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RIBA International Fellowships 2019 revealed
The Royal Institute of British Architects
(RIBA) has today (Thursday 1 November)
announced the 2019 RIBA International
Fellowships which will be awarded to 7
architects from across the globe.
RIBA International Fellows are awarded
annually to architects outside the United
Kingdom who are not UK citizens. They
are awarded to people who have made a
major contribution to the world of design
and in particular architecture.
The RIBA’s 2019 International Fellowships
will be awarded to:
Frida Escobedo – Frida Escobedo
Architecture Studio, Mexico
Poul Ove Jensen – DISSING+WEITLING
architecture, Denmark
Michael Murphy and Alan Ricks – MASS
Design Group, USA
Emilio Tuñón – Tuñón Architects, Spain
Ignacio Vicens y Hualde – Vicens +
Ramos Architects, Spain
The lifetime honour allows recipients to
use the initials Int FRIBA after their name.
The 2019 RIBA International Fellowships
will be presented at a special event at the
RIBA in London in February 2019.
Neri Oxman – MIT Media Lab, USA
Government welcomes
Homes England’s new 5 year
strategic plan
Since their launch in January, Homes England has a remit to adopt a more
commercial approach to acquiring, preparing, managing and developing
land in areas of high demand. RIBA response:
Government’s
Autumn Budget
overshadowed
by the grave
consequences of a
no-deal Brexit
Their strategic plan sets out how they will use these powers together with
their expertise and significant government investment to drive forward key
programmes and play a major role in making the housing market work for
everyone. RIBA response: Government’s Autumn Budget
overshadowed by the grave consequences of a
no-deal Brexit
Communities Secretary Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP welcomed Homes
England Strategic Plan published today (30 October 2018) describing the
vision as pivotal to helping deliver the homes that communities need.
New planning rules “to
boost build out rate for large
sites”
Sir Oliver Letwin’s report said new rules would require developers to build
a wider range of properties with different designs and tenures, to speed up
build out rates.
In his interim report, he said he could not find “any evidence” that major
developers are “holding land as a purely speculative activity” – and their
business models instead rely on selling houses.
Instead, having too many identical properties on large sites – and the
limits on how quickly these can be sold – is the fundamental reason behind
the slow build out rate.
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Responding to today’s Budget from Chancellor
Philip Hammond, the Royal Institute of British
Architects has warned of grave consequences to
architecture should the UK leave the EU without
a Brexit deal.
The Institute welcomed some positive
announcements for housing but remains
concerned that it does not deliver the certainty
needed for businesses in the event of a no-deal
Brexit.
RIBA President, Ben Derbyshire says,
“The Chancellor’s warnings around a ‘no deal’
Brexit has overshadowed the announcements
made today and reflects the grave consequences
that this would have on our economy including
our world-leading architecture sector.”