Knowledge

Find out more about the winners of the 2018 RIBA President’s Medals, which celebrate the best architecture student projects from across the world.

This year the RIBA East Midlands Education Group received a total of 14 submissions from the region’s RIBA-validated schools of architecture for its student awards in Parts 1 and 2. The prize for Part 1 has been awarded to Ross Burns from the University of Nottingham and for Part 2 to Simon Green from the Leicester School of Architecture, De Montfort University.

Afrofuturism: a gala dinner in support of the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust organised by the RIBA and our President's practice, HTA, has raised over £100,000.

In October 2017 we launched our RIBA West Midlands Learn It, Earn It initiative. The programme connects the West Midlands Schools of Architecture with the expertise and specialisms of local architectural practices through a series of workshops - and we're looking for practices to be involved in 2019's programme.

2018 marks both 20 years since the foundation of the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust and 25 years since Stephen Lawrence’s death.

To mark the significant anniversary year at RIBA, we held a series of events to celebrate everything the Trust has achieved and to fundraise for its future.

Murray Fraser receives 2018 RIBA Annie Spink Award

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has today (30 November 2018) announced Professor Murray Fraser as the recipient of the 2018 RIBA Annie Spink Award for excellence in architectural education.

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has responded to the government’s statement on the banning of combustible materials in the external walls of high-rise residential buildings.

Lochside House, a stunning new home in the West Highlands designed by HaysomWardMiller Architects, has been named RIBA House of the Year 2018.

In October 2018, the RIBA Future Trends Workload Index increased slightly to +11, up from +7 in September, but for the second consecutive quarter the value of work in progress declined – indicating the impact of ongoing Brexit uncertainty.