This week Lesley Lokko won the 2024 RIBA Royal Gold Medal
This week on Dezeen, the Royal Institute of British Architects named Ghanaian-Scottish architect and educator Lesley Lokko the recipient of this year's Royal Gold Medal. More
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"It's worth it to think differently" says Royal Gold Medal-winner Lesley Lokko
In this video produced by the Royal British Institute of Architects, Ghanaian-Scottish architect and educator Lesley Lokko reflects on her career and Royal Gold Medal win, which was announced today. More
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"Revolutionary force" Lesley Lokko wins 2024 RIBA Royal Gold Medal
Ghanaian-Scottish architect and educator Lesley Lokko has been named the recipient of this year's Royal Gold Medal by the Royal Institute of British Architects, making her the first African woman to win the award. More
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This week we revealed the UK's best new house
This week on Dezeen, a polycarbonate London home modelled on a riad was named the Royal Institute of British Architects' House of the Year for 2023. More
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"What do such dutifully dull shortlists say about the wider state of the Stirling?"
Yet another low-key shortlist for the Stirling Prize this year reflects UK architecture's continued fading from the public eye, writes Catherine Slessor. More
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Converted radio station by Van Heyningen & Haward Architects wins first-ever RIBA Reinvention Award
The conversion of an abandoned radio station into Houlton School near Rugby, UK, has won RIBA's inaugural Reinvention Award. More
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RIBA Royal Gold Medal award was "brave move" says Yasmeen Lari
Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari has said the RIBA was "brave" to award her the Royal Gold Medal earlier this year. More
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Architectural workers union calls out RIBA president's "immediate U-turn" on campaign pledge
The Section of Architectural Workers union has called out new RIBA president Muyiwa Oki for appearing to backtrack on his campaign pledge to mandate paid overtime. More
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RIBA calls for "urgent audit of public buildings" amid RAAC crisis
The Royal Institute of British Architects has called for an investigation into the condition of public buildings in light of the ongoing RAAC crisis that is impacting schools across England. More
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"If we're to ask one man to turn this around, that's a heavy task indeed"
The inauguration of Muyiwa Oki as RIBA president must become a moment of real, positive change in British architecture, writes Marsha Ramroop. More
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Grassroots organisations will "be holding me to account" says RIBA president Muyiwa Oki
Muyiwa Oki, the youngest-ever and first Black president of the RIBA, speaks with Dezeen about ambitions for his term and the grassroots campaign that supported his election in this interview. More
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RIBA unveils 2023 Stirling Prize shortlist
The Royal Institute of British Architects has revealed the six-strong shortlist for the 2023 Stirling Prize, which is dominated by projects in London. More
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RIBA names top 20 British homes of 2023
There are 20 homes vying for RIBA's House of the Year 2023 award, including a glass pavilion by Niall McLaughlin Architects and a timber-clad cottage extension by Studio Weave. More
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RIBA names best reuse architecture projects of 2023
The RIBA has named the four UK projects shortlisted for its inaugural Reinvention Award, including a school in Warwickshire and a museum in east London. More
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"Architectural photography is dominated by empty, glossy, new buildings" says Jim Stephenson
Architectural photographer Jim Stephenson explains how The Architect Has Left The Building exhibition at RIBA aims to draw attention to how people use buildings, in this interview. More
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RIBA names UK's best affordable housing of 2023
Four housing projects, including an apartment complex in east London and a development for the elderly in Yorkshire, have been shortlisted for RIBA's 2023 Neave Brown Award for Housing. More
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RIBA names UK's best buildings of 2023
A home clad in recycled TV screens and a fishbone-shaped bridge have been named among the winners of the Royal Institute of British Architects' National Awards for 2023, which was dominated by projects in London. More
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"Unwise" architectural education reform plan could result in the "closure of schools" says RIBA
The Royal Institute of British Architects has stated its opposition to the Architects Registration Board's proposed architectural education reform plans that would scrap the current three-part structure. More
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"We cannot design just to please our clients anymore" says Yasmeen Lari
Architects must stop waiting for commissions from wealthy clients and prioritise designing for the planet, says RIBA Royal Gold Medal winner Yasmeen Lari in this exclusive interview. More
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Yasmeen Lari wins 2023 RIBA Royal Gold Medal
Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari has been awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects' Royal Gold Medal for 2023 in recognition of the humanitarian work "she has undertaken since her retirement". More
