RIBA Awards are given for buildings that have high architectural standards and make a substantial contribution to the local environment. The awards are annual, and have been running continuously since 1966. The RIBA awards are a true celebration of work by UK architects operating across the globe, covering every type of building, from tiny spaces to mega structures.

Entry

Entry for the RIBA 2009 awards programme will be advertised in due course.

Judging process

The buildings are judged in the first instance by shortlisting panels in each region, who visit schemes individually and meet to produce a list of buildings to be visited by the region's jury. Each regional jury is made up of a regional representative, a lay assessor from various disciplines and the jury chair, who is a nationally renowned architect and chairs the shortlisting panel. They visit the shortlisted projects, talking to clients and users and assessing design excellence irrespective of style, size or complexity of the project. The jury changes every year.

Winners

RIBA Award-winning buildings go on to be considered for RIBA National Awards. The National Awards are granted by the RIBA Awards Group and represent the best architecture in the United Kingdom.

Each RIBA Award-winning project is sponsored and produced by the Lead Sheet Association. The association has been supporting the RIBA Awards since 1989 by producing the plaques, which are individually numbered and recorded, and can be seen on buildings all over the UK.