RIBA Gold Medal 2011 Winner: David Chipperfield
The internationally-acclaimed British architect Sir David Chipperfield CBE will receive of one of the world’s most prestigious architecture prizes, the Royal Gold Medal for 2011
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Architecture awards with building prize news and images, plus architects prizes background. Building award news from across the globe.
We select what we consider to be the most interesting architectural prizes globally and post frequently.
The website archives feature a selection of the best new building awards around the world. Similarly, find details about current designers.
In addition, we post information and images of significant contemporary design projects on this international website.
DGNB Certificate Award Germany, Hotel Buildings
The German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB) for the first time awarded its coveted DGNB Certificate to hotel buildings. This heralds the addition of sustainable hotels as another important variant of the certification system.
Schindler Award Buildings & Architects
Schindler Award winners, competition – Simon Moser, Daniel Meier and Simon Peter Roesti – architects, buildings, architecture contest news, design
Roses Design Awards 2011 Results: Winners
Roses Design Awards 2011. Edinburgh architects practice Reiach and Hall have been nominated for an unprecedented seven awards in the Roses Awards this year.
Best Building in Scotland Award 2010
At a ceremony in the Scottish Parliament, Shettleston Housing Association Offices, Glasgow by Elder and Cannon Architects has been awarded the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award 2010
CTBUH Awards 2010, Best Tall Building
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) would like to clarify that Broadcasting Place did not beat Burj Khalifa to the ‘CTBUH 2010 Best Tall Building 2010 Overall’, as has been stated in several items of media coverage
World Architecture Festival Awards 2010: WAF
Transformations architecture as alchemy and Barcelona city’s transformation are some of the major attractions at the world’s biggest architectural event, World Architecture Festival, which gets underway at the start of November in Barcelona
Australian Institute of Architects National Architecture Awards
Australian Institute of Architects National Architecture Awards – 2010 Winners : architects, buildings, images, news, designs – Australian Architecture Awards, AIA Prize
BCO Awards 2010 – British Council For Offices
BCO Awards 2010, British Council For Offices Awards, UK – results, architects & buildings – BCO Prize 2010, London, England: info + images
RIAS Lifetime Achievement Award 2010
The RIAS reception celebrated Speirs and Major’s unprecedented recent achievement of winning a third International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD)’ annual Radiance Award, in a row
Stirling Prize Shortlist 2010 buildings + architects
Stirling Prize Shortlist 2010 review of architects and buildings: Comment by Joyce Hwang, UK – UK architecture prize shortlisted works analysis
LEAF Awards 2010 Event Winners, Shortlist
e-architect was once again a media partner for the LEAF Awards (on 10 Sep) we attended the awards – results for the LEAF Awards listed below, building + architect winners.
Jencks Award 2010: Steven Holl
Steven Holl has been awarded the 2010 Jencks Award: Visions Built at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). The Jencks Award is given annually to an individual that has recently made a major contribution simultaneously to the theory and practice of architecture internationally.
BSA Unbuilt Awards: Boston Society of Architects
BSA Unbuilt Awards, four projects win in 2010: winning buildings, designers & images – Boston Society of Architects architecture prize, USA, including Land of Giants by Choi & Shine Architects
World Architecture Festival Awards Shortlist 2010
Projects that range from a church in England to a prison in Norway, will go head to head at the Festival, which is designed to celebrate the aspirations and concerns of the international architectural community.
World Architecture Festival Awards Shortlist 2010 2
WAF Awards Shortlist 2010 – buildings, World Architecture Festival 2010, architectural Prix de Barcelona : architects + projects, Spain – news, prize
Cristóbal Gabarrón Award: Plastic Arts Foundation
The Portuguese architect Alvaro Siza Vieira was awarded the International Prize for Plastic Arts Foundation 2010 Gabarrón Cristobal, who wanted to distinguish ‘the teachings, the international relevance and poetic inspiration’ of his work