At the annual Gala, held at the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells, London, on Wednesday 14 April, the American Institute of Architects UK Chapter honoured excellence in the design of completed buildings by UK architects anywhere in the world, and by architects of any nationality in the UK, with six winners. Jury members presented the winning projects to an audience of AIA members, guests and entrants.

Winners

Winner – Housing:
Niall McLaughlin Architects – House at Goleen, Cork

In parallel with the professional awards, the chapter recognised future talent through the Noel Hill Student Travel Awards Programme. Entries are sought from students currently enrolled in UK universities for a portfolio of their work and a proposal for study/travel experience abroad. This year a single award was given to Mark Kelly, Mackintosh School of Architecture, Glasgow. Mark will be using the £1500 prize to travel to Tibet to study traditional building technologies and assist with construction projects in a remote village.

2010 Excellence in Design Awards Jury
Deborah Bartlett, London 2012 Olympic Delivery Authority
Eva Jiricna, Eva Jiricna Architects
Carole Monteregge, Desso Limited
David Morley, David Morley Architects
Chetan Parmar, Halcrow Yolles
David Porter, Mackintosh School of Architecture
Peter Rees, City Planning Officer, Corporation of London
Stephan Reinke, Stephan Reinke Architects

Contact
Michael Lischer, FAIA, RIBA
AIA UK Excellence in Design Awards Programme Coordinator
E-mail: ml@SportConcepts.net

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# 21 April 2010 : posted by Josye @ 16:02 0 Comments

2010 Awards Gala
Wednesday, 14 April, 6:30 PM
Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells
Rosebery Ave, London EC1R 4TN

Please join members of the American Institute of Architects UK Chapter, as the chapter announces the winners of our annual Excellence in Design Awards Programme, honored at our annual gala. Proud sponsors of this year's event: Desso and Halcrow Yolles.

Programme for the evening:
6:30pm Reception
7:15pm Presentations of winners followed by drinks and canapes

Free Admission
Places are very limited. Please RSVP by 9 April 2010 to ml@sportconcepts.net

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# 05 April 2010 : posted by Josye @ 02:34 0 Comments

The Awards Programme recognises and honours excellence in design:
By UK-based Architects for projects anywhere in the world -
By Architects anywhere in the world for projects in the UK -
By Students of Architecture currently enrolled in UK Universities -

These Awards are highly valued by architects because they confer trans-Atlantic recognition. Entries are sought from architects based in Britain, and from architects throughout the world for built projects in the UK. In past years this broad mix has resulted in winning projects from, amongst others, the offices of Foster & Partners, Rick Mather, Zaha Hadid, Panter Hudspith, Gianni Botsford Architects, Wilkinson Eyre Architects, Allies & Morrison, Richard Rogers, Will Alsop, and Eva Jiricna.

In parallel with the professional awards, the Chapter has chosen to recognise future talent through the Noel Hill Student Travel Awards Programme. Entries are sought from Students currently enrolled in UK universities for a portfolio of their work.

Critical Dates:
Submission: by 5pm, Friday, 12 March 2010
Awards Presentation: Wednesday, 14 April 2010, Lilian Baylis Theatre, Sadler's Wells, London

Jury:
Deborah Bartlett – London 2012 Olympic Delivery Authority
Eva Jiricna – Eva Jiricna Architects
David Morley – David Morley Architects
David Porter – Mackintosh School of Architecture
Peter Rees – City Planning Officer, Corporation of London
Stephan Reinke - Stephan Reinke Architects

Please see the attached PDFs regarding submission information and queries.
DesignAwards-Professional-Invite-Instructions-SampleTemplate.pdf
DesignAwards-Student-Invite-Instructions-SampleTemplate.pdf
Also attached below are submission templates in various formats.
Professional-template-variousformats.zip
Student-template-variousformats.zip
Sampling of 2009 Winning Entries:
A-SummarySheet.pdf
B-SummarySheet.pdf
Student-SummarySheet.pdf

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# 27 January 2010 : posted by Josye @ 02:50 0 Comments

Thursday, 26 March 6:30pm

The AIA UK Chapter cordially invites you to the 2009 Excellence in Design Awards Gala.

• Free Admission
• Places are limited
• RSVP required by 24 March: aia@johnonkenarchitects.com

Please see the print announcement for more information.

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# 11 March 2009 : posted by AIA/UK @ 01:26 0 Comments

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# 13 January 2009 : posted by AIA/UK @ 01:53 0 Comments

At the annual Gala, held at the East Wintergarden, Canary Wharf on 8 May, the American Institute of Architects UK Chapter honoured excellence in the design of completed buildings by UK architects anywhere in the world, and by architects of any nationality in the UK, with one winner and seven commendations.

