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RIBA announces student recipients of the 2020 President's Medals

2020-12-03T20:09:00-05:00

Although 2020 proved to be a challenging year, architecture students continued to push forward and create award-winning projects.

The annual RIBA President's Medal awards program recognizes the best architecture student projects. This year the program received the highest number of project entries in its history. According to RIBA, 336 entries were nominated by 118 schools of architecture across 32 countries.

RIBA President Alan Jones shares, "I am inspired by the range of exceptional proposals with climate emergency, ethics, equity, and social purpose at the heart of their investigation and problem-solving. The RIBA President's Medals continue to acknowledge work of the highest caliber and technical and social relevance, essential to future architects wishing to tackle our global challenges. Congratulations to all of this year's winners, and thank you to the schools of architecture and the tutors, who have educated and nurtured their talent."

See the winning projects below.

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2020 RIBA Awards judging postponed amid growing public health concerns

2020-10-01T18:21:00-04:00

As health and safety protocols continue to increase globally, the 2020 Stirling Prize has been canceled and postponed to 2021. RIBA shares in a statement, "to maintain the consistency and rigor of our judging process, all RIBA Award-winning projects must be visited in person, therefore it is unfortunately not possible to continue with this year's awards."

The Stirling Prize is the UK's highest architecture award presented to a specific project that exemplifies outstanding design and architectural excellence. This is the first time the award will be put on hold since the first Stirling Prize was awarded to the Centenary Building at the University of Salford by Hodder + Partners in 1996. The institution also adds that judging for the regional and national awards will be canceled and moved to 2021.

RIBA adds, "all projects which have already been shortlisted for a 2020 RIBA Regional Award will be included in our 2021 RIBA Awards, which will open for entries shortly."