The Royal Academy of Arts has announced the finalists for this year’s Royal Academy Dorfman Prize.
The prize champions new talent in architecture, celebrating innovative ideas and techniques by bringing together international practices, which encompass the future potential of architecture. Selected by a panel of judges, the winner will be announced on Thursday 31st October 2024 and will receive £10,000 prize money to support the development of their practice.
The four practices are:
b+ (Germany) bplus.xyz
Livyi Bereh (Ukraine) livyj-bereh.org
Salima Naji (Morocco) salimanaji.com
TEN (Switzerland and Serbia) ten.studio/studio
Chaired by Royal Academicians and founders of 6a architects, Tom Emerson and Stephanie Macdonald, jury members include architect Stéphanie Bru, artist Goshka Macgua RA, architect Níall McLaughlin RA, architect Marina Otero and Head of Architecture and Drue Heinz Curator at the RA, Vicky Richardson. The four nominated practices impressed the jury through their commitment to pioneering architectural practices and their reflection on how architecture can respond to current issues, such as within local communities and sustainability.
Sir Lloyd Dorfman CBE, Emeritus Trustee of the Royal Academy Trust and Founding Partner
of the Awards, said:
The Dorfman Prize Programme seeks out the most exciting architecture internationally. I congratulate the 2024 finalists, b+, Salima Naji, Livyj Bereh and TEN studio for their pioneering work tackling some of the most pressing challenges in architecture today. We look forward to welcoming them all to London in October for the Dorfman Prize Ceremony.
Vicky Richardson, Head of Architecture and Heinz Curator at the Royal Academy said:
The Dorfman Prize is about identifying exciting architecture from around the world by practices and
individuals who are often working outside the mainstream and forging a new direction. We’re grateful
to our network of 150 architectural experts around the world, whose discerning nominations form the
basis of the shortlist. We look forward to bringing the finalists to London in the autumn.
The Royal Academy Architecture Prize winner will be announced in the autumn and is awarded to
an architect or individual who has been instrumental in shaping the discussion, collection or
production of architecture.
Royal Academy Dorfman Prize Ceremony Thursday 31st October 2024, 6.30-8pm Benjamin West Lecture Theatre, Royal Academy of Arts Hear from the RA Dorfman Prize finalists and be the first to find out who has won the award. royalacademy.org.uk/dorfman-prize
Royal Academy Architecture Prize Programme Inaugurated in 2018, the prizes demonstrate the Royal Academy’s role as a global advocate for architecture, realising the RA’s mission to garner a wider appreciation and understanding of architecture’s vital relationship to culture and society. The prizes for architecture have enhanced the existing architecture programme at the Royal Academy, which includes debates, lectures, displays and new commissions to inspire the profession and deepen the public’s understanding of architecture. MORE INFO
