and the RIBA International Fellowship goes to...

Yesterday, during the ceremonial dinner at RIBA headquarters in London, the RIBA International Fellowship awards for this year were distributed. They were awarded to Shigeru Ban, Peter Eisenman, Massimiliano Fuksas, Wolf D. Prix, Bernard Tschumi, and Rafael Vińoly. However, the main event of the evening was the presentation of the Royal Gold Medal to this year's laureate, who is Toyo Ito. Some of the awardees will participate in a public debate today, which will be chaired by RIBA President Jack Pringle. Info>