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The RIBA President's Medals are international awards presented annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) to architecture students or recent graduates. Participation is by direct invitation only to over 500 schools of architecture located in 100 countries. Schools are invited to nominate up to 2 entries for the Bronze Medal, up to 2 entries for the Silver Medal, and 1 entry for the Dissertation Medal. In 2023, a record 238 entries were received from 103 schools located in 35 countries.[1]
Historyedit
The RIBA President's Medals have been awarded annually since 1836, the year when George Godwin was awarded the Honorary Silver Medal for his essay 'Nature and Properties of Concrete, and its Application to Construction up to the Current Period'.[2] Medals are awarded in three categories: the Bronze Medal for best design project at RIBA Part 1 or equivalent; the Silver Medal for best design project at RIBA Part 2 or equivalent; and the Dissertation Medal (written during either Part 1 or Part 2).[3] The judges also award up to three commendations in each category, the Awards for Sustainable Design,[4] and the Serjeant Awards for Excellence in Drawing.[5]
As the RIBA's oldest awards (preceding the Royal Gold Medal, formally established in 1848), the RIBA President's Medals embody the RIBA's commitment to architecture and the education of individuals into understanding architecture's wider social benefits.
The winners receive their awards from the RIBA President at a ceremony held at the RIBA in early December of each year. Guest speakers have included Norman Foster,[7]Richard Rogers, Mark Lawson, Richard MacCormac, Paul Smith, Martha Schwartz, and Alex James.[citation needed]
Exhibitionedit
An exhibition of winning work and selected entries is exhibited at the RIBA HQ in London for two months before touring throughout the UK and internationally. Over the last few years, and after closing in London, the President's Medals exhibition has been displayed in the UK (Belfast, Bournemouth, Canterbury, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leicester, Liverpool, Newcastle, and Plymouth) and also travelled internationally to Australia, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Cyprus, Egypt, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Kuwait, India, Ireland, Lebanon, Malaysia, Oman, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. The touring of the exhibition is made possible by the generosity of art galleries and schools of architecture that partner with the RIBA to display the exhibition.[citation needed]
Winnersedit
Silver Medal:
2023: Ellie Harding (The London School of Architecture, UK)
2001: Alexis Kyriakides (University of Westminster, UK)
2000: Ole Scheeren & Henrik Rothe (Architectural Association, UK) tie winner
2000: Takuya Onishi (Architectural Association, UK) tie winner
1999: Julia Von Rohr (Bartlett School of Architecture, UK)
1998: Matthew Springett (Bartlett School of Architecture, UK)
1997: The judges did not feel able to award the Silver Medal this year and awarded 2 joint runners up including Mehrnoosh Khadivi from The University of North London (UNL) now London Metropolitan University
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^Cycles of Toolmaking: An Optic, Tactile, Haptic, Material, Scalar and Pedagogic Study, President's Medals, retrieved: 2 October 2019.
^Crafts Vault: The V&A Academy of Artisanal Crafts, President's Medals, retrieved: 2 October 2019.
^The Heteroglossic City: A polemic against critical reconstruction in Berlin, President's Medals, retrieved: 2 October 2019.
^Pooh Town, President's Medals, retrieved: 2 October 2019.
^Kizhi Island, President's Medals, retrieved: 2 October 2019.
^Sunbloc, President's Medals, retrieved: 2 October 2019.
^Robots of Brixton, President's Medals, retrieved: 2 October 2019.