Awards

WAF World Building of the Year 2018 shortlist announced

June 27, 2018 India Block 0

Heatherwick Studio’s grain silo art gallery, Zaha Hadid Architects’ Riyadh research centre and Kieran Timberlake’s US Embassy have all been shortlisted for awards at this year’s World Architecture Festival. World Architecture Festival (WAF) is an annual celebration of global architecture that sees practices around the world compete for the title of World Building of the Year.

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RIBA names top 20 British homes for the House of the Year 2018 longlist

June 22, 2018 India Block 0

A home in an old gin distillery, a house that cost only £100,000, and a property inspired by a frustrating piano piece are among the 20 buildings vying be named RIBA House of the Year 2018. The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has released a longlist of 20 projects for the annual award, which recognises a

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Alec Tzannes wins 2018 Australian Institute of Architects’ Gold Medal

June 15, 2018 India Block 0

Sydney-based architect Alec Tzannes has won the 2018 Australian Institute of Architects’ Gold Medal, the country’s most prestigious award for architecture. Awarded since 1960, the prize recognises architects who have, according to the institute, “designed or executed buildings of high merit, produced work of great distinction resulting in the advancement of architecture or endowed the

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Sandra Barclay wins Woman Architect of the Year 2018 award

March 8, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

Barclay & Crousse co-founder Sandra Barclay has become the seventh recipient of the Woman Architect of the Year prize, while Gabinete de Arquitectura partner Gloria Cabral has been named emerging female architect. The two architects were recognised during this year’s Women in Architecture Awards, which are organised by annually by the Architects’ Journal (AJ) and The Architectural Review. Peruvian architect

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Balkrishna Doshi wins Pritzker Prize 2018

March 7, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

Indian architect Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi has been named the 2018 laureate of the Pritzker Prize, architecture’s most illustrious award. Balkrishna Doshi, one of India’s most influential 20th century architects, is the 45th recipient of the Pritzker Prize. He is the first Indian architect to be awarded the prize. Doshi and his practice Vastu-Shilpa hold a

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Final call for entries to A’ Design Awards 2018

February 21, 2018 Dezeen staff 0

Dezeen promotion: architects and designers have until the end of February to submit their entries to this year’s A’ Design Award and Competition. The A’ Design Awards recognise excellence in the fields of architecture, interiors, industrial design, product design graphic design, fashion, communication design and service design. They are judged by a panel made up of

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Amanda Levete wins 2018 Jane Drew Prize for women in architecture

February 5, 2018 India Block 0

AL_A principal Amanda Levete has won this year’s Jane Drew Prize, an annual lifetime achievement award for an architect who has furthered the progress of women in the industry. The Stirling Prize-winning architect was chosen for the prestigious award by the Architects’ Journal (AJ) and The Architectural Review, which recognises those who have “raised the profile

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New York’s best emerging architecture studios of 2018 revealed

January 30, 2018 Dan Howarth 0

Five young architecture studios based in the Big Apple have been selected for this year’s New Practices New York awards, set up to promote the city’s best up-and-coming talent. Agency–Agency, MABU, NHDM, Only If Architecture and PRO have all been named as 2018 winners of the awards, which are awarded biennially to studios headquartered in

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Peruvian, Spanish and British architects shortlisted for Woman Architect of the Year award

January 26, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Sandra Barclay, Biba Dow, Ángela García de Paredes and Stephanie Macdonald have been shortlisted for the Woman Architect of the Year 2018 award, for projects in Peru, Spain and the UK. Jointly awarded by the Architects’ Journal and The Architectural Review, the Woman Architect of the Year award recognises the architect of a single, recently completed project. Ángela García de Paredes, of Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos, has

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AIANY calls for emerging architecture firms to enter New Practices New York awards

December 14, 2017 Dezeen staff 0

Dezeen promotion: submissions are now open for newly established architecture and design studios to enter the New Practices New York 2018 Awards, presented by the city’s American Institute of Architects chapter and Center for Architecture. New Practices New York recognises new firms that are proving their commitment to transforming New York City for the better.

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