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The Lubetkin Prize plaque
The Lubetkin Prize is named in honour of the Georgia-born architect, who worked in Paris before coming to London in the 1930s to establish the influential Tecton Group.
To enter the architect must either be an RIBA member based in the UK building outside the EU, or an RIBA member based outside the UK building within or outside the EU. It is awarded to the most outstanding building and is chosen from winners of RIBA International Awards| following visits by a jury of architects and a lay judge.
The RIBA Lubetkin Prize 2009 winner is The National Stadium Beijing by Herzog & de Meuron with China Architectural Design & Research Group and Arup Sport for National Stadium Company.