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The Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA), which includes member countries from New Zealand to Canada, will commemorate their Golden Jubilee year by holding a Robert Matthew Award competition for 2015.

The award is given out every three years for a body of work marking an innovative contribution to development of architecture relevant to the country or region of operation. Past winners include Philip Cox and Greg Burgess of Australia as well as a host of international architects.

The award can be won by an individual architect or an architectural office from countries with a CAA membership and the organisation is now seeking your nominations.

Download a nomination form here:

About the awards (courtesy of the CAA):

ROBERT MATTHEW:

Sir Robert Hogg Matthew lived from 1906 to 1975. He was an architect who became a leading member of the modernist movement. He became a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1955 and served as its President from 1962 to 1964. He was awarded Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1952 and knighted in 1962. He was also President of the Commonwealth Association of Architects and the International Union of Architects.

THE AWARD:

An executive meeting in Kuala Lumpur led by then CAA President Professor Peter Johnson in 1982 established this Award to commemorate CAA’s founder Sir Robert Matthew. It recognizes innovative contributions to the development of architecture in the Commonwealth context. The award is to be made to an architect or architectural office making the most outstanding contribution having particular relevance to the country or region in which the architect or architectural office operates.

PAST WINNERS:

1. Philip Cox of Australia – 1983
2. Arup Associates of UK – 1985
3. Raj Rewal of India- 1989
4. Hampshire County Council of UK – 1991
5. Ian Ritchie Architects of UK – 1994
6. Greg Burgess Architects of Australia – 1997
7. TR Hamzah and Yeang of Malaysia – 2000
8. BalkrishnaDoshi of India – 2003

Members Countries of The Commonwealth Association of Architects:

Country	Institute/Association
Australia	Australian Institute of Architects
Bahamas	Institute of Bahamian Architects
Bangladesh	Institute of Architects Bangladesh
Barbados	Barbados Institute of Architects
Botswana	Architects Association of Botswana
Cyprus	Cyprus Civil Engineers & Architects Association
Fiji	Fiji Association of Architects
Ghana	Ghana Institute of Architects
Guyana	Guyana Institute of Architects
Hong Kong	Hong Kong Institute of Architects
India	Indian Institute of Architects
Jamaica	Jamaica Institute of Architects
Kenya	Architectural Association of Kenya
Lesotho	Lesotho Architects Engineers & Surveyors Association
Malawi	Malawi Institute of Architects
Malta	Kamra Tal-Periti
Namibia	Namibia Institute of Architects
New Zealand	New Zealand Institute of Architects
Nigeria	Nigerian Institute of Architects
Pakistan	Institute of Architects Pakistan
Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea Institute of Architects.
Sierra Leone	Sierra Leone Institute of Architects
Singapore	Singapore Institute of Architects
South Africa	South African Institute of Architects
Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka Institute of Architects
St Kitts and Nevis	St Kitts and Nevis Institute of Architects
St Lucia	St. Lucia Association of Architects
St Vincent and The Grenadines	St. Vincent & The Grenadines Institute Of Architects
Tanzania	Architectural Association of Tanzania
Trinidad & Tobago	Trinidad And Tobago Institute Of Architects
Uganda	Uganda Society of Architects
United Kingdom	Royal Institute of British Architects
Zambia	Zambia Institute of Architects
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe Institute of Architects

Nathan Johnson

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