Royal Gold Medal

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Royal Institute of British Architects award architecture award

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.

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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