If you are a student enrolled in the second or third year of a RIBA-accredited Part-1 course, then the Student Charrette is designed for you! This one-day design competition brings together teams of Part-1 students from around the country to compete in an entirely analogue event.

When: Saturday 26 October 2024, 9am-6pm

Where: Kohn Pedersen Fox, 7a Langley St, London WC2H 9JA

Working without a computer, you will need to think fast and draw faster, developing and testing your representational skills without the aid of digital technologies. Teams will be mentored by practicing architects, and the event will conclude with a juried design review. 

The charrette is run in Central London on a weekend, and funding is available to help cover travel costs. Prizes will be offered for the winning team and the runners-up, with the winning proposal published and promoted across the AIA UK's social media channels.

Please note: Photographs taken at the event may be used in AIA UK Newsletter articles and on the website.

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AIA UK 2023 Design Awards Gala

Join us at the Barbican to celebrate the winners of this year’s AIA UK Excellence in Design Awards!

When: Thursday 18 May 2023, 6.30-10:00pm
Where: Barbican Centre, Silk St, London EC2Y 8DS

Description

Please join us at the Barbican for a drinks reception and the 2023 Excellence in Design Awards ceremony, where we will celebrate outstanding projects across three categories: Professional, Emerging Practice and Sustainability.

UPDATE: A Building Tour (worth 1 LU for AIA Members) is on offer of the Grade II-listed building by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon. Places are limited and registration will be available on the door. Please note the tour will leave at 6:45pm.

Timings:
6:30pm: Welcome Reception in the Conservatory Terrace
6:45pm: Barbican building tour departs (limited availability)
8:00pm: Awards Ceremony will commence in Auditorium 2
9:00pm – 10:00pm: Awards Reception continues in the Conservatory Terrace.

Tickets:
AIA Members - £3
Non-AIA Members - £5

If you are a student enrolled in the second or third year of a RIBA-accredited Part-1 course, then the Student Charrette is designed for you! This one-day design competition brings together teams of Part-1 students from around the country to compete in an entirely analogue event.

When: Saturday 30 October 2021, 9am-6pm

Where: Building Centre, 26 Store Street, London, WC1E 7BT

Entry fee: FREE

Working without a computer, you will need to think fast and draw faster, developing and testing your representational skills without the aid of digital technologies. Teams will be mentored by practicing architects, and the event will conclude with a juried design review. 

The charrette is run in London on a weekend, and funding is available to help cover travel costs. Prizes will be offered for the winning team and two runners-up, with the winning proposal published and promoted across the AIA UK's social media channels.

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Generously sponsored by Laufen and Roca London Gallery.  

AIA UK/ RIBA Keynote Lecture 2021 by Tatiana Bilbao

Date: Monday 27 September 2021, 18:00 – 20:30 BST
Venue: RIBA - Jarvis Hall, 66 Portland Place, London W1B 1AD
Tickets (In Person): £6 - AIA/ RIBA Members
£6 - Students
£12 - Non-Members

The lecture will be in-person and online. Drinks will be served after the lecture.

Please note RIBA COVID-19 guidelines below before you book. BUY TICKETS HERE >>>>

FREE Online Viewing: REGISTER HERE >>>>

Description

The 2021 AIA/RIBA Keynote Lecture features Tatiana Bilbao of Tatiana Bilbao ESTUDIO.

The lecture is jointly hosted by the American Institute of Architects UK (AIA) and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). The AIA and RIBA have a long-history of collaboration that dates from the founding of their institutes in 1857 and 1834 respectively.

The event is sponsored by Iris Ceramica Group.

Speaker Bio

Tatiana Bilbao began her eponymous studio in 2004 with the aim of integrating social values, collaboration and sensitive design approaches to architectural work. Before founding her firm, Bilbao was an Advisor in the Ministry of Development and Housing of the Government of the Federal District of Mexico City, during this period she was part of the General Development Directorate of the Advisory Council for Urban Development in the City.

The work of the office intersects with research allowing to design for diverse circumstances and in reconstruction or crisis scenarios.

Bilbao holds a recurring teaching position at Yale University School of Architecture and has taught at Harvard University GSD, AA Association in London, Columbia University GSAPP, Rice University, the University of Andrés Bello in Chile, and Peter Behrens School of Arts at HS Dusseldorf in Germany. Her work has been published in The New York Times, A + U, Domus, among others. Bilbao has been recognized with the Kunstpreis Berlin in 2012, was named in 2010 as an Emerging Voice by the Architecture League of New York, the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture Prize by the LOCUS Foundation in 2014, as well as the Impact Award 2017 Honorees for ArchitzierA + Awards, Tau Sigma Delta Gold Medal of 2020 and the Marcus Prize Award 2019.

Tatiana Bilbao ESTUDIO is a Mexico City-based architecture studio, founded in 2004. At the core of the studio´s practice is an analysis of the context surrounding projects, which scale from masterplans to affordable housing typologies. A goal of the work is to both contribute to its surroundings while remaining flexible to absorb shifting needs.

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IMPORTANT NOTE - RIBA COVID-19 guidelines

Please note that the RIBA has put COVID-19 protocols in place to ensure the safety of all our guests. Please read the protocols and information below before purchasing a ticket:

• All delegates and guests are required to produce a negative COVID-19 lateral flow test on arrival and must register as a "Guest" on our MIA track and trace system prior to entering the building

• Temperature checks will be conducted upon arrival for all guests. Anyone with a temperature higher than 38.0 C will be asked to step outside for ten minutes before taking their temperature again. Should a guest not pass the second test, they will not be permitted into the venue and will be issued with a refund.

This lecture is made possible in large part through the sponsorship of Iris Ceramica Group. Please consider them for your next project. Further information at:  https://www.irisceramicagroup.com/en/

AIA UK Summer Gala: Soiree in the Jungle

Please join the AIA UK for drinks and canapes (and a few surprises) at the world famous London Zoo in Regents Park!

Registration is closing! Last change to book - Thursday 2nd September

When: Friday 10 September, 18:30 – 22:30
Where: Mappin Pavilion, London Zoo, Regents Park

Description

We are hosting this event outdoors at the world famous ZSL London Zoo. We are at the Mappin Pavilion with plenty of outdoor terraces overlooking animal enclosures.

Our popular raffle is once again hosted by Herman Miller. Among the fabulous prizes this year, there is the chance to win not only an Aeron Chair, but two Cosm Chairs as well!

Please join us for food, live music, socializing, and two hours of free wine, beer, and soft drinks, with a few surprises along the way!  A cash bar is available after 20:30.

The Zoo entrance is conveniently located in Regents Park and free parking is available for those arriving by car.
 
Ticket Prices
The tickets are priced very reasonably to encourage you to bring family and friends!
£15 ticket for AIA members (+1 guest at member rate)
£25 ticket for non-members.

AIA UK 2020 VIRTUAL Design Awards Gala

This year the American Institute of Architects UK Chapter's 2020 Excellence in Design Awards gala is going virtual.

Please join us for a digital celebration of the award winning designs, as we recognize projects across three categories: Professional, Emerging Practice, and our newest category, Sustainability.

When: Wednesday 28 October, 18:30 GMT

Where: Online

Registration is FREE. Sign up today!