Architecture. 09, RIBA buildings of the year / edited by Tony Chapman.

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Material type: Text

TextPublisher: London : Merrell, 2009Description: 270 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9781858944906

Other title:

RIBA buildings of the year [Portion of title]

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DDC classification:

22 720.941 A

Summary: 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.Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Main library B9	Faculty of Engineering & Technology (Architectural)	720.941 A (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00009505

Published in association with the Royal Institute of British Architects.

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.

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