The RIBA Presidential Medal Ceremony, which is awarded annually for the best student projects and research papers, was held in London. The student prize includes three main awards: a silver medal for masters, a bronze medal for bachelors, and a dissertation medal for graduate students.
Among the master's degrees, the project of a school of crafts in the famous Japanese town of Masiko, famous for its potters, was the best: the school that existed there was badly damaged by an earthquake in 2011. The project, which received a bronze medal, is a response to the London housing crisis and proposes to use the spaces above the traditional English cities “terraces” for housing. - blocked residential buildings. Dissertation Medal awarded to the author of the study of barracks for working oil shale quarries, built in the 19th century in Wales.
The archive of works of winners and nominees of the award (since 1998) is here.
silver medal
Daniel Hall (Cooper Union, New York)
Project "Cycles of Instrumental Business"
Bronze medal
Kangli Zheng (University of Nottingham, UK)
Castle in the Sky Project
Dissertation medal
Rian Bauer (University of Westminster, London)
Study "Baricsio: Barracks of Shale Workers in North West Wales"
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Students, researchers and practicing architects could participate in the research competition. The President's medal was awarded to a work dedicated to the phenomenon and term of Japanese "ultramodernism" in Manchuria. In total, the winners were chosen in four categories.
History and Theory / RIBA President Medal
Edward Denison (Barlett School of Architecture, London), Guang Yu Ren (Independent Researcher, UK)
Study "Ultramodernism in Manchuria"
Design and technology
Stephen Coombs (Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University, UK)
Welsh Timber Fencing Project: A Prototyping Study
Cities and communities
Jane Maning, George Garofalakis, Anthony Rifkin, Jeff Noble (Allies and Morrison LLP, UK)
Study "London: Local Character and Density"
Theme of the Year: Housing
Dima Albadra, David Coley, Jason Hart (University of Bath, UK)
Study "Towards Healthy Housing for Refugees"
