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RIBA Gold Medal - 2012 Winner : Award Information
RIBA Award : Royal Institute of British Architects, England, UK
6 Dec 2011 RIBA Gold Medal 2012 WinnerHerman Hertzberger to receive the 2012 Royal Gold Medal for architectureThe internationally acclaimed Dutch architect Herman Hertzberger has been named today (Tuesday 6 December 2011) as the recipient of one of the world’s most prestigious architecture prizes, the Royal Gold Medal. Established in 1848 and given in recognition of a body of work, the Royal Gold Medal is approved personally by Her Majesty the Queen and is given to a person or group of people whose influence on architecture has had a truly international effect. Born in 1932 Herman Hertzberger opened his own firm of architects in 1960, the present-day Architectuurstudio HH in Amsterdam. One of his major influences on 20th century architecture was to challenge the early modernist belief that ‘form follows function’ - that the shape of the building was defined by its purpose. Hertzberger believes that the core function of a building does not provide the total solution to space usage: it is a framework that should enable its users to interpret and define how they inhabit it. His buildings offer flexible ‘in between’ spaces that encourage our deeper human needs of dwelling and social activity. Centraal Beheer - Office building, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands:  photo © Aviodrome Luchtfotografie His celebrated Montessori School in Delft (1960-66) rethought the way that classrooms were laid out, with L-shaped rooms creating different zones. Images of children playing and learning on broad wooden steps as a creative space inspired many architects of schools across northern Europe. His exemplary workplace Central Baheer in Apeldoorn (1968-72) was designed with the needs of the individual at its core and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment in The Hague (1979-90) was one of the first buildings to develop the idea of the internal street or elongated atrium to encourage social interaction and get light into all the rooms. De Eilanden School, Amsterdam:  photo © Kees Rutten RIBA President Angela Brady, who chaired the Honours Committee which selected the Royal Gold Medal winner said: “Herman Hertzberger has transformed the way we think about architecture, both as architects and people who use buildings. His architecture is about from and space which he defines as ‘place which has not been appropriated’. Throughout his career his humanity has shone through in his schools, homes, theatres and workplaces. The RIBA is delighted to recognize the importance of his achievements and the effect his designs have on people and place.” Chassé Theater, Breda, The Netherlands:  photo © Herman van Doorn Herman Hertzberger will be presented with the Royal Gold Medal on 9 February 2012 at a ceremony at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London, during which the 2012 RIBA International and Honorary Fellowships will also be presented. This year’s RIBA Honours Committee was chaired by RIBA President Angela Brady with architects David Adjaye, Yvonne Farrell, Niall McLaughlin, Sarah Wigglesworth and Sir Terence Conran. Herman Hertzberger  photo © Hans van den Bogaard Key buildings by Herman Hertzberger Faculty of Science University of Utrecht 2006-11 Coda Shelter for Culture (museum) Apeldoorn 2004-11 NHL University Leeuwarden 2004-10 Waternet Head Office, Amsterdam 2000-05 Media Park & Housing Cologne, Germany 2004-04 Floating Villa - Middelburg 2002-04 + Watersniphof & Zwanenhof 1998-2004 YKK Dormitory, Kurobe, Japan 1991-98 Chasse Concert Hall, Breda 1992-95 LiMa Wohnungsbau - Berlin 1982-86 Apolloscholen, Amsterdam 1980-83 Music Palace Vrendenberg, Utrecht 1973-78, being renewed 2003-13 Centraal Beheer Apeldoorn 1968-72 Diagoon Housing, Delft 1969-70 Student House Amsterdam 1959-66 Montessori School, Delft 1960-66 Lin Mij (textile workshop) Amsterdam 1962-64 - demolished 7 Oct 2010 RIBA Gold Medal 2011 WinnerDavid Chipperfield to receive Royal Gold Medal 2011David Chipperfield was announced as the RIBA’s 2011 Royal Gold Medallist on 7 October 2010. The medal will be presented at the Royal Gold Medal ceremony to be held at the Royal Institute of Architects in London on 10 February 2011.  photograph : Ute Zscharnt Established in 1848, the Royal Gold Medal is given in recognition of a lifetime's contribution to architecture. The Royal Gold Medal is approved personally by Her Majesty the Queen and is awarded annually to a person or group of people whose influence on architecture has had a truly international effect. Previous winners include Sir Edwin Lutyens, Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Norman Foster, Richard Rogers, Frank Gehry, Toyo Ito, Herzog and de Meuron, Alvaro Siza and I. M. Pei. RIBA Gold Medal 2011 Previously: I M Pei awarded 2010 RIBA Gold Medal  photo : Courtesy of the Museum of Islamic Art RIBA Gold Medal 2010 RIBA Gold Medal 2009 RIBA Gold Medal 2008 RIBA Royal Gold Medal Winners2010: I M Pei RIBA Royal Gold Medal - key winners from the past1950: Eliel Saarinen |
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