City architecture
The work of architects affects us day in, day out and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is passionate about raising the quality of everyday life through better designed buildings.
RIBA Awards are given for buildings that have high architectural standards and make a substantial contribution to the local environment. Choose a city from the listing below, see what the RIBA recommends and discover just how varied the best of the new can be!
Bath
Visitors to Bath will be fascinated to see a recent RIBA award-winning architectural design in this most attractive of cities.
Birmingham
The breadth of RIBA award-winning architecture in Birmingham is great, and the buildings enormously varied.
Bristol
Visitors to Bristol will be the contrast of old and new in some of the city's award-winning architectural designs.
Cambridge
Visitors to Cambridge cannot fail to be aware of its standing as one of the top university towns in the country - if not the world.
Leeds
The city of Leeds is one of the most fashionable places in the country with a great deal of new building virtually everywhere you look.
Leicester
Any visit to Leicester will be enhanced by a walking tour to see some of the RIBA award-winning buildings that the city has to offer.
London
In recent years London has seen such a diversity of RIBA award-winning new buildings that it is difficult to select just a few.
Manchester
Manchester has experienced an enormous amount of regeneration over the last decade, with many RIBA award-winning buildings deserving the attention of any visitor to the city.
NewcastleGateshead
The banks of the River Tyne in Newcastle and Gateshead have played host in recent years to some great award-winning architecture.
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city full of contrasts and providing some of the greatest are several RIBA award-winning new buildings, which can be viewed on a walk through some of the lesser-known areas of the city.
Oxford
On arriving in Oxford, famously a city of dreaming spires, there is an abundance of architectural wonders to see.
Plymouth
A visitor to Plymouth would do well to take a look outside of the city centre to see some of the RIBA award-winning buildings erected over recent years.
Sheffield
This city boasts the UK's first purpose-built fine art and craft studio complex, and the largest city-centre botanical garden in Britain.