Student awards from external bodies
Every year there are excellence awards (including medals) made to exemplary students by a variety of external organisations; Glasgow City Council, the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland, Architecture+Design Scotland and the Glasgow Institute of Architects. Students are encouraged to enter national and international competitions with the support of the department. We are very proud of their success and our recognition over the years, by the Royal Town Planning Institute, Urban Design Group and the Association of Project Safety. Individuals and student teams have seen 'small works' designs shortlisted and constructed, often in competitive schemes open to practising architects.
Award winners have been listed in this leaflet: Prizes and Recognition leaflet to 2016
Images of the winning projects and entry panels feature in our Gallery
Staff and students should submit the Prize press release pro forma to forward new awards to Kathryn Young
URBAN DESIGN GROUP STUDENT AWARD 2016
The Francis Tibbalds Award 2016 was won by Sama Jabr (MSc in Urban Design). A prestigious national prize scheme (£600 awarded) went to an entry set in Glasgow, informed by a year long design challenge set by the City Council.
DESIGNING PLACES COMPETITION 2016
The Scottish Government's Architecture and Place annual competition, held in the Lighthouse.
2016: Xunhern Liaw and Aleksandra Patarova were in the winning team of 6 students, 'The Visionaries'.
2015: Jessica Gaudi Cowan and Johanna Rosvall were in the 1st placed team.
THE WALTER SCOTT AWARD 2016
Winner: Christine Halliday. Her Year 5 'RSA New Contemporaries Exhibition' entry comprised her Master's thesis project, 'Consolations of the Landscape'.
The £2,000 award was presented at the opening in the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. This project was also awarded the Glasgow Institute of Architects Final Year Parchment for the outstanding student in design 2015.
CITY OF GLASGOW MEDAL
The Eimear Kelt Medal for Architecture. To the top Strathclyde University project selected by Glasgow City Council.
Winners: CHLOE VAN GRIEKEN with JOHN BROWN, (MArch in Advanced Architectural Design).
RTPI PRIZE 2016
2016: Ruaraidh Horton and Nur Fadhlyana Mohd Fadhil won the Royal Town Planning Institute Scotland prize
2015: Joint Winners: Agnes Sandstedt with Johanna Rosvall. Commendations: Vernon Lee, Scott Paterson and Winnie Lim Wei Jinn.
RIAS SILVER MEDAL 2015
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland Rowand Anderson Silver Medal for best 5th year student
Neal Whitaker (MArch in Advanced Architectural Design).
A+DS 2015
Architecture + Design Scotland Urban Design Award 2015 – First Prize
Neal Hemingway with Vincent Hon, (MArch in Advanced Architectural Design).
Architecture + Design Scotland SUST award for sustainable design 2015
Commendation: Neal Whitaker, (March in Advanced Architectural Design).
Architecture + Design Scotland award for best third year student 2015
Commended: Pavol Dzurjanik
START International Competition, ROME, ARCHITECTURE AND CINEMA
Marco Zaccaria and Veronika Desova's of Year Two had their entry shortlisted in the top 7.
This competition was open to both professional architects and students under 40yrs.
3DREID STUDENT PRIZE 2015
The Public Vote Award
The Winners of the public vote 2015: Steven Leask and Adam McAvoy, with their fuel poverty tackling Hydrogen Storage scheme in Stornoway. There were 6 finalists in this national award scheme, awards presented in 3DReid's London office.
THE INSTITUTE OF HISTORIC BUILDING CONSERVATION 2015
The Gus Astley Award for dissertation -
2015: A Special Commendation for Andrew McBride's dissertation (Yr 4).
2014: A Special Commendation to Kjersti Bakkejord's dissertation.
THE NATIONAL URBAN DESIGN GROUP AWARDS 2015
The Francis Tibbalds Award
Student team finalists: Siti Anis, Sen Chen and Osman Khalifa.
SCOTTISH INSTITUTE OF ENTERPRISE New Ventures Competition: Finalists 2015
SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE Young Innovators Challenge: Winners 2015
SCOTTISH EDGE FUND Round 7 - Young Edge: Finalists 2015
Multi award winners, ethical entrepreurs: PhD researchers Jeremie Warner with Stephen Spiers as ‘Studio 2080'.
