TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chapman,Tony
ED  - Royal Institute of British Architects 
TI  - Architecture
SN  - 9781858944906
U1  - 720.941 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - London
PB  - Merrell
KW  - Architecture
KW  - Awards
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Periodicals
KW  - Europe
N1  - Published in association with the Royal Institute of British Architects
N2  - The Royal Institute of British Architects' annual awards celebrates a range of excellent current architecture throughout Britain and continental Europe. This book in an annual series describes and illustrates all the winners; Architecture 09 is the official guide to the work of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and all RIBA Awards presented in 2009. The featured awards include the prestigious Stirling Prize, awarded to the architects of the building that has made the greatest contribution in the past year to the evolution of architecture and the built environment, and the Royal Gold Medal, conferred on a distinguished architect. Also included for the first time are the Housing Design Awards, the Student Awards, and International and Honorary Fellowships, together with an essay on The Year in Architecture by the President of the RIBA and an exploration of the sustainability of buildings that have won previous RIBA Awards. Featuring projects of all types worldwide by both established and emerging practices, this informative book is essential reading for anyone interested in recent developments in contemporary architecture
ER  -