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Architectural Competitions

Why hold a RIBA Competition?

The UK's most widely recognised provider of architectural competition services with the expertise and experience to support the process from initial client idea through to project commission.

Why enter a RIBA Competition?

Best practice design competitions can raise your profile, create new business opportunities and provide valuable experience.

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RIBA has over 65 years’ experience of managing international architectural competitions in the public and commercial sector.

Competition support and enquiries

For any enquiries or help with our RIBA competitions please email: riba.competitions@riba.org

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​2005
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​Kielder Observatory, Northumbria

The Observatory takes advantage of Kielder’s dark skies and lack of light pollution – users include specialist and amateur astronomers, researchers and small school groups.
Culture and Leisure
today ​Completed: 2008 place ​Northumbria Project value: £450,000
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​2006
Invited Past

​Multi-purpose Auditorium, Corpus Christi College

The new building replaces the existing smaller music room. A skylight above the theatre gives views up to Christ Church Cathedral, and a large picture window opposite gives views back to the trees of the College gardens.
Culture and Leisure
today ​Completed: 2009 place ​Oxford Project value: £2.1 million
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​1999
Invited Past

​The Charter School, Dulwich

The Charter School’s original campus was built in the 1950’s. The competition looked to transform its tired buildings into an exemplary modern learning environment for 1200 pupils including a sixth form.
Education and Health
today ​Completed: 2004 place ​London Project value: £17 million
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​Evelina Children’s Hospital

The Trustees were looking for innovation and design flair, and a multi-disciplinary design team to work with the Trust and their clinical team, to produce a paediatric unit which would set new standards of healthcare.
Education and Health
today ​Completed: 2005 place ​London Project value: £50 million
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​2002
Invited Past

​Kentish Town Health Centre, Camden

Architects were given the challenge to design a new integrated care centre in Kentish Town that would deliver a flagship building, new models of care, enhance integrated working and provide a model for future delivery of primary care throughout the country.
Education and Health
today ​Completed: 2008 place ​Camden, London Project value: £10.1 million
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​2004
Invited Past

​Avenham Park Pavilion

Preston’s Avenham Park Pavilion is the focal point for the year-round outdoor events that take place in both Avenham and the adjacent Miller Park.
Culture and Leisure
today ​Opened: 2008 place ​Preston Project value: £2 million
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​2003
Invited Past

​Bourne Hill Offices

The new council offices combine a new building and the restored Grade II* listed Bourne Hill House. The new building has 2600m2 of flexible, open plan offices that enjoy generous views of the surrounding gardens.
Civic and Commercial
today ​Completed: September 2010 place ​Salisbury, Wiltshire Project value: £15 million
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​1994
Invited Past

​Manchester Art Gallery

The new building unites the City Art Gallery with the adjacent Athenaeum, both designed by Sir Charles Barry, by infilling the final quarter of the site. This satisfactorily completes the city block, in the Georgian grid plan of central Manchester.
Culture and Leisure
today Completed: 2002 place Manchester Project value: £35 million
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​2001
Invited Past

​Manchester Civil Justice Centre

The largest court building to be built in the UK since the Royal Courts of Justice was completed in 1882. The building contains 47 courtrooms and a spectacular 11 storey atrium along its western edge, which is enclosed by Europe’s largest suspended glass wall.
Civic and Commercial
today ​Completed: 2007 place ​Manchester Project value: £113 million
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​2003
Open Past

​Cleopatra’s Kiosk

The competition brief was looking for an exciting and innovative structure for Cleopatra’s Kiosk, located on the north bank of the River Thames in London.
Civic and Commercial
today ​Completed: 2007 place ​London Project value: £160,000
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