The RIBA Council approved the six inaugural International Fellows as:

• Shigeru Ban
• Peter Eisenman
• Massimiliano Fuksas
• Wolf Prix
• Bernard Tschumi
• Rafael Viñoly
   

The International Fellowships were presented at the Royal Gold Medal and Fellowship Dinner on 15 February 2006 at the RIBA.
 
Massimiliano Fuksas, Wolf Prix and Rafael Viñoly took part in a debate, chaired by RIBA President Jack Pringle, on 16 February. More information on this and other lectures are available from RIBA Programmes
 
The nominations were considered by a special jury chaired by the President, which also selects the Royal Gold Medal. The jury for the 2006 Honours Committee included: Jack Pringle, RIBA President, Ian Ritchie, Ian Ritchie Architects, Odile Decq, Architectes Urbanistes, Chris Wilkinson, Wilkinson Eyre, Professor Peter Cook, Amanda Baillieu, RIBA Journal, and Brian Clarke, artist and Honorary Fellow.