Royal Academy Dorfman Prize
The Royal Academy Dorfman Prize champions new talent in architecture.
Introducing the future of architecture
The RA Dorfman Prize is awarded to an architect, practice or collective who are reimagining the future of architecture and taking into consideration geographical and socio-political challenges.
Ukrainian practice Livyj Bereh are this year's winner. The jury described their work as "an architectural act of collective care and resistance across the country, as powerful as any civic monument and documented with the unflinching eye of the greatest war art.”
Meet the 2024 finalists
Livyj Bereh are based in Kyiv and initially began their work on the left bank of the Dnipro River, from which they derive their name (Лівий берег / Left bank).
bplus.xyz (b+) is a collaborative architecture practice that operates at the intersection of theory and practice, using different media and formats.
Naji’s architecture acts as a campaign for building conservation with an environmental focus; since 2017 she has been managing the large-scale rebuilding of the historical city of Agadir.
TEN create amazingly clear, almost graphic architecture, with a consistent thread of social engagement running through their work.
Meet the 2024 jury
The Architecture Awards jury selects the winners of the RA Architecture Prize and the RA Dorfman Prize.
The chairs of the 2024 jury are Tom Emerson and Stephanie Macdonald RA.
Past winners and nominees
The 2023 the winner was Taller Gabriela Carrillo. The other nominees were COMUNAL, H Arquitectes and Tropical Space.
The 2022 winner was Wallmakers. The other nominees were Apparata, Dot Architects and Semillas.
The 2020 winner was BCKJ Architects. The other nominees were AAU Anastas, AOR Architects and WHBC Architects.
2019
The 2019 winner was Boonserm. The other nominees were Fernanda Canales; Alice Casey and Cian Deegan, TAKA architects and Mariam Kamara, Atelier Masōmī.
2018
The 2018 winner was Alireza Taghaboni. The other nominees were Rahel Shawl, Go Hasegawa, Arquitectura Expandida and Anne Holtrop.
Discover the Royal Academy Architecture Prize Programme
The RA Architecture Prize and the RA Dorfman Prize celebrate outstanding international contributions to design and uncover fresh new talent.
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