AIA/ RIBA Keynote Lecture

Since its inauguration, the AIA/ RIBA Keynote Lecture series has brought renowned architects, including William Pedersen, Antoine Predock, Peter Eisenman, and Ricardo Legorreta, to the UK.

The lecture is jointly hosted by the American Institute of Architects UK Chapter (AIA UK) and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). The AIA and RIBA have a long-history of collaboration that dates from the founding of their institutes in 1857 and 1834 respectively.

2025 Keynote Lecture – To Be Announced

PREVIOUS Keynote Speakers

2024 - David Lake & Ted Flato of Lake | Flato Architects (22 October 2024)

2023 - Thom Mayne of Morphosis (30 January 2024)

2022 - “The Work We Do” Featuring Annabelle Selldorf (3 November 2022)

2021 - Tatiana Bilbao (27 September 2021)

2020 - Francis Kéré (3 November 2020)

2019 - No lecture

2018 - James Timberlake and Stephen Kieran (29 October 2018)

2017 - Stephen Holl (12 December 2017)

2016 - Thomas Phifer (1 November 2016)

2015 - Tod Williams and Billie Tsien (3 November 2015)

2011 - Ricardo Legorreta (6 March 2011)

2008 - Peter Eisenmann (11 November 2008)

2007 - Antoine Predock FAIA (15 May 2007)

2005 - William Pederson (15th November 2005)

2004 - Rafael Vinoly (30th November 2004)

2003 - Cesar Pelli (20 November 2003)

2002 - Rick Mather