Grafton Architects wins 2020 RIBA Royal Gold Medal
Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, co-founders of Grafton Architects, are the first all-woman pair to be awarded the 2020 RIBA Royal Gold Medal for Architecture. More
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RIBA members call for Boris Johnson to be stripped of honorary fellowship
Members of the Royal Institute of British Architects, including a past president, have signed a letter calling for UK prime minister Boris Johnson's honorary fellowship to be taken away. More
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David Chipperfield and Karakusevic Carson Architects shortlisted for inaugural Neave Brown Award for Housing
Four projects have been shortlisted for the first Neave Brown Award for Housing including a housing estate designed by Karakusevic Carson Architects and David Chipperfield Architects. More
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RIBA announces Stirling Prize 2019 shortlist
An experimental cork house, Grimshaw's London Bridge Station, and Feilden Fowles Architects' visitor centre at Yorkshire Sculpture Park are among the projects shortlisted for this year's Stirling Prize. More
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RIBA declares climate emergency saying it is architecture's "biggest challenge"
The Royal Institute of British Architects has declared a state of climate emergency, committing to a five-year plan of action for climate change. More
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RIBA names 20 British homes longlisted for the House of the Year 2019
Peter Zumthor's Secular Retreat, an eco-friendly mews house and a concrete residence informed by Tadao Ando's work are among the 20 homes vying to be RIBA House of the Year 2019. More
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RIBA reveals the best of British architecture for 2019
The Royal Institute of British Architects has named the 54 winners of its national awards, including the V&A Dundee by Kengo Kuma, Heatherwick's Coal Drops Yard and Peter Zumthor's Secular Retreat. More
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UK architects must do more to close gender pay gap says RIBA president
The Royal Institute of British Architects has issued new guidelines on discrimination as new data shows the gender pay gap remains above 15 per cent at UK architecture firms. More
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Architects who don't pay interns "shouldn't be given prestigious commissions" says designer who revealed Ishigami internships
Architects who rely on free labour should be banned from high-profile projects like the Serpentine Pavilion says designer Adam Nathaniel Furman, who first revealed unpaid internships at this year's pavilion architect Junya Ishigami. More
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"The most destructive thing is to demolish a building" says Nicholas Grimshaw
We should be wary of "handbag architecture", design buildings that are reusable and embrace micro homes, says RIBA Royal Gold Medal 2019 winner Nicholas Grimshaw. More
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Part W invites architects to create alternative all-female Royal Gold Medal winners list
Women's action group Part W is crowdsourcing suggestions of worthy women to create an all-female alternative to the predominately male RIBA Royal Gold Medal winners list. More
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Half of EU architects considering leaving UK due to Brexit
Migration is vital to UK architecture RIBA has warned, as a new report reveals nearly half of EU architects have considered leaving because of Brexit. More
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UK to grant post-Brexit visas to architects with "outstanding talent"
Architects who demonstrate exceptional talent or promise will be granted special visas to live and work in the UK after Brexit, the Home Office has announced. More
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RIBA reveals "talents to watch" in student winners of President's Medals 2018
The RIBA has announced the student winners of this year's President's Medals, with projects including a Bladerunner-esque hotel and a community of Icelandic pipe-hackers. More
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"Breathtaking" off-grid Lochside House wins RIBA House of the Year 2018
A humble cottage on the edge of a lake in the Scottish Highlands has been named as the UK's best house of 2018. More
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Children Village in Brazilian rainforest named world's best new building by RIBA
A school boarding facility designed by architecture studios Aleph Zero and Rosenbaum, said to be "reinventing Brazilian vernacular", has won this year's RIBA International Prize. More
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Foster + Partners' Bloomberg HQ wins Stirling Prize 2018
Bloomberg's European HQ designed by Foster + Partners has been awarded the RIBA Stirling Prize 2018, the third time the practice has won the prize for the best building in the UK. More
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Nicholas Grimshaw to receive "well overdue" 2019 RIBA Royal Gold Medal
The Royal Institute of British Architects has announced Nicholas Grimshaw as the recipient of the 2019 Royal Gold Medal for a lifetime of landmark projects. More
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O'Donnell + Tuomey and Nikken Sekkei on RIBA shortlist for world's best building
Buildings in Brazil, Hungary, Japan and Italy have been shortlisted by the Royal Institute of British Architects for its International Prize 2018. More
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Alan Jones elected as next RIBA president
Northern Irish architect Alan Jones has been elected to become the next president of the Royal Institute of British Architects. More
