RIBA International Book Awards Winners Announced
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June 2008
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) announced at an awards ceremony the four winners of the 2008 RIBA International Book Awards.
Siena : Constructing the Renaissance City by Fabrizio Nevola (Yale University Press) won The Sir Nikolaus Pevsner International Book Award for Architecture. The judging panel said of the book: "This book is the first complete history of the urban history of Siena, looking at the city as a whole and the reality between the ideal representation of the city and the reality."
The Architecture of Parking by Simon Henley (Thames and Hudson) won the Sir Robert McAlpine International Book Award for Construction. Chair of the judging panel, Max Fordham commented: "This is the first comprehensive international study of one of the most neglected but most important building types of the modern era: the parking garage. The judges felt this book gave a surprising subject appeal with its considered technical analysis."
Carlos Ferrater: Office of Architecture Barcelona by Carlos Padura/Carlos Ferrater (Carlos Padura publishing) won the Architectural Practice category. Comments from the judges included: "This book stands out and demands to be picked up and read…..its design is consistently high and the overall production quality is of the highest standard."
Moving Rooms: The Trade in Architecture Salvage by John Harris (Yale University Press) won the Interior Design category. Of this final award, the judges noted: "A beautifully presented book – challenging, demanding and determined to get the readers attention. It displays the author's passion and experience and demonstrates an innovative approach to the subject matter. The judging panel believes this will become a long-standing reference book for generations of designers and design historians to come."
The annual RIBA International Book Awards aim to highlight the rising influence and standard of architectural writing and publishing. They celebrate the important contribution writing makes to the dynamic activity of creating buildings and transforming the landscape in which we live. The Awards have doubled in size this year with two new categories: Interior Design and Architectural Practice.
The awards were judged in four categories:
The RIBA Sir Nikolaus Pevsner International Book Award for Architecture recognises outstanding writing on architecture, historic and theoretical research and analysis and the preservation of buildings.
The RIBA Sir Robert McAlpine International Book Award for Construction recognises exceptional writing on the construction and restoration of buildings, building design and building methods, and the use of new materials and technologies across the construction industry.
The RIBA International Book Award for Interior Design recognises distinguished and innovative writing on the design of architectural interiors and the materials and elements involved in realising the design.
The RIBA International Book Award for Architectural Practice celebrates excellence in writing that effectively demonstrates how to successfully address and navigate the many fundamental dimensions of architectural practice: a multidisciplinary approach that aims to balance social, economic and environmental needs.
Winners were announced at an awards presentation on 28 May 2008 at The Athenæum Club, London, SW1Y. Winning publishers received a RIBA Trophy, specially designed for the awards and authors were be presented with a cheque for £1,000.
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June 2008
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) announced at an awards ceremony the four winners of the 2008 RIBA International Book Awards.
Siena : Constructing the Renaissance City by Fabrizio Nevola (Yale University Press) won The Sir Nikolaus Pevsner International Book Award for Architecture. The judging panel said of the book: "This book is the first complete history of the urban history of Siena, looking at the city as a whole and the reality between the ideal representation of the city and the reality."
The Architecture of Parking by Simon Henley (Thames and Hudson) won the Sir Robert McAlpine International Book Award for Construction. Chair of the judging panel, Max Fordham commented: "This is the first comprehensive international study of one of the most neglected but most important building types of the modern era: the parking garage. The judges felt this book gave a surprising subject appeal with its considered technical analysis."
Carlos Ferrater: Office of Architecture Barcelona by Carlos Padura/Carlos Ferrater (Carlos Padura publishing) won the Architectural Practice category. Comments from the judges included: "This book stands out and demands to be picked up and read…..its design is consistently high and the overall production quality is of the highest standard."
Moving Rooms: The Trade in Architecture Salvage by John Harris (Yale University Press) won the Interior Design category. Of this final award, the judges noted: "A beautifully presented book – challenging, demanding and determined to get the readers attention. It displays the author's passion and experience and demonstrates an innovative approach to the subject matter. The judging panel believes this will become a long-standing reference book for generations of designers and design historians to come."
The annual RIBA International Book Awards aim to highlight the rising influence and standard of architectural writing and publishing. They celebrate the important contribution writing makes to the dynamic activity of creating buildings and transforming the landscape in which we live. The Awards have doubled in size this year with two new categories: Interior Design and Architectural Practice.
The awards were judged in four categories:
The RIBA Sir Nikolaus Pevsner International Book Award for Architecture recognises outstanding writing on architecture, historic and theoretical research and analysis and the preservation of buildings.
The RIBA Sir Robert McAlpine International Book Award for Construction recognises exceptional writing on the construction and restoration of buildings, building design and building methods, and the use of new materials and technologies across the construction industry.
The RIBA International Book Award for Interior Design recognises distinguished and innovative writing on the design of architectural interiors and the materials and elements involved in realising the design.
The RIBA International Book Award for Architectural Practice celebrates excellence in writing that effectively demonstrates how to successfully address and navigate the many fundamental dimensions of architectural practice: a multidisciplinary approach that aims to balance social, economic and environmental needs.
Winners were announced at an awards presentation on 28 May 2008 at The Athenæum Club, London, SW1Y. Winning publishers received a RIBA Trophy, specially designed for the awards and authors were be presented with a cheque for £1,000.
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Read RIBA ARTICLES on TAXI Design Network
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