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