🏅 Tonight, renowned Irish architect, educator and writer Níall McLaughlin (@niallmclaughlinarchitects ) was awarded the Royal Gold Medal 2026.
One of the world’s highest honours in architecture – presented on behalf of His Majesty the King – the medal recognises Níall’s resounding impact spanning architectural practice, thinking, writing and education.
➡️ Watch our #RoyalGoldMedal film: riba.org/RoyalGoldMedal
The search for #HouseOfTheYear 2025 concluded in the fourth episode of @granddesignstv : House of the Year, where @kevin.mccloud1 , @damionburrows , and @natasha__huq explored some incredible transformations.
The episode also revealed the final two projects shortlisted for the 2025 RIBA House of the Year Award.
🏆 Congratulations to the RIBA House of the Year 2025 winner Caochan na Creige by @izat.arundell
Featured homes ⬇️
⭐ London Brut by @pricegore (shortlisted project)
⭐ Housestead by @saneihopkins (shortlisted project)
🏠 The Old Byre by @gianni_botsford_architects
🏠 The Orchards by @prewettbizleyarchitects
🏠 A House of Wood Shingle by @forgeworks.uk
Which house was your favourite from this week’s episode? 👇
➡️ Explore the featured projects: riba.org/HouseOfTheYear
RIBA House of the Year Award is sponsored by @rensonworldwide
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The UK’s best new home – Caochan na Creige by @izat.arundell has been named RIBA House of the Year 2025.
A timber-framed, stone clad, self-build home in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, has been praised for its sensitivity to place and exceptional craftsmanship. Caochan na Creige – meaning “little quiet one by the rock” – takes its name from the surrounding landscape.
Clad in Lewisian Gneiss, the very material that shapes the island’s dramatic landscape, the house appears to grow out of its rugged surroundings. The design shows remarkable resilience and restraint, balancing the demands of an unforgiving climate with a deep respect for the surrounding environment.
"The choice of the winner, Caochan na Creige, was unanimous. It addressed every issue – challenging climatic conditions, the relationship to vernacular architecture and a tight budget – with a rare mixture of sensitivity and boldness." - @davidkohnarch , Chair of the RIBA House of the Year Award 2025 Jury.
➡️ Explore the winning project: riba.org/HouseOfTheYear
RIBA House of the Year Award is sponsored by @rensonworldwide
One of London's most famous churches, St Martin-in-the-Fields was completed 300 years ago this year, to designs by James Gibbs (1682-1754).
The influential design drew on the work of prolific London church architect Christopher Wren, and inspired numerous copycats around the world, particularly in the USA.
Here from our historic collections:
✏️1) A perspective view by Robert West printed as an illustration to 'Maitland's History of London', 1738
⛪2) A 1721 model showing Gibb's design
📷3) The church capured in an 1896 photograph by Charles Latham
✏️4) Unexecuted designs for the steeple by James Gibbs from his 'Book of Architecture, Containing Designs of Buildings and Ornaments', 1728
➡️ Explore the story of architecture in over 4 million objects from the RIBA Collections: riba.org/explore
RIBA East Midlands Awards 2026 winners announced 📣
A “landmark” educational building for Nottingham Trent University, the transformation of a derelict rectory in Lincolnshire and a contemporary home that reuses stone from the site’s former derelict barn, are among this year's five winning projects ⬇️
🏆 Image 1: Amber Cottage by @ceca_studio (RIBA East Midlands Building of the Year and Client of the Year – Peter Hill)
🏆 Image 2: Old Rectory by @briscoloranarc (RIBA East Midlands Small Project of the Year)
🏆 Image 3: Courtyard House by @molearchitects (RIBA East Midlands Sustainability Award)
🏆 Image 4: Garden House by @jonathanhendryarchitects (RIBA East Midlands Project Architect of the Year – Jonathan Hendry)
🏆 Image 5: Design and Digital Arts Building, Nottingham Trent University by @hawkins_brown and @cpmgarchitects
➡️ Explore the winners: riba.org/RegionalAwards
🔸RIBA Regional Awards are sponsored by @lumionofficial and @dormakaba
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RIBA West Midlands Awards 2026 winners announced 📣
The transformation of a Grade II-listed Warwickshire farmhouse, a new civic transport hub in Birmingham, and a modern pedestrian bridge over the River Severn, are among this year’s five winning projects ⬇️
🏆 Image 1: Corner Farm by @tawfitzwilliam (RIBA West Midlands Sustainability Award and Conservation Award)
🏆 Image 2: Kepax Footbridge by @moxonarchitects and Jacobs (Engineering) (RIBA West Midlands Building of the Year)
🏆 Image 3: University Station by @associated_architects and @mottmacgroup
🏆 Image 4: Jazz House by @errandstudio (RIBA West Midlands Client of the Year – Angy & Bruce Burn, and Small Project of the Year)
🏆 Image 5: The Parks by @stolonstudio (RIBA West Midlands Project Architect of the Year – Robert Barker)
➡️ Explore the winners: riba.org/RegionalAwards
🔸RIBA Regional Awards are sponsored by @lumionofficial and @dormakaba
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RIBA London Awards 2026 winners announced 📣
The reimagining of the Natural History Museum’s gardens, a major mixed-use west waterfront development in Brentford, and a block of 75 later-living flats in East Ham are among this year's 43 winning projects.
