"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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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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High-rise buildings should only be used to house the very rich, says Neave Brown
Tower blocks like Grenfell should never have been built, according to 2018 Royal Gold Medallist Neave Brown, who believes high-rise housing ostracises council tenants and should instead be reserved for the most wealthy in society. More
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Architects take to Twitter to celebrate "long overdue" RIBA Royal Gold Medal for Neave Brown
Figures on the London creative scene have tweeted their surprise and delight over the news that social-housing pioneer Neave Brown is to receive the RIBA Royal Gold Medal. More
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"Pioneer of quality public housing" Neave Brown named 2018 laureate of RIBA Royal Gold Medal
US-born architect Neave Brown is to be awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects' Royal Gold Medal for 2018 for his contribution to social housing. More
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"Living legend" Paulo Mendes da Rocha to receive 2017 RIBA Royal Gold Medal
Breaking news: Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha has been named as the 2017 recipient of the Royal Gold Medal for architecture, after winning both the Praemium Imperiale prize and the Venice Architecture Biennale Golden Lion this year. More
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Royal Gold Medal for Zaha Hadid was "totally overdue" says RIBA president
The Royal Institute of British Architects has acted "to right a 180-year wrong" by giving its highest honour to a woman, the body's president has said. More
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"Architecture is not a medium of personal expression for me" says Zaha Hadid
Zaha Hadid has rejected claims that her architecture is self-indulgent and wilful, believing that she is "widely misunderstood" by the mainstream. More
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Zaha Hadid to receive Royal Gold Medal for architecture
British architect Zaha Hadid is to become the 2016 recipient of the Royal Gold Medal for architecture, marking the first time a woman has won the prize in her own right (+ slideshow). More
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"Regulation has a very stifling effect on creativity," say O'Donnell and Tuomey
Interview: there aren't enough opportunities in Europe for talented young architects, according to Sheila O'Donnell and John Tuomey, who tonight receive the RIBA Royal Gold Medal. More
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O'Donnell + Tuomey to receive Royal Gold Medal for architecture
News: Irish architects Sheila O'Donnell and John Tuomey have been named as the 2015 recipients of the Royal Gold Medal by the Royal Institute of British Architects (+ slideshow). More
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Property prices are "castrating the whole notion of city life"
News: the rising cost of property in city centres is causing the "biggest crisis" facing architects and urbanists, according to critic Joseph Rykwert, the recipient of this year's RIBA Royal Gold Medal (+ interview). More
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Joseph Rykwert to receive the Royal Gold Medal for architecture
News: architectural historian Joseph Rykwert has been named as the recipient of this year's Royal Gold Medal for architecture. More
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"Architecture is not about form" - Peter Zumthor
News: Swiss architect Peter Zumthor rejected architecture as form-making in his Royal Gold Medal lecture at the RIBA in London yesterday, explaining that he believes that light, materials and atmosphere are the most important aspects of architecture. More
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Peter Zumthor to receive the Royal Gold Medal for architecture
News: Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has today been named as the recipient of this year’s Royal Gold Medal for architecture. More
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Herman Hertzberger to receive the Royal Gold Medal for architecture
Dezeen Wire: Dutch architect Herman Hertzberger has been named as the recipient of this year's Royal Gold Medal for architecture. More
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David Chipperfield to receive the Royal Gold Medal for architecture
Dezeen Wire: British architect David Chipperfield is to be awarded the Royal Gold Medal for architecture. More
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IM Pei receives the Royal Gold Medal for architecture
Architect IM Pei will be awarded the Royal Gold Medal for architecture at a ceremony in London tonight. More
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IM Pei to receive the Royal Gold Medal for architecture
Chinese-born American architect IM Pei is to receive the Royal Gold Medal for architecture. More