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# 29 May 2008 : posted by AIA/UK @ 16:55 0 Comments

The American Institute of Architects/UK chapter is pleased to announce the 2008 Excellence in Design Awards Programme. These Awards mark over ten years of the chapter’s recognition of new built projects in the UK and are highly valued by architects because they confer recognition of trans-Atlantic efforts in design. Please refer to the PDF’s for entry and submission details (professionals, students).

Critical Dates:

• Submission: by 5pm on Wednesday 16 April 2008
• Awards Presentation: East Wintergarden, Canary Wharf, Thursday 8 May 2008, 6:15pm

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# 05 March 2008 : posted by AIA/UK @ 14:22 0 Comments

Marking the 150th anniversary of the AIA, this year’s AIA/UK President’s Award was presented to Zaha Hadid by President Kevin Flanagan, at the Design Museum in London following her talk on Friday 15 October 2007.

The talk was part of a major international exhibition of her work. Earlier is this year Zaha Hadid’s office won the AIA/UK Design Excellence Award for the Maggie Centre in Fife.

The full text of the award:

AIA/UK
President’s Award
Awarded to

Zaha Hadid Architects

On the occasion of the 150th year of the founding of the

AIA and on behalf of the AIA/UK Board we confer the

President’s Award.

This award is in recognition of your work, the work of your

office and the resulting contribution in promoting excellence

in design; as well as your past contributions of time to the

AIA/UK Chapter and the AIA internationally.



Kevin Flanagan Christopher Harvey

President AIA/UK AIA/UK Secretary

2007

27 September 2007

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# 25 October 2007 : posted by AIA/UK @ 12:57 0 Comments

At the annual Gala, held at the Royal Society for the Arts on 5th April 2007, the American Institute of Architects/UK Chapter honoured excellence in the design of completed buildings by UK architects anywhere in the world, and by architects of any nationality in the UK, with three winners and four commendations.

Winners

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Gianni Botsford Architects’ Light House in London was cited by jury chair Deborah Saunt of DSDHA for its outstanding achievement in providing “a sense of openness in a really constrained site. It should be taken seriously as it’s really testing something, and could serve as a model of backlands development for other potential uses.”

The Collection in Lincoln by Panter Hudspith was lauded as a “beautiful sculptural piece, different and really beautifully detailed. It is very cleverly sited: routes through the museum are set up around things experienced outside the museum.”

The jury considered Zaha Hadid Architects’ design for Maggie’s Centre in Fife “a brave commission that raises awareness of the psychological needs of cancer care as well as the clinical,” and recognised that “going there is something that takes you outside of your daily condition,” citing the “user-friendly village-like spaces inside.”

Commendations

Buschow Henley’s St John’s Therapy Centre in London was praised as a “positive example of bringing about good quality architecture for not much money. Its powerful street presence communicates positive messages about health to the wider public, including issues of access and visibility.”

About KPF’s Ruth Deech Building at St Anne’s College, Oxford, the jury commented, “There’s a place for quiet architecture; this is a large building that’s broken down and handled quite carefully on the site with subtle moves, beautifully detailed.”

de Rijke Marsh Morgan won an accolade for their Wansey Street Housing in London: “It’s playful and clever and serious at the same time very few people can pull that off. It deals with complex issues and does it rather well.”

John McAslan + Partners’ Lanvender Sure Start and Children’s Nursery for Southampton University was cited as a “simple solution, elegantly done, with a clear and consistent use of materials.”

Jury member Professor Robert Mull of London Metropolitan University, presenting the Noel Hill Student Travel Awards, commended both recipients for well defined projects. Aimee O’Carroll’s project to study public space in Japan was seen as a complement to her portfolio project of an extension to the Tate Modern, and Emily Penn’s portfolio demonstrated an impressive range of investigations which gave the jury confidence that she would benefit greatly from her travels to observe sustainability in China. Aimee is on her year out after completing her Part 1 and Emily is a second year student, both from Cambridge University.

The 2007 AIA/UK excellence in design awards jury was:

• Bob Allies, Allies and Morrison Architects
• Mary Bowman, Gustafson Porter
• Cécile Brisac, Brisac Gonzalez Architects
• Chris Carroll, ARUP Advanced Geometry Unit
• Robert Mull, Department of Architecture, London Metropolitan University
• Peter Murray, Wordsearch
• David Partridge, Argent
• Deborah Saunt, DSDHA
• Graham Stirk, Richard Rogers Partnership

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# 13 June 2007 : posted by AIA/UK @ 08:23 0 Comments