2011 Announced

2011-05-20T20:11:09-04:00

Yesterday, we published the RIBA International Award Winners for 2011. Today, we also have the winners of the 2011 RIBA Awards, recently announced by the Royal Institute of British Architects. These awards for architectural excellence will be presented to 97 buildings in the UK and Europe (89 in the UK and 8 in the rest of the EU).

The White House by WT Architecture

2011-05-20T16:07:41-04:00

Consolidation of the structure provided a challenge given the size of the cracks and a system of exposed stainless steel ties and bracing frames in original window and fireplaces openings was devised with project engineers David Narro Associates.

The RIBA has announced the 17 ‘best new houses’ vying for this year’s Manser Medal. The White House by WT Architecture won the Ambassador Award. This exceptional private home, situated on the Isle of Coll, Scotland, was built in the ruins of a house abandoned 150 years earlier.

'Consolidation of the structure provided a challenge given the size of the cracks and a system of exposed stainless steel ties and bracing frames in original window and fireplaces openings was devised with project engineers David Narro Associates. There was no economic means of closing the main cracks up and it was also felt that they contributed so much to the identity of the house that they should be retained and enhanced where possible. The consolidation work was carefully undertaken by local island builder Tom Davies and took almost a year up to the point when the main construction contract started', explains Will Tunnell.

A three storey high entrance hall and stairway was created in ...

RIBA Manser Medal 2011 Longlist Announced for the Best New House in the UK

2011-05-19T19:34:05-04:00

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 reveals some of the most cutting-edge trends in housing design and lifestyle choices and recognizes some of the UK’s most talented architects.

RIBA International Award Winners 2011 Announced

2011-05-19T15:27:41-04:00

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the 13 buildings which are receiving RIBA International Awards for architectural excellence later today. [...] All winners are eligible for the RIBA Lubetkin Prize awarded to the best international building by an RIBA member the presentation.