The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) global architecture awards are now open, with the Call for Entries closing on 31 October 2019.
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RIBA writes:
The RIBA Awards are judged by a diverse, highly respected panel of international experts in their fields (architects and non-architects) as well as the RIBA’s governing body for awards, the Awards Group. The awards include:
- The RIBA International Awards for Excellence
- The Emerging Architect Prize
- The RIBA International Prize
The Grand Jury for the 2020 RIBA International Awards is led by world-renowned multidisciplinary French architect and planner, Odile Decq. Gaining international recognition in 1990 for her first major commission: La Banque Populaire de l’Ouest in Rennes, France, she has since been committed to diversifying and radicalising her research. Odile Decq won the Jane Drew Prize in 2016 for her innovation, diversity and inclusiveness in architecture, and has received fellowships from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland and the Royal Institute of British Architects. Odile Decq [said]: ‘The RIBA International Prize has an incredibly important focus – to discover the best architecture for a better life – and I look forward to travelling the world to find a worthy winner’
Winning a RIBA International Award gives practices unparalleled global peer and industry recognition and high-profile exposure through RIBA’s channels, local, national and international media. Nationally and Internationally, RIBA’s awards are the ones to win. The judging is formidably rigorous adhering to RIBA’s standards of excellence and architectural heritage; with projects visited by our expert jury panels to truly ascertain their design, quality and impact on their community and environment….
