The Soane Medal, established in 2017, is an international award presented annually by
Sir John Soane's Museum
Sir John Soane's Museum is a Historic house museum, house museum, located next to Lincoln's Inn Fields in Holborn, London, which was formerly the home of Neoclassical architecture, neo-classical architect John Soane. It holds many drawings and ...
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The prestigious Soane Medal honours architects, academics, and critics who have significantly advanced and enhanced public understanding of architecture through their work in practice, history, or theory.
The winner is selected annually by a panel of distinguished architects, critics and curators, initially led by former Trustee of Sir John Soane’s Museum,
Sir David Chipperfield.
The British, Uganda-born engineer
Hanif Kara was announced as the 2024 recipient of the illustrious Medal, which had previously been awarded to architects and their theorists, but never before to an engineer.
The recipient of the Medal delivers a lecture at a special event, open to all, and also receives a replica of the original gold medal presented to
Sir John Soane
Sir John Soane (; né Soan; 10 September 1753 – 20 January 1837) was an English architect who specialised in the Neo-Classical style. The son of a bricklayer, he rose to the top of his profession, becoming professor of architecture at the Ro ...
by the ‘Architects of England’ in 1835. Modelled by
Sir Francis Chantrey, the medal shows the likeness of Soane on one side and the north-west corner of the Bank of England on the other.
The Soane Medal is supported by Hamish and Sophie Forsyth.
Medalists
Inaugural winner
Rafael Moneo
José Rafael Moneo Vallés (born 9 May 1937) is a Spanish architect. He won the Pritzker Prize for architecture in 1996, the RIBA Royal Gold Medal in 2003, and La Biennale's Golden Lion in 2021.
Biography
Born in Tudela, Spain, Moneo studi ...
was cited for embodying "the idea of architecture as something that resides not just in the structure and the materials of a building, but in time and place, word and image, people and community".
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International architecture awards
Awards established in 2017
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