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The Royal Institute of British Architects is once again on the lookout for potential RIBA Stirling Prize winners and Lubetkin prize winners. Following on from the success of Maggies Centre, in London by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners in October and The National Stadium, in Beijing by Herzog de Meuron, the search has begun to find the best examples of new British architecture in and outside of the UK. Practices up and down the country and from all over the world are urged to submit projects of architectural excellence to the 2010 RIBA Awards.

 

The RIBA Awards have been running continuously since 1966 and are judged locally. RIBA Awards are given for buildings that have made a substantial contribution to the local environment.

If the building is within the EU (incl UK) and is designed by a practice whose principal office is on the UK, it should be entered for the RIBA Awards.

If the building is outside the EU it should be entered for the RIBA International Awards. If a practice based outside the UK builds within the EU it should also be entered for the RIBA International Awards.

Stirling eligible buildings in the EU will be awarded RIBA Awards. Lubetkin eligible buildings inside and outside the EU will be awarded RIBA International Awards.

Awards ceremonies

The RIBA Awards will be presented at local ceremonies in May 2010; the RIBA Stirling Prize Dinner will be held in London on 09 October 2010.

Commitment to sustainability

Once again the RIBA’s commitment to sustainable architecture is reflected in its awards programme, with all entries requiring a description of the building's performance in use with particular reference to energy use. Energy performance statistics, signed by an environmental engineer, are highly desirable for all entries and mandatory for those projects with a contract value over £1 million.