RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) Awards for Some of The Best Buildings in the UK

RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architecture) was founded in 1966, aiming to appreciate outstanding British architecture. This year, 29 buildings will be the winners of the 2022 RIBA. Among them are the Passivhaus School, London Social Housing, and Medieval dining room.

(one of the houses that won the RIBA National Awards. Photo by Johan Dehlin)

The 29 RIBA winners are a collection of buildings whose designs are not influenced by economic, political, and social upheavals. So that it still shows its architectural prowess even in challenging conditions. In 2022, RIBA has a residential theme, with several winning buildings ranging from unique homes to urban social housing, for example, the renovated Kilm Place Estate by Peter Barber Architects and the Tudor mock-up by Surman Weston.

(Kiln Place by Peter Barber Architects. Photo by Morley Von Sternberg)

RIBA classifies winnings buildings in several categories; the first, adaptive building renovations to existing building structures and adapted to the context and topography; second, low-carbon buildings which are important in efforts to reforest the earth, namely by maintaining and reusing existing buildings and applying several features to support human activities,  buildings that support a community, and sustainable educational buildings.

(home renovation by Loader Monteith. Photo by Dapple Photography)

The classification has been defined, each having several examples according to its application. In adaptive renovations to existing structures, examples are the modernist house by Loader Monteith on the Scottish border and the expansion of the house by Will Gramble Architects that incorporates the ruins of a 17th-century house.

(a holiday home in an old hospital. Photo by John Miller)

(another community building winner is the renovation St. John’s Church)

There are also low-carbon buildings that are important to future designs, such as the revamp of the 900-year-old dining room at Carlisle Cathedral by Fielden Fowles, and the transformation of a hospital into a holiday home in Devon by Benjamin+Beauchamp Architects.

(the Mae Architects design, which is the community center, was also one of the winners. Photo by Rory Gardiner)

(canteen area in passivhaus school. Photo by Jack Hobhouse)

In addition, uniqueness is also displayed in a Sands End Arts community center and Community Center designed by Mae Architects. This is a community-focused building. Next, an example of a continuing education building is Architype’s Harris Academy.

(The Parchment Works by Gamble Architects will win at RIBA. Photo by Johan Dehlin)

The 29 current national winners will be considered for the UK’s most prestigious architectural award, the Stirling Prize. The list of nominated buildings will be announced on July 21, 2022, and the winner will be announced on October 13, 2022.