RIBA Photography Competition

Date:

04 July 2012

Press release contact:

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

RIBA photography competition
Overall winner announced and postcard set of 10 now on sale

The RIBA launched its first photography competition in May, “Celebrating Architecture 2012”, looking for images that captured different interpretations of architecture in 2012 - the inspiring, the beautiful, the intriguing or even the bizarre!

Over 90 entries were received and judged by a panel that included Morley von Sternberg, professional photographer and Angela Brady, RIBA President and Jonathan Makepeace, RIBApix.

Ten images were selected as winners and the overall winner was announced by Angela Brady, at the RIBA Education Fundraising Dinner on the 28 June; -

A photo of Thomas Heatherwick Studios project, The UK Pavilion, Shanghai World Expo 2010 photographed by Jeremy Chun Yin Yu

All ten images have been printed as postcards and are available to purchase in the RIBA Bookshop or online at http://bit.ly/KHIMNF| for £4.99 for the complete set or 0.49p each.

All proceeds from the sale of the cards will go directly to our RIBA Education Fund, a registered charity that makes grants to students of architecture in the UK experiencing financial hardship.

The ten photos and their authors, in alphabetical order are; -

16thC Dovecote in Bruton, Somerset by Colin Powell
Hallgrímskirkja Church, Iceland by Paul Ashton
Hugo Boss, Barcelona by Rob Boltman
King's Cross Concourse, London by John Malaiperuman
Neues Museum, Berlin by Antonia Infanger
Science Museum, Barcelona by Jasmine Gokmen
The Atomium, Brussels by Fiona Vigar
The Shard, London by John Harding
The Tulip Staircase, Queen’s House, London by Mark Lakomcsik
The UK Pavilion, Shanghai World Expo 2010 by Jeremy Chun Yin Yu (Overall winner)

All ten images can be viewed in the Flickr gallery at http://bit.ly/MJ4mC

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. Elwall 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. This competition is something that Angela Brady & he instigated earlier this year.

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