News: the Sainsbury Laboratory by Stanton Williams has been awarded the 2012 RIBA Stirling Prize for the most significant contribution to British architecture this year. More about Sainsbury Laboratory by Stanton Williams wins 2012 RIBA Stirling Prize
Slideshow feature: the winner of this year's RIBA Stirling Prize will be revealed tomorrow at a ceremony in Manchester, but in the meantime here's a reminder of the six buildings nominated, which include the London Olympic Stadium, a botanical laboratory and two projects by OMA. More about Slideshow feature: Stirling Prize nominees
News: Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has today been named as the recipient of this year’s Royal Gold Medal for architecture. More about Peter Zumthor to receive the Royal Gold Medal for architecture
Dezeen Wire: the Royal Institute of British Architects has joined the campaign to promote the architects and engineers who designed buildings for the London 2012 Olympic games but have been unable to promote their work because of a marketing agreement with the event organisers. More about RIBA joins protest against Olympic marketing rules
Dezeen Wire: a New York gallery by Foster + Partners (above) is one of four buildings shortlisted for this year's RIBA Lubetkin Prize, which is awarded annually to the best new building outside Europe by an RIBA member. More about 2012 RIBA Lubetkin Prize shortlist announced
Dezeen Wire: six buildings have been shortlisted for this year's RIBA Stirling Prize, including the London Olympic Stadium by Populous (above) and two projects by OMA. More about 2012 RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist announced
Dezeen Wire: the latest RIBA Future Trends Survey shows that the workload index for UK architects has seen a significant increase compared to this time last year. More about "Upward trend for architects' workloads continues" - RIBA Future Trends Survey
The Royal Institute of British Architects in London have announced 59 winners of this year’s RIBA Awards, including projects by David Chipperfield, Foster + Partners and OMA. More about 2012 RIBA Awards winners announced
Dezeen Wire: the Royal Institute of British Architects has announced that architect Stephen Hodder of Manchester firm Hodder+Partners will be the organisation's next president, after running for the position unopposed. More about Stephen Hodder to be next RIBA president
As part of Peroni Nastro Azzurro's series of talks on Italian design, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs will chair a discussion with Italian designers Formafantasma at the RIBA in London on 26 April. More about Peroni Collaborazioni Talks: Formafantasma
Dezeen Wire: the Royal Institute of British Architects' Future Trends Survey for January indicates that larger architecture practices in the UK are more confident about future workloads than medium and small-sized studios. More about "Confidence concerning future workloads is now reasonably stable" - RIBA Future Trends Survey
A sci-fi animation in which a downtrodden robot workforce battles with police against a backdrop of dystopian architecture is one of the winners of the RIBA President’s Medals Student Awards, announced this evening. More about RIBA President’s Medals Student Awards 2011
Dezeen Wire: Dutch architect Herman Hertzberger has been named as the recipient of this year's Royal Gold Medal for architecture. More about Herman Hertzberger to receive the Royal Gold Medal for architecture
Dezeen Wire: the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the Design Council have expressed support for a new housing strategy announced by the UK government that aims to deliver high quality homes rather than a higher volume of poor standard properties. More about RIBA and Design Council back government strategy for quality homes
Dezeen Wire: The latest RIBA Future Trends Survey shows that the private housing sector is benefiting from all-time low interest rates but overall confidence about future workloads remains low. More about "Private housing sector forecast recovers strongly" – RIBA Future Trends Survey
Dezeen Wire: the Royal Institute of British Architects has published two new guides aimed at encouraging architects to help improve local communities through urban planning and cooperation with residents. More about "RIBA urges architects to embrace localism" - new guides promote community involvement
Dezeen Wire: the Royal Institute of British Architects' Future Trends Survey for September points to a drop in the number of architectural practices anticipating increased demand for their services. More about "Confidence about overall workloads remains fragile" - RIBA Future Trends Survey
Dezeen Wire: here is a roundup of reports following the announcement that Danish company Bystrup have won the UK Pylon Design Competition, organised by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, the National Grid, and the Royal Institute of British Architects. More about Critics' reactions to Pylon Design Competition winner
Dezeen Wire: Angela Brady, president of the Royal Institute of British Architects, has criticised the state of housing in Britain, claiming that only good design can ensure the current housing shortage is resolved successfully and sustainably. More about RIBA chief warns that governments ignore architects "at their peril"
Dezeen Wire: the London Olympic Velodrome by Hopkins Architects has been voted the public's favourite building from a shortlist for this year's RIBA Stirling Prize. The velodrome attracted 63% of the vote in a poll organised by the RIBA. The official judging and announcement of the winner will take place tomorrow. More about Olympic Velodrome is nation's favourite Stirling Prize shortlisted building