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Shortlists revealed for the 2025 Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion and the Colvin Prize
The shortlists for two of the most important prizes in architectural history – the Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion and the Colvin Prize – have been revealed.
The 2024 Annual Awards Ceremony
The 2024 annual Awards ceremony took place 6 December at the church of St Anne’s, Limehouse, one of Nicholas Hawksmoor’s six London churches. Now surrounded by development, including nearby Canary Wharf, when completed in 1730 this imposing structure was surrounded by open pasture.
Hawksmoor’s Limehouse Landmark
Last week, the Society’s annual Awards ceremony took place at the church of St Anne’s, Limehouse, one of Nicholas Hawksmoor’s six London churches. Here, Philip Reddaway of Care for St Anne’s, writes more about its history and the plans to deliver its full restoration alongside the opening of new spaces and the churchyard to the local community.
Interview with Louis Purbrick: ‘H Blocks: An Architecture of Conflict in and about Northern Ireland’
In this interview, Louis Purbrick speaks to Hiba Alobaydi about her H Blocks: An Architecture of the Conflict in and about Northern Ireland, shortlisted for the Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion.
Interview with Gary A. Boyd: ‘Architecture and the Face of Coal’
In this interview, Gary Boyd speaks to Hiba Alobaydi about his Architecture and the Face of Coal: Mining and Modern Britain, the winning publication awarded the 2023 Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion.
Interview with Jiat-Hwee Chang: ‘Everyday Modernism: Architecture and Society in Singapore’
In this interview, Jiat-Hwee Chang speaks to Hiba Alobaydi about Everyday Modernism: Architecture and Society in Singapore (2023), the publication declared as winner of the SAHGB Colvin Prize in December 2023.