Paulo Mendes da Rocha Instituted in 1961, the Gold Medal of the International Union of Architects recognizes “professionals whose qualities, talents, and actions have had an international impact on the diverse sectors of architectural practice.” Thou

Toyo Ito  Founded in 1961, the Gold Medal of the UIA (International Union of Architects) honors “professionals whose qualities, talents, and actions have had an international impact on the diverse sectors of architectural practice”. It is a gene

Created in 1961, the Gold Medal of the International Union of Architects (UIA) seeks to “honour professionals whose qualities, talents, and actions have had an international impact on the diverse sectors of architectural practice.” This sounds rathe

The World Congress that the International Union of Architects (UIA) recently held in the city of Durban centered on the role of architecture in the African continent, but was marked by this year’s recipient of the institution’s Gold Medal, the almost

Álvaro Siza The maximum recognition of the UIA – the Gold Medal – has gone in 2011 to Álvaro Siza. Aside from Siza, in its triennial prizes the UIA has also awarded the American Kenneth Frampton and the Mexican Louise Noelle Gras, ex-aequo winners of

Teodoro González de León Since 1984 and every three years, the UIA (International Union of Architects) awards its Gold Medal to one architect, highlighting a lifetime of work devoted to architecture conceived as a social and artistic tool. In the 23r

Reunida en Turín para su XXIII Congreso, la Unión Internacional de Arquitectos (UIA) entregó la medalla de oro al mexicano Teodoro González de León, en reconocimiento a toda su trayectoria. Sus edificios cuentan con un vocabulario experimental y un e

Renzo Piano Awarded by the International Union of Architects within the context of their triennial congresses, this year’s medal has gone to the Italian architect Renzo Piano, who holds, among other prizes, the Auguste Perret (1978), the RIBA’s Gold

Marta García Carbonero   Ricardo Legorreta In the context of its last congress, held in Beijing, the International Union of Architects laureled the Mexican Ricardo Legorreta with its gold medal, a distinction that has since 1984 singled out 'service to man and society throug

With the common purpose of acknowledging excellence in the field and promoting quality in the built environment, architectural prizes are having a heyday. In the decade of spectacle culture, architects have had an ever-growing mediatic presence, and

Luis Fernández-Galiano   The year of political change-over in Spain has also been one of transits in architecture: the passing away of Alejandro de la Sota, the international consecration of Rafael Moneo, the crystallization of spectacle at the International Union of Archite

Luis Fernández-Galiano   All prizes are cartographic: they distinguish individuals, but also help represent a whole territory. Along with publications, exhibitions and competitions, architectural awards put markers in the motley contemporary landscape, and these singular lan

Adela García-Herrera   Fumihiko Maki Hassan Fathy of Egypt, Reima Pietila of Finland and Charles Corres of India - architects committed to the cultural realities of their respective countries - are the predecessors of the Japanese veteran Fumihiko Maki in the winning of th