THE SCENIC ROUTES INITIATIVE
Our students and alumni; winning schemes, constructed work, commendations and further planned installations.
Phase One commenced 2013
WOVEN SOUND - at the Falls of Falloch by John Kennedy. Winner.
SLOC NAN SÌTHEANACH - at Loch Lubnaig Beag by Ruairidh Campbell Moir. Winner.
INVERUGLAS - Sean Edwards (and team). Winner.
THE LOOKOUT - at Loch Voil by Dan Tyler and Angus Ritchie. Not selected through competition as above & with design contributions from Year One. Winner.
Phase Two commenced 2014
THE WATCHERS - by John Kennedy. Winner.
NA CRIOCHAN - by Ruairidh Campbell Moir. High Commendation.
Phase Three commenced 2015
Four entries were shortlisted for Cairngorms National Park, including:
TOMINTOUL - Dan Tyler and Angus Ritchie – Winners.
IODHLANN - Ruairidh Campbell Moir. Shortlisted.
BANAVIE - Dan Tyler and Angus Ritchie – Shortlisted.
APS NATIONAL STUDENT DESIGNER AWARDS 2015
The Department has had remarkable success in the UK’s Association of Project Safety annual student awards
2009 - Keith McGregor and Mairi Laverty (third place)
2010 - Stuart Russell and Mark Sneddon (second place)
2011 - Kah Fat Lum (special technical award)
2012 - 3 projects:
1. Michal Scieszka with Dale Smith (second place)
2. Helen Ann Love (commended)
3. John Kennedy (commended)
2013 - NA
2014 - Angus Ritchie with Dan Tyler (second place)
2015 – Department wins 3 awards:
Mark Kitson with Michael Cockburn - the first placed project and also joint technical excellence award
John T Brown with Chloe van Grieken - the special innovation award
URBANPROMO INTERNATIONAL JURY FIRST PRIZE FOR DESIGN 2015
Winners: Alessandra Feliciotti and Jacob Dibble.
SCOTTISH SOCIETY OF ARCHITECT ARTISTS 2015
The Art 4X Competition.
First Prize: Federica Giardino. Year Three.
SHABBY SHABBY APARTMENTS: INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION 2015
An International design and build competition, set in Munich. Our students' project was constructed.
Selected Team: Laura Petruskeviciute, Paulina Naruseviciute and Kurt Cleary.
SEDA AWARDS 2015
The Krystyna Johnson SEDA Award in ecological design, open to all of Scotland’s 2nd Yr students.
Marco Zaccaria. 2015. The Department of Architecture's SEDA award.
Niklavs Kriev. 2014. Second place overall.
ARCHIPRIX INTERNATIONAL
Selected to be featured in 'the top 7 student projects in the world' in 2011. Winner:Craig Johnstone.
TOP SIX GRADUATION PROJECTS: BD MAGAZINE UK
Cara Shields with Marianne Keating. 2011, Masters project 'Stabilising the Delta'.
BEST STUDENT IE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD IN TOP SIX BD
Cara Shields selected for IE School of Architecture & Design, Masters in Architectural Management and Design in Madrid.
THE RIBA PRESIDENT’S MEDAL
Royal Institute of British Architects annual national award: Silver Medal 2008, James Tait.
Departmental and Staff awards
THE NAPIER SHAW BRONZE MEDAL
Awarded by the CIBSE, 2015.
Dr Stirling Howieson (with two colleagues; T Sharpe and P Farren).
SCOTTISH EDGE WILD CARD AWARD 2015
A funding competition identifying Scotland’s top early stage and high growth potential entrepreneurs.
Dr Stirling Howieson as CEO of Sunstore Technologies Ltd.
DOMUS MAGAZINE – THE TOP 50 SCHOOLS OF ARCHITECTURE
The Department was included in the Top 100 Schools of Architecture and Design selection: 2013, 2014 and 2015
THE RIAS SCOTTISH ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN TUTOR OF THE YEAR
Bi-annual, this award was inaugurated in 2010.
2010-12 Kathy Li
2012-14 David Reat