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Awards

Awards

The RIBA has been celebrating outstanding work for over 180 years. Our awards and prizes are regarded internationally as a mark of excellence, recognising the best architecture, architects, research and students.

"Winning the RIBA Yorkshire Building of the Year was a great honour and gave us excellent exposure to new and existing clients." - Fergus Feilden, Director at Feilden Fowles, winner of RIBA Yorkshire Building of the Year Award 2019.

To enter a UK project, you must have a current individual RIBA Chartered Membership number or RIBA International Fellowship. The lead architect of the scheme must be a current RIBA Chartered Member.

Entries to the RIBA International Awards are currently closed. The dates of the next edition will be confirmed in due course. Eligibility criteria may vary.

Building awards and prizes

For 50 years the RIBA awards and prizes for buildings have championed and celebrated the best architecture in the UK and around the world, no matter the form, size or budget.

Charterhouse Science and Mathematics Centre

RIBA Regional Awards

A RIBA Regional Award is given to a UK building for its regional importance as a piece of architecture

RIBA National Awards

A RIBA National Award is given to any building across the UK recognised as a significant contribution to architecture

RIBA Stirling Prize

The RIBA Stirling Prize is awarded to the best building in the UK

RIBA House of the Year

The RIBA House of the Year is awarded to the best new house designed by an architect in the UK

RIBA Client of the Year

The RIBA Client of the Year award honours the key role that a good client plays in the creation of fine architecture

Stephen Lawrence Prize

The Stephen Lawrence Prize rewards the best projects with a construction budget of less than £1 million

Neave Brown Award for Housing

The Neave Brown Award for Housing recognises the best new example of affordable housing in the UK

RIBA International Awards

The RIBA International Awards are presented every two years to buildings outside the UK that demonstrate design excellence and meaningful social impact

RIBA Awards partners and sponsors

RIBA Awards Jury Open Call

The RIBA is calling for volunteers to help judge the RIBA Awards in 2023. Every judge plays a crucial part in a rigorous and thorough process that leads ultimately to the RIBA Stirling Prize, RIBA International Awards, the Royal Gold Medal, and House of the Year Award.

Awards for people and projects

Royal Gold Medal

Given in recognition of a lifetime's work, the Royal Gold Medal is given to a person or group of people who have had a significant influence 'either directly or indirectly on the advancement of architecture'

RIBA Honorary Fellows

RIBA Honorary Fellowships are awarded annually to people who have made a particular contribution to architecture in its broadest sense

RIBA President's Medals

Rewarding talent, promoting innovation, and encouraging excellence in the study of architecture worldwide

Close up of the Presidents research medal

RIBA President's Awards for Research

Celebrating the best research in the fields of architecture and the built environment

RIBA Charles Jencks Award

Given to an individual or practice, that has recently made a major contribution internationally to both the theory and practice of architecture

RIBA Annie Spink Award

Awarded biennially in recognition of an outstanding contribution to architectural education

Page banner image credit: Kingston University London - Town House, winner of the RIBA Stirling Prize 2021, photographed by Ed Reeve.

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