<p>Royal Gold Medal 2011 was awarded to David Chipperfield</p>

On Thursday, October 7, 2010, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) announced the winner of one of the world's most prestigious architectural awards. The holder of the Royal Gold Medal 2011 became London architect Sir David Chipperfield, whose office has won more than fifty international competitions and received numerous awards over the past three decades, including the 2007 Stirling Prize for the Museum of Modern Literature in Marbach am Neckar and the nomination of the Berlin Neues Museum for this year's 2010 Stirling Prize.
The RIBA Gold Medal is awarded as a lifetime achievement award and is personally approved by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The recipients may be individuals or groups of people who have had a significant influence “either directly or indirectly on the advancement of architecture.”
The award will be presented to David Chipperfield during a ceremony at the RIBA headquarters in London on February 11, 2011. New international and honorary members of RIBA will also be introduced. This year’s committee for selecting the RIBA Gold Medal laureate was chaired by Ruth Reed with other architects Edward Cullinan, Eva Jiřičná and Chris Wilkinson, engineer Max Fordham, and investor Laura Lee.

“I am overwhelmed by the decision of the RIBA to award me the 2011 Royal Gold Medal and to join a list that includes so many great architects and personal heroes. I hope that my career will justify this great honour and that I can fulfil the expectations that this award bestows on me. I share this award with my colleagues and family without whom such a personal achievement would have been well out of reach.”

“The Royal Gold Medal is a highly prestigious award and in David Chipperfield we have an exceptional recipient. David is one of the world’s greatest architects with a portfolio of work that is international in influence. His architecture is one of calm rational elegance, he is a craftsman of delightful spaces and beautiful detailed buildings, and has carved out a career which is an inspiration to anyone seeking to work outside the boundaries of their home country. I will be delighted to present him with the Royal Gold Medal.”

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