RIBA Manser Medal Winner 2012: maison L, Yvelines, France design by architecturespossibles. The brief suggested the L-shaped general plan and the use of an indigenous stone for retaining walls. But it did not suggest half burying a series of interconnecting cave-like rooms, nor the five three-storey board-marked concrete towers that poke out of the rockery roof.

Hunsett Mill on the Norfolk Broads by Acme architects has scooped the Royal Institute of British Architects’ (RIBA) prestigious Manser Medal 2010 for the best new house or major extension in the UK.

Jane Drew Prize 2013, Winner, UK Architecture Award, News Jane Drew Prize : Eva Jiricna Women in Architecture Award 11 Mar 2013 Jane Drew Prize 2013 Eva Jiricna to receive 2013 Jane Drew Prize ‘Incredibly influential…extraordinary architect’ awarded lifetime achievement by jury including world-famous architects Zaha Hadid and Rafael Viñoly, Ivan Harbour and Paul Monaghan. … Read more

RIBA Special Awards 2011 Shortlist, Buildings, UK Architecture Links, Projects RIBA Special Awards 2011 Royal Institute of British Architects – Prize Winners Winners added 2 Oct 2011 8 Sep 2011 RIBA Special Awards Shortlist for 2011 – RIBA Client of the Year award – RIBA Stephen Lawrence Prize Every year the The Royal Institute of … Read more

Early favourites vary wildly: the AJ state Bennetts are outsiders whilst BD state Bennetts’ library is the bookies favourite. In fact Readabet’s initial odds show it equal with Foster’s McLaren building. No mention of the Scottish Parliament, except BD’s Ellis Woodman who tips it for the Prize. Confused?!