Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, who designed the Cardboard Cathedral in New Zealand, has won the 2026 American Institute of Architects Gold Medal. More about Shigeru Ban wins AIA Gold Medal for "pioneering use of humble, renewable materials"
American architect Deborah Berke continues to advocate for accessible, "ordinary" architecture in opposition to starchitecture following her 2025 AIA Gold Medal win, she tells Dezeen in this exclusive interview. More about General public "less focused on starchitects" says AIA Gold Medal-winner Deborah Berke
New York-based architect and educator Deborah Berke has won the 2025 American Institute of Architects Gold Medal for her architecture and educational work that "exemplifies innovation, inclusivity, and sustainability". More about "Transformative figure" Deborah Berke wins AIA Gold Medal
From homes made from steel and rammed earth in the Texas deserts to prototypes for 3D-printed housing, we have rounded up 10 projects from Lake Flato Architects, whose founders won this year's AIA Gold Medal. More about Ten key projects by AIA Gold Medal-winning architects David Lake and Ted Flato
AIA Gold Medal winners Ted Flato and David Lake share their views on how "architecture is being driven forward by a response to climate" in this exclusive interview. More about "Now's the time to shelter all species" say 2024 AIA Gold Medal winners
David Lake and Ted Flato of Texas studio Lake Flato Architects have been awarded the 2024 AIA Gold Medal for their engagement with "controversial environmental and socio-political issues". More about David Lake and Ted Flato win 2024 AIA Gold Medal
Chicago-based architect Carol Ross Barney has been awarded the 2023 Gold Medal by the American Institute of Architecture. More about "Unrivaled architect for the people" Carol Ross Barney wins 2023 AIA Gold Medal
American architects Angela Brooks and Lawrence Scarpa of Brooks + Scarpa have been awarded the 2022 AIA Gold Medal for their "pioneering brand of architecture that profoundly enriches the human experience." More about Angela Brooks and Lawrence Scarpa win AIA Gold Medal for 2022
American architect Edward Mazria has scooped the 2021 AIA Gold Medal prize in recognition of "his unwavering voice and leadership" in the architecture industry's fight against climate change. More about Edward Mazria wins AIA Gold Medal for 2021
Arkansas architect and educator Marlon Blackwell has been named the winner of the highest accolade awarded by the American Institute of Architects in recognition of his work in the country's South. More about Marlon Blackwell to receive 2020 AIA Gold Medal
British architect Richard Rogers has won the top prize awarded by the American Institute of Architects, a choice backed by his peers Moshe Safdie, Renzo Piano and Deyan Sudjic. More about Richard Rogers scoops AIA Gold Medal 2019
The American Institute of Architects has announced James Stewart Polshek as the recipient of its highest accolade, to be awarded next year. More about James Stewart Polshek to receive 2018 AIA Gold Medal
The American Institute of Architects has this year bestowed its highest honour on the late Paul Revere Williams, who is the first African American to receive the award. More about Paul Revere Williams becomes first black architect to receive AIA Gold Medal
The American Institute of Architects has named Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown as the 2016 AIA Gold Medal laureates, giving them the joint recognition that the Pritzker Prize organisers refused. More about Venturi and Scott Brown to receive the 2016 AIA Gold Medal
News: the American Institute of Architects has named Moshe Safdie as the 2015 recipient of the AIA Gold Medal. More about Moshe Safdie to receive the 2015 AIA Gold Medal
News: the American Institute of Architects has named Californian architect Julia Morgan as the first female recipient of the AIA Gold Medal, 56 years after her death. More about Julia Morgan becomes first woman to receive AIA Gold Medal
Dezeen Wire: architect Steven Holl has been named as the winner of this year's AIA Gold Medal. See all our stories about his work here. More about Steven Holl named 2012 AIA Gold Medal Winner