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RIBA Awards 2008 - Call for entries

Date:

10 December 2007

Press office contact:

Beatrice Cooke
T: +44 (0)207 307 3813
E: beatrice.cooke@inst.riba.org

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is once again on the lookout for potential RIBA Stirling Prize winners. Following on from the success of David Chipperfield's Museum of Modern Literature in Germany in October, the search has begun to find the best examples of new British architecture. Practices up and down the country are urged to submit projects of architectural excellence into the 2008 RIBA Awards scheme.

 

The RIBA awards programme, supported by The Architects' Journal, is largely unchanged following the successful introduction of a new pyramid structure in 2007. RIBA Awards are judged and presented locally, with the RIBA National Awards judged and presented nationally. The next level is the RIBA National Awards which are judged and presented nationally. The RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist is selected following further visits to winners of the RIBA Awards and of RIBA European Awards for buildings in the rest of the EU. From 2008, the RIBA Stirling Prize goes back to its roots as a 'built or designed in Britain' prize, for which only  RIBA Award-winning buildings in the UK by RIBA Chartered members and International Fellows, OR buildings in the rest of the EU by practices whose principal office is in the UK, will be considered. The move will strengthen the British connection with the prize while maintaining the competitive edge that buildings in Europe have always provided.  Eligibility for all awards up to Stirling remains unchanged.

Now in its third year, the Lubetkin Prize shortlist is drawn from winners of RIBA International Awards for buildings in the rest of the world.  Supported by The Architectural Review, the Lubetkin Prize will be presented to the most outstanding work of architecture outside the UK and the European Union by an RIBA member.

The Lubetkin Prize will be judged by a jury which will visit the buildings on a shortlist drawn from winners of the RIBA International Awards. 

 

The RIBA Awards will be presented at local ceremonies; the RIBA National, European and International Awards, the Lubetkin Prize and the award for RIBA Client of the Year, will be presented at a dinner to be held at the Hilton Hotel, London on 27 June 2008. Winners of RIBA National Awards and RIBA European Awards will be eligible for the RIBA Stirling Prize (given the above proviso) and for the Stephen Lawrence Prize. All RIBA Award winners will be eligible for a series of special awards to be presented at the RIBA Stirling Prize Dinner in Liverpool on 11 October 2008.

 

Once again the RIBA's commitment to sustainable architecture is reflected in its awards programme, with all entries requiring a description of the building's performance in use with particular reference to energy use. Energy performance statistics, signed by an environmental engineer, are highly desirable for all entries and mandatory for those projects with a contract value over

£1 million.

 

Tony Chapman, RIBA Head of Awards, said:

 

"The new pyramid structure for the RIBA's Awards better reflects the diversity of architectural practice by its members. The RIBA Awards reward the best buildings throughout the regions and nations of the UK, allowing for responses to local contexts of style, scale and materials, while the RIBA National Awards compare schemes nationally and by building type. From these a shortlist will be derived for the RIBA Stirling Prize in association with The Architects' Journal. These important changes, together with the demand for energy performance figures, mean that the awards programme will continue to set ever higher standards for architecture for its members and to promote the results to the public."

 

Any building by an RIBA Chartered member or RIBA International Fellow is eligible to enter all awards. Buildings must be completed and occupied between the dates of 1 January 2006 and 21 February 2008. The closing date for entries is at 17.00 on 21 February 2008.

 

Entry forms can be downloaded from Monday 10 December from www.architecture.com/awards| Hard copies will be inserted in the January issue of the RIBA Journal. Any queries to Alice O'Hanlon in the RIBA Awards Office on 020 7307 5374 or awards@inst.riba.org

 

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Notes to editors

Notes for editors:

1. For further press information contact Beatrice Cooke in the RIBA Press Office on 020 7307 3813 or beatrice.cooke@inst.riba.org|

 

RIBA Awards

 

For buildings in the UK - to be presented in the nations or region in which they are won.

The following awards will be presented at the RIBA National and International Awards Dinner at the London Park Lane Hilton on Friday 27 June 2008:

 

RIBA National Awards

For the best RIBA Award-winning buildings in the UK.

 

RIBA Client of the Year 

a prize of £5,000, presented at the RIBA National and International Awards Dinner , to honour the key role that a good client plays in the creation of fine architecture. 

 
RIBA European Awards

For buildings in the European Union (minus the UK).

 

RIBA International Awards supported by The Architectural Review.

These awards reward the excellent work being done by RIBA

members around the world.

 

The Lubetkin Prize will be awarded to the best RIBA International

Award-winning scheme. The award is given to the architect of the best building outside the EU by an RIBA member and is named in honour of the Royal Gold

Medallist Berthold Lubetkin. The prize expresses the RIBA's commitment

to international architecture.

 

The following prizes will be presented at the Arena and Conference Centre, Liverpool on Saturday 11 October 2008:

 

The RIBA Stirling Prize in association with The Architects'

Journal.

A trophy and £20,000 cheque will be presented to the architects of the building in the EU thought to be the most significant of the year for the evolution

of architecture and the built environment. From 2008 only RIBA award -winning buildings in the UK by RIBA chartered members and International Fellows OR buildings in the rest of the EU by practices whose principal office is in the UK, will be considered.

 

Winners of RIBA Awards will be eligible for the following awards:

The Crown Estate Conservation Award

A prize of £5,000 to the architects of the best work of conservation which demonstrates successful restoration and/or adaptation of an architecturally significant building.

 

The Manser Medal for Houses and Housing sponsored by the Rooflight Company

A £5,000 prize for the best example in the UK of a one-off house or housing

which demonstrates innovation in the design and technology of housing. Note from 2008 the prize is open to housing schemes but not major extensions to single houses.

 

The RIBA CABE Public Space Award –

The £5,000 prize will be presented to the architects of the best space between buildings and recognises the growing importance and valuable

contribution well designed public spaces make to the quality

of our built environment and to our daily lives.

 

The RIBA Sorrell Foundation Schools Award

A prize of £5,000 to the architects of the best RIBA Award-winning school (primary or secondary) with the aim of raising the standards of design in all new school building. 

 

The RIBA English Partnerships Sustainability Award

A £5,000 prize for the architects of the building which demonstrates most elegantly and durably the principles of sustainable architecture. Entries must be accompanied by detailed energy performance figures.

 

The Stephen Lawrence Prize

The £5,000 prize for the best building anywhere in the European Union

with a construction budget of less than £1 million is sponsored by the Marco Goldschmied Foundation, which also funds a £10,000 scholarship at the Architectural Association..

 

The RIBA Awards and RIBA Stirling Prize are managed by the RIBA Trust. The RIBA Trust manages the cultural assets of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), including the internationally recognised collections of the British Architectural Library. It is the UK's national architecture centre, delivering the RIBA Awards and RIBA Stirling Prize (live on Channel 4); the Royal Gold Medal; International and Honorary Fellowships; Architecture Week (with Arts Council England and the Architecture Centre Network); a full programme of lectures, exhibitions, tours and other events; and an education programme.

 

3.  Established in 1895, The Architects' Journal has consistently been at the forefront of architectural publishing. Its weekly news coverage, comprehensive building studies and in-depth technical and practice features make it essential reading for the profession, and its incisive commentary makes it a must-read for opinion formers. The AJ is the UK's leading independent architectural magazine, whose authoritative voice has informed generations of architects. For more information on the RIBA Awards visit the AJ website at www.ajplus.co.uk|.

 

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