Royal Gold Medal

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The Royal Gold Medal is a prestigious architecture award, personally approved by the British monarch and given annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects to individuals or groups who have had a significant influence on the advancement of architecture.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Institute of British Architects award
architecture award
approvedBy British monarch
associatedWith RIBA Honours Committee
awardedBy Royal Institute of British Architects
awardedFor significant influence on the advancement of architecture
awardingBodyType professional architectural institute
conferredBy British monarch
country United Kingdom
discipline built environment
eligibility architectural groups
individual architects
non-architects with major influence on architecture
field architecture
firstAwarded 1848
founder Queen Victoria
frequency annually
grantedInNameOf the British monarch
hasCategory Awards established in 1848
British architecture awards
Royal Institute of British Architects
hasMedium gold medal
inception 1848
isPartOf RIBA honours and awards programme
jurisdiction United Kingdom
languageOfAwardingBody English
locationOfAwarding London
namedAfter royal patronage of the British monarchy
notableRecipient Alvar Aalto
Frank Lloyd Wright
Herzog & de Meuron
Le Corbusier
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Norman Foster
Ove Arup
Rem Koolhaas
Zaha Hadid
organisedBy Royal Institute of British Architects
presentedAt RIBA annual awards ceremony
presentedBy Royal Institute of British Architects
purpose to recognize significant influence on the advancement of architecture
recognises architectural excellence
contributions to architectural culture
scope international
selectionCriteria enduring influence on architectural theory or practice
lifetime contribution to architecture
sponsor Royal Institute of British Architects
status active
typeOfRecognition lifetime achievement award

Referenced by (37)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Alvar Aalto ("Royal Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects")
Aston Webb ("Royal Gold Medal for architecture")
Auguste Perret ("Royal Gold Medal for Architecture")
Charles Barry ("Royal Gold Medal for architecture")
Charles Follen McKim ("Royal Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects")
Edward Middleton Barry ("Royal Gold Medal for architecture")
Edwin Lutyens
Frank Gehry
Frank Gehry
Giles Gilbert Scott ("Royal Gold Medal for Architecture")
Giles Gilbert Scott ("RIBA Royal Gold Medal")
Gordon Bunshaft ("Royal Institute of British Architects Royal Gold Medal")
Hans Hollein ("RIBA Royal Gold Medal")
Herzog & de Meuron ("RIBA Royal Gold Medal")
I. M. Pei
Josep Lluís Sert ("Royal Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects")
Jørn Utzon
Jørn Utzon ("RIBA Royal Gold Medal")
Kenzo Tange
Le Corbusier
Louis Kahn
Louis Kahn ("RIBA Gold Medal")
Maria Ludwig Michael Mies
Norman Foster ("RIBA Royal Gold Medal")
Oscar Niemeyer ("Royal Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects")
Peter Zumthor ("RIBA Royal Gold Medal")
Philip Johnson
Pier Luigi Nervi ("Royal Gold Medal for architecture")
Ralph Adams Cram ("Royal Institute of British Architects Gold Medal (honorary recognition, context of esteem)")
Raymond Unwin ("Royal Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects")
Renzo Piano ("RIBA Royal Gold Medal")
Renzo Piano ("RIBA Royal Gold Medal")
Richard Meier
Richard Rogers
Tadao Ando
Walter Gropius
awardReceived
Stirling Prize
associatedWith

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