The RIBA Council have approved seven new RIBA International Fellowships. 

The 2012 RIBA International Fellowships have been awarded to:

• Atelier Bow-Wow: Momoyo Kaijima and Yoshiharu Tsukamoto, Japan
• Carlos Ferrater, Office of Architecture in Barcelona (OAB), Spain
• Sou Fujimoto, Sou Fujimoto Architects, Japan
• Anna Heringer, Germany/Austria
• Christian Kerez, Switzerland
• Francisco Mangado, Spain

 

RIBA President Angela Brady said:

'The RIBA is delighted to honour all seven new International Fellows. Each has made a major contribution to the world of architecture.'

This lifetime honour is conferred annually by the RIBA to recognise and reward the particular contribution to architecture made by architects from countries other than the United Kingdom. It allows recipients to use the initials Int FRIBA after their name.

The 2012 Honours Committee comprised of RIBA President Angela Brady, Niall McLaughlin, David Adjaye, Yvonne Farrell, Sarah Wigglesworth and Sir Terence Conran.