Today, RIBA announced the 2018 cohort of RIBA Fellows, who will serve as “ambassadors for architecture”, says RIBA President Ben Derbyshire. The 15 elected RIBA Chartered Members were commended for their significant contributions to the architecture profession.

Current UK or International RIBA Chartered Members are eligible to apply for RIBA Fellow membership if they also meet at least three of the RIBA's requirements, which include: Receiving an honor or award for significant contribution to architecture; Demonstrating leadership in advancing architectural education, research, or technology; and/or leading or playing a proactive role in a project that created positive social and environmental impact — to name a few. Fellows will get to use the initials FRIBA after their name.

Many of the 2018 fellows are based in the UK, Ireland, and Scotland, while a few come from the U.S., Hong Kong, and France. They are:

• Mr. Charles Joseph James Andrews, FRIBA, Int’l Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, San Antonia, USA
• Dr. Raj Barr, FRIBA, FAIA, Washington DC, USA
• Mr. Jason Boyle FRIBA, BA(Hons)Int, DipArch, Accrington, England
• Mr. David Dunbar, FRIBA, BSc (Hons), B’Arch (Strath), LLM MCIArb, PPRIAS, Glasgow, Scotland
• Ms. Valerie Evans, FRIBA, Surrey, England
• Professor Joseph Fitzgerald, DA (dun), MRSUA, FRIAI, Lisburn, Northern Ireland 
• Mr. Chris Heuvel, FRIBA, DipTP, MAB, FRSA, FHEA, Norwich, UK
• Mr. Paul Keogh, FRIBA, B.Arch (Hons), MA RCA, FRIAI, Dublin, Ireland
• Mr. John Melvin, FRIBA, AA Dipl, Dip TP (UCL), MRPTI, Warwickshire, UK 
• Dr. Mervyn Miller, FRIBA, B.Arch (Hons), PhD, FRTPI, IHBC, Hertfordshire, UK
• Professor Nasrine Seraji, FRIBA, AA dipl, OAL, ONM, Paris, France
• Mr. John Stewart, FRIBA, FRSA, Buckinghamshire, UK 
• Dr. Ruffina Thilakaratne, FRIBA, PhD, LEED AP, BEAM Pro., HKIA (Assoc.), Hong Kong 
• Mr. Morley von Sternberg, FRIBA, London, UK 
• Mr. Nigel Walter, FRIBA, Cambridge, UK

The 2018 fellowships will be presented at the RIBA headquarters in London early next year.