In North London ⬇️
🏆 Image 1: Reciprocal House by @gianni_botsford_architects
🏆 Image 2: Highbury House & Studio by @maichswift
🏆 Image 3: Arbour House by Andrei Saltykov and Partners (ASaP) - @laceysaltykov_architects
🏆 Image 4: Rowan Court by @satishjassalarchitects
🏆 Image 5: EcoPark South (North London Heat and Power Project) by @grimshawarch
🏆 Image 6: The Blooming Shed by @bat.studio (RIBA London Small Project of the Year)
🏆 Image 7: Capella by @alliesandmorrison
➡️ Explore the winners: riba.org/RegionalAwards
🔸RIBA Regional Awards are sponsored by @lumionofficial and @dormakaba
#RIBAawards
RIBA London Awards 2026 winners announced 📣
The reimagining of the Natural History Museum’s gardens, a major mixed-use west waterfront development in Brentford, and a block of 75 later-living flats in East Ham are among this year’s 43 winning projects.
In South East and South West London ⬇️
🏆 Image 1: Arding & Hobbs by @stifftrevillion
🏆 Image 2: Park Lane Stables RDA by @archwk
🏆 Image 3: Westminster Coroner’s Court by @lyncharchitects
🏆 Image 4: Oru Sutton by @samuel.chisholm and @takeroshimazakiarchitects
🏆 Image 5: The Brentford Project - Phase 1 by @ahmmarchitects , @howells_makes and @maccreanorlavington
🏆 Image 6: Sloane Street, London by @johnmcaslanpartners for Cadogan
🏆 Image 7: Urban Nature Project, Natural History Museum by @feildenfowles (RIBA London Project Architect of the Year – Matthew Glen)
🏆 Image 8: The Emory by @rshparchitects
🏆 Image 9: The Public Courtyard and Pavilion at The OWO by @daewhakangdesign
🏆 Image 10: The Clearing at Lesnes Abbey Woods by @wonky.space
🏆 Image 11: Redcross Way by @sanchez_benton
🏆 Image 12: Canada Water Plot K1 by @morrisand.company with @whiteinkarch
🏆 Image 13: The Tannery by @coffeyarchitects
🏆 Image 14: Harold Moody Health Centre by @morrisand.company
🏆 Image 15: Lion Green Road by Mary Duggan Architects (Design) with @ruffarchitects (Delivery)
🏆 Image 16: London Institute for Healthcare Engineering by @hlmarchitects
➡️ Explore the winners: riba.org/RegionalAwards
🔸RIBA Regional Awards are sponsored by @lumionofficial and @dormakaba
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RIBA Yorkshire Awards 2026 winners announced 📣
The imaginative restoration of a historic hall, two contemporary additions to York Minster supporting heritage craft and technology, and a bold contemporary rural home, are among this year’s five winning projects ⬇️
🏆 Image 1: Calverley Old Hall by @cowpergriffitharchitects (RIBA Yorkshire Conservation Award and Project Architect of the Year - Karen Lim)
🏆 Image 2: Heritage Quad: York Minster Centre of Excellence by @tonkinliu (RIBA Yorkshire Sustainability Award and Building of the Year)
🏆 Image 3: Technology Hub: York Minster Centre of Excellence by @tonkinliu (RIBA Yorkshire Client of the Year)
🏆 Image 4: Yorkshire house for a couple by Rural Solutions Limited & @sadlerbrownarchitecture
🏆 Image 5: 11 & 12 Wellington Place by @tpbennettllp
➡️ Explore the winners: riba.org/RegionalAwards
🔸RIBA Regional Awards are sponsored by @lumionofficial and @dormakaba
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RIBA South East Awards 2026 winners announced 📣
The restoration of the historic Saltdean Lido, a sensitively crafted health and wellbeing centre for children, and an “exemplar” multi-general home, are among this year’s six winning projects ⬇️
🏆 Image 1: The Richard Cairns Building, Brighton College by @krft_arch & @nha_llp
🏆 Image 2: Clay Rise by @templeton_ford (RIBA South East Project Architect of the Year – Andre Ford)
🏆 Image 3: Casa Bassa by @fparchitects (RIBA South East Small Project of the Year)
🏆 Image 4: High House by @bakerbrown_studio
🏆 Image 5: Mayfield School Health & Wellbeing Centre by @adamrichardsarchitects (RIBA South East Sustainability Award and Building of the Year)
🏆 Image 6: Saltdean Lido Main Building by R H Partnership Architects @rhp_blog (RIBA South East Client of the Year)
➡️ Explore the winners: riba.org/RegionalAwards
🔸RIBA Regional Awards are sponsored by @lumionofficial and @dormakaba
#RIBAawards
Join us for a keynote lecture with our Royal Gold Medallist Níall McLaughlin @niallmclaughlinarchitects , as he shares the ideas, commitment to care, and the sense of wonder that drives his approach to architecture.
Níall will share insights from his new exhibition, 'Immersion' - now showing at RIBA North, alongside a reflection on his work with heritage and sacred sites, revealing how contemporary architecture can hold and carry histories, meaning, and memory forward in remarkable ways.
📅 21 May, 6.30pm to 8pm
📍 Victoria Gallery & Museum, Liverpool
➡️ Book your tickets: riba.org/whats-on
This event is delivered in partnership with the Centre for Architecture and Visual Arts, University of Liverpool
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