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The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Student Awards 2012

18 May 2013 – 12 July 2013
Exhibition Hall C

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) President’s Medals Student Awards promote excellence in the study of architecture, reward talent and encourage architectural debate worldwide. First awarded in 1836 as the RIBA Silver Medal for an architectural essay (and awarded from 1855 to “Measured Drawings’a talented graduate), these are the RIBA’slongest-living awards (preceding the Royal Gold Medal, which was established in 1848). These days,the President’s Medals are widely regarded as the most prestigious awards in architectural education worldwide.

Each year, an exhibition of student work is displayed in London at the time of the ceremony (which normally takes place on the first Wednesday in December). The RIBA commissions graphic designers to produce two-dimensional printed panels from selected entries (images and text) and invites students to submit three- dimensional models. In addition, a slideshow of entries is displayed and, where possible, films related to the submissions can also be viewed on large screens.

Over the last few years, and after closing in London, The President’s Medals exhibition has toured to venues throughout the UK (Belfast, Bournemouth, Canterbury, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leicester, Liverpool, Newcastle, and Plymouth) and also travelled to Australia, Ireland, Romania, Singapore, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. The touring of the exhibition is made possible by the generosity of art galleries and schools of architecture that partner with the RIBA to display the exhibition.