The UIA Gold Medal and Prizes are awarded on a triennial basis to recognise achievements of international consequence. The only lifetime achievement awards bestowed upon architects by their peers, they are traditionally attributed on stage at an awards ceremony at the end of the UIA Triennial World Congress. Nominees for the UIA Gold Medal and the UIA Prizes may include any living architect, firm or collective entities comprising architects. The achievements of a firm or group must represent collaborative efforts over an extended period, with the same individuals as leaders of the group. Except in the case of the Jean Tschumi Prize, nominees must be professionally qualified architects or, in the case of group (team) submissions, headed by a professionally qualified architect.
UIA Gold Medal & Triennial Prizes
UIA Gold Medal
The UIA Council created the UIA Gold Medal for outstanding architectural achievement in 1984. It is the most prestigious distinction attributed to an architect by architects, selected from nominations submitted by professional […]
Read moreTHE PATRICK ABERCROMBIE PRIZE FOR URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN
Named after the first UIA President, Sir Patrick Abercrombie, known for his role in the post-war reconstruction of Great Britain, the Patrick Abercrombie Prize recognises exemplary works of urban and […]
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