Join us for an unforgettable evening honouring the Royal Gold Medal 2025 recipients SANAA, the collaborative practice of Japanese architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa.
You can learn more about their leading practice as they deliver a keynote lecture. Gain insights into their work which has reshaped the global design landscape through its simplicity, elegance and use of light.
You’ll also be able to see a new exhibition of their remarkable work, documented by long-term collaborator and friend, photographer Iwan Baan and see a newly commissioned film that explores the unique collaborative nature of their partnership and captures some of their exceptional buildings in use.
"Their work serves as a lasting testament to the transformative power of architecture - to inspire joy, to create a sense of belonging, and to connect us to the environments we inhabit” - RIBA President, Muyiwa Oki.
Find out more about the 2025 Royal Gold Medal which is approved personally by His Majesty the King. Given in recognition for a lifetime’s work in the advancement of architecture it is one of the world’s highest honours in architecture.
Event information
Tickets include a complimentary drink followed by a pop-up bar selling alcoholic and non-alcoholic refreshments.
Throughout the evening, you can also visit our exhibition Difficult Sites: Architecture Against the Odds in Architecture Gallery and make the most of our bookshop’s late opening.
There is no dress code for this event, and we encourage you to embrace your personal style, dressing in any way you feel comfortable and enables you to express your authentic self.
This event is supported by Champagne Taittinger.
Accessibility information
We want our events to be accessible and inclusive for all, and for everyone to feel welcome and included. There is no typical RIBA attendee and everyone attending our events has different needs.
Read our accessibility and inclusion information to plan your journey to 66 Portland Place, London and also view virtual tour of the building.
This event takes places across several floors in the building with the main activity in the Florence Hall and Jarvis Lecture Theatre. These are both accessed via the stairs or passenger lift only (Lift dimensions: Width 0.75m x Depth 0.90m x Height 2.15m).
If you are a wheelchair user, you can let us know your wheelchair dimensions on booking or email us at events@riba.org.
