The RIBA Manser Medal in association with HSBC Private Bank, rewards the architects of the best one-off house or major extension designed by an architect in the UK.
The objective of the RIBA Manser Medal has always been to encourage innovation in house design and to show how social and technological ambitions can be met by intelligent design and to produce exemplars to be taken up by the wider housing industry.
The shortlist will be chosen from this year's RIBA Award winners and will be announced at the RIBA Stirling Prize Dinner on 2 October 2010. The winner will be announced at the RIBA during an evening reception in early November 2010.
The judges for the 2010 RIBA Manser medal are Michael Manser CBE, former President of the RIBA, Deborah Saunt, DSDHA, Luke Tozer, Pitman Tozer Architects, Peter Mackie from Property Vision and Tony Chapman, RIBA Head of Awards.
The prize is named after Michael Manser, former President of the RIBA, who is well known for his own steel and glass house designs. This year the eligibility for the RIBA Manser Medal reverts to the traditional position of being open to one off houses or major extensions only. For further information on awards for housing schemes visit the Housing Design Awards www.srgw.co.uk|
2009 RIBA Manser Medal winner:
Gap House
Architect: Pitman Tozer Architects
2009 Manser Medal shortlist:
Gap House
Architect: Pitman Tozer Architects
Client: Private
Photogrpaher: Nick Kane
House in Highgate Cemetery
Architect: Eldridge Smerin
Client: Richard Elliott
Photographer: Lyndon Douglas
House at Piper's End
Architect: Niall McLaughlin Architects
Client: Private
Photographer: Nick Kane
Sliding House
Architect: DRMM
Client: Ross Russell
Photographer: Alex de Rijke
Block 3, Tarling Regeneration
Architect: S333 Architecture
Client: One Housing Group
Photographer: Jan Bitter
HSBC Private Bank
HSBC Private Bank is proud to partner with the RIBA, as exclusive sponsor of the RIBA Manser Medal. This new partnership builds on our long established commitment to design, whilst underlining the respect we have for clients, architects and other professionals who create inspiring houses through exceptional design. HSBC Private Bank and the RIBA are leaders in their respective fields with a shared commitment to excellence. HSBC Private Bank has unrivalled property lending expertise for private clients in the UK* as well as providing expert advice for clients seeking outstanding homes.
*Ranked Number 1 for lending/financing in the 2010 Euromoney survey.