Royal Gold Medal
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The Royal Gold Medal for architecture is awarded annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects on behalf of the British monarch, in recognition of an individual's or group's substantial contri
English architect Charles Robert Cockerell was the first recipient of the Royal Gold Medal in 1848.
Zaha Hadid
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Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid was an Iraqi and British architect, artist, and designer. She is recognised as a key figure in the architecture of the late-20th and early-21st centuries. Born in Baghdad, Ira
Royal Gold Medal
…by Shelley McNamara and Yvonne Farrell) Ireland 2019 Sir Nicholas Grimshaw UK 2018 Neave Brown U.S./UK 2017 Paulo Mendes da Rocha Brazil 2016 Dame Zaha Hadid Iraq/UK 2015 Sheila O'Donnell and John Tuomey (Co-founders of O'Donnell & Tuomey) Ireland 2014 Joseph Rykwert UK 2013 Peter Zumthor Switzerland 2012…
Hadid in 2013
Vitra Fire Station in Weil am Rhein (1993). Hadid's first building complex.
Bergisel Ski Jump in Innsbruck (2002)
Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, US (2003)