RIBA Photo Competition

Date:

03 May 2012

Press release contact:

Julia Davies
T: +44 (0)113 203 1490
E: julia.davies@riba.org

RIBA launches new photography competition

The RIBA has today launched a new photography competition, Architecture 2012, open to entries from all RIBA members in any category.

With the theme, Architecture 2012, the RIBA invites images that capture any interpretation of architecture in whatever form – the inspiring, the beautiful, the intriguing or even the bizarre.

Ten winning images will be selected by judges including Morley von Sternberg, architectural and portrait photographer and Angela Brady, RIBA President. They will be printed as postcards and sold in the RIBA Bookshops. The photographer of the best image will receive the latest iPad. All proceeds from the sales of the postcards will go to the RIBA Education Fund, a registered charity that makes grants to students of architecture in the UK who are experiencing financial hardship.

RIBA President Angela Brady said:
“A members’ photography card competition is something that Robert Elwall, Photographs Curator of the British Architectural Library, and I talked about doing to celebrate the best Architecture in 2012. I am looking forward to seeing some fantastic photographs to capture Architecture of today. This competition is a fitting tribute to Robert who sadly died earlier this year. I am keen to raise vital funds for RIBA Education once these cards go on sale”.

The closing date has been extended until Friday 8 June at 12noon. For the full details and how to enter please visit www.architecture.com/competitions|

Notes to editors

1. For further press information please contact Julia Davies, RIBA Competitions on 0113 203 1490.

2. Robert Elwall who passed away in March 2012 was a champion of architectural photography for over 30 years. Elwalls enjoyed a distinguised career as a curator, author, critic and lecturer. He built at the RIBA the largest collection of architectural photography in the world – over 1.5 million images, including the preservation of many important photographic archives previously at risk. In 2006, he created RIBApix, a digital image database that today has over 60,000 images available to researchers and the public at large. Elwall curated dozens of exhibitions exploring the relationship between architecture, photography and society in libraries, museums and galleries.

3.The RIBA Education Fund makes grants to students of architecture in the UK experiencing financial hardship. The RIBA Education Fund has been set up to ensure that the study of architecture remains financially accessible to all. The RIBA Education Fund supports students throughout their education, not only encouraging diversity, but also ensuring access to those who would otherwise struggle with the costs.
4. RIBA President Angela Brady is hosting the second annual fundraising event in aid of the RIBA Education fund on Friday 28 June 2012. To find out more and book a place please visit www.architecture.com/educationfund|

5. RIBA Competitions delivers variety, inspiration and value through expertly run competitive selection processes. To find out more please visit www.architecture.com/competitions|