AIA UK Update - June 2024

AIA members and guests at the Royal College of Physicians.

AIA UK hosted the 2024 Design Awards Gala at the Royal College of Physicians, designed by Sir Denys Lasdun, on 12 June 2024. This event doubled as a Summer Party and an opportunity to celebrate AIA UK’s recent 30 year anniversary with our members and guests.

Awards were given in two overarching categories: Professional and Sustainability. Within these categories the jurors chose winners across a range of scales and sectors.

Our thanks go out to our distinguished jury:

  • Ivan Harbour, Senior Partner, RSHP

  • Muyiwa Oki, RIBA President

  • Gunnar Hubbard, Principal, Sustainability & Resilience, Thornton Tomasetti

  • Margherita Giannoni, UK Specifications Manager, Iris Ceramica Group UK

  • Dami Babalola, Specifications Leader UK, Axalta Powder Coating Systems.

To learn more about the winning projects and why the jury found them outstanding, visit https://www.aiauk.org/winners-2024.

Following the awards ceremony, guests continued to enjoy food, drinks and socializing in the garden of the RCP. There was also a chance for everyone attending to win prizes in our popular raffle.

The AIA UK chapter is grateful to our generous sponsors, Iris Ceramica Group and Herman Miller, for supporting the AIA UK Design Awards program and the Summer Party & Raffle respectively.

For more news from AIA UK, visit https://www.aiauk.org/blog.