During a two day conference titled „Architecture and Identity“ questions concerning the globalisation of architecture and the coherent issue of architectural identity will be discussed in the Hesperia Tower in Barcelona.

The Portuguese architect Àlvaro Siza has been announced as the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Gold Medallist.

The RIBA has announced the shortlist of this year’s special awards, which are chosen from the RIBA Award winners. The awards will be presented at the Stirling Prize ceremony on 11 October in Liverpool.

The Royal Institute of British Architects has unveiled the Stirling Prize Shortlist. The winner will be announced this October 11. The shortlist for the Stirling Prize chosen from the winners list of the RIBA National Awards and the RIBA EU awards.

The RIBA National and International Awards were announced on June 27th. The final shortlist for the £20,000 Stirling Prize which includes the RIBA National Awardees will be announced on July 17th, and the winner on October 11, 2008.

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the five winners of this year’s international awards and shortlisted three of them for the Lubetkin Prize. The Lubetkin Prize is awarded for the most outstanding building outside the EU by an RIBA member and is chosen from the winners of the RIBA International Awards.

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the winning projects of this year’s RIBA Regional Awards. These will also be considered for the RIBA National Awards on June 27.

Two talks by young architects mark the soon ending of the “Emerging Architecture”-exhibition at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). On Tuesday, February 19, 2008 FAR frohn&rojas + Studio Tamassociati and one week later, on February 26, Chris Bosse + Anagram Architects will present approaches to their work.

The Museum of Modern Literature in Marbach am Neckar, Germany, designed by David Chipperfield Architects, has won the 12th RIBA Stirling Prize in association with The Architects' Journal.

For the first time, the rich, modernist heritage of the Eritrean capital, Asmara, is introduced in an exhibition.

As the Royal Festival Hall reopens after a closure period of two years, this exhibition reveals how the landmark building has been painstakingly refocused to meet the demands of the next 50 years as a world-class concert venue and a vibrant public arena for the arts.