RIBA President's Awards For Research 2016
The awards celebrate the best research in the fields of architecture and the built environment.
The publications from the President's Awards for Research 2016 are available below:
- Winning papers published in the Journal of Architecture
- Book of Abstracts
- Knowledge and Research in Practice
Winner of the 2016 President’s Medal for Research and winner of the category ‘History and Theory’
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Asmara – Africa’s Modernist City: UNESCO World Heritage Nomination
Edward Denison, The Bartlett School of Architecture, UK
Medhanie Teklemariam and Dawit Abraha, Asmara Heritage Project, Eritrea
Shortlisted for 'History and Theory'
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The Texture of Politics: London’s Anarchists Clubs 1882-1914
Jonathan Moses, Royal Holloway University London, UK -
‘Spotless Lilies and Foul Smelling Weeds’: Architecture and Moral Cleanliness in Victorian Magdelen Convents
Kate Jordan, Bartlett School of Architecture, UK
Winner of the Annual Theme – ‘Learning from Projects’ and highly commended
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Make Public: Performing Public Housing in Ernö Goldfinger’s Balfron Tower
David Roberts, Bartlett School of Architecture, UK
Shortlisted for the Annual Theme
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Hybrid Building and Hybrid Practitioner: An Unbuilt Clan-Community Hall in a Chinese Natural Village
Xiang Ren, Sheffield School of Architecture, UK -
Low-energy, In-situ Refurbishment and Building Performance Evaluation of a Historic Town Council Building
Prof Rajat Gupta and Dr Adorkor Bruce-Konuah, Oxford Brookes University, UK
Adrian Kite, Ridge & Partners LLP, UK
Alex Towler & Nicole Lazarus, Bioregional, UK
Susan Mackrell, Bicester Town Council, UK
Winner of the category ‘Cities and Community’
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The Common Camp: Temporary Settlements as a Spatio-political Instrument in Israel-Palestine
Dr Irit Katz, University of Cambridge, UK
Shortlisted for 'Cities and Community'
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Palestine Regeneration Team (PART)
Dr Yara Sharif & Dr Nasser Golzari, Golzari NG Architects, PART and University of Westminster, UK;
Prof Murray Fraser, Bartlett School of Architecture and PART, UK -
Living Well with Dementia at Home: Understanding the Role of the Home Environment
Dia Soilemezi, University of Portsmouth, UK
Winner of the category ‘Design and Technical’
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Super Tall Timber: Design Research for the Next Generation of Natural Structure
Dr Michael Ramage and Dr Rob Foster, University of Cambridge, UK
Simon Smith, Smith and Wallwork, UK
Kevin Flanagan & Ron Bakker, PLP / Architecture, UK
Shortlisted for 'Design and Technical'
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UK’s First Amphibious House. Can-float Amphibious Building
Richard Coutts, Baca Architects, UK
Robert Barker, Forrest Mews (Formerly Baca Architects), UK -
The SPAB Building Performance Survey 2015 Report
Caroline Rye and Cameron Scott, ArchiMetrics Ltd, UK
Commended
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Palestine Regeneration Team (PART)
Dr Yara Sharif & Dr Nasser Golzari, Golzari-NG Architects, PART and University of Westminster, UK;
Prof Murray Fraser, Bartlett School of Architecture and PART, UK -
UK’s First Amphibious House. Can-float Amphibious Building
Richard Coutts & Robert Barker, Baca Architects, UK
If you have any queries about the awards, please email research@riba.org or call +44(0)20 7307 3714.
