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RIBA INTERNATIONAL AWARDS 2018
RIBA AWARDS
INTERNATIONAL EXCELLENCE
2018 LONGLIST ANNOUNCED
The Royal Institute of British Architects
(RIBA) have announced the longlist
for the RIBA Awards for International
Excellence 2018.
T
hese 20 exceptional new buildings
are located in 16 countries,
and range from large urban
infrastructure schemes to private homes;
cultural destinations to civic spaces;
educational buildings to places of
worship. The shortlist of four buildings
will be announced in September 2018
and the winner will be revealed in
November 2018.
In addition, Gustavo Utrabo and Pedro
Duschenes, founders of Brazilian
architecture firm Aleph Zero, are the
recipients of the RIBA International
Emerging Architect 2018. Their project,
Children Village in Formoso do Araguaia,
Brazil, designed with Rosenbaum, is one
of the 20 winners.
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Gustavo Utrabo and Pedro Duschenes
– winners of the RIBA International
Emerging Architect 2018.
The RIBA International Prize 2018 will
be awarded to the most significant and
inspirational building of the year. The
winning project will exemplify design
excellence, architectural ambition and
deliver meaningful social impact. The
RIBA International Prize is open to any
qualified architect in the world.
Unfortunately the three African projects
nominated for the awards - the Empower
Shack and Zeitz MOCAA projects in South
Africa and the Sacred Heart Cathedral of
Kericho in Kenya – did not make it through
to the second round of judging.