The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has this evening (15 October 2015) named National Theatre the 2015 RIBA Client of the Year. The annual award, supported by The Bloxham Charitable Trust, recognises the key role that a good client plays in the creation of fine architecture.
RIBA President Jane Duncan said:
“Architecture needs clients who take a long-term approach to their properties, and few have had a longer commitment than the National Theatre. Ever since Sir Laurence Olivier’s initial dream in the 1960s of a national theatre with a permanent home on London’s South Bank, successive directors have seen architecture and theatre as being mutually inter-dependent. Sir Denys Lasdun, Stanton Williams and Haworth Tompkins have successively given an improved theatrical experience to actors and audiences. The result of both of the latter architects’ work has made Lasdun’s masterpiece more than worthy of its Grade I-listed status.”
The winner of RIBA Client of the Year was announced this evening (Thursday 15 October) at the RIBA Stirling Prize party at RIBA in central London.
The RIBA Client of the Year award is supported by The Bloxham Charitable Trust.
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Notes to editors:
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4. Previous winners of RIBA Client of the Year include The Royal Shakespeare Company (2011), Olympic Delivery Authority (2012) and the National Trust (2013) and Manchester Metropolitan University (2014)
5. The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) champions better buildings, communities and the environment through architecture and our members. Visit www.Architecture.com and follow us on Twitter.
6. Tom Bloxham MBE of Urban Splash supports the RIBA Client of the Year award through his charity The Bloxham Charitable Trust.
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Posted on Thursday 15th October 2015
