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.
[1] 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.
[3] 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 by the ‘Architects of England’ in 1835.
[4] 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.
[7] Inaugural winner Rafael Moneo 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".