Architecture Awards
A British School at Rome Architecture Award enables architects and architectural historians to immerse themselves in this visually stunning city whilst also benefiting from the BSR’s internationally-important Architectural exhibition programme and its unique research community.
Rome Prize in Architecture
“A unique experience, architecturally, intellectually and socially” (Bob Allies, Rome Scholar in Architecture 1981-2)
The prestigious Rome Prize in Architecture is an exciting opportunity for a young architect to spend three or six months in Rome, and be a member of a vibrant residential community of architects, artists and researchers. It provides an extraordinary opportunity to study the contemporary architecture of Rome, as well as its historic context. It offers accommodation in a residential studio and board, for three or six months (although preference may be given to a candidate requesting six months), a research grant, a group exhibition each three months, and participation in a range of interdisciplinary activities, including a vibrant architecture programme.
Research area: architecture and urban planning
Open to: architects and post-Part II students of architecture. Applicants must be of British or Commonwealth nationality, or have been working professionally or studying at postgraduate level for at least the last three years in the UK or Commonwealth.
Duration: three or six months (October 2013 to March 2014)
Research and travel grant: equivalent to £700 per month
About the Rome Prize in Architecture
- Previous BSR Rome Architecture Residents
- Further information on the Rome Prize in Architecture 2013-14 is available by clicking here and the application form by clicking here.
Closing date: 16 April 2013
Selection criteria
Specific criterion:
- Applicants must be of British or Commonwealth nationality, or have been working professionally or studying at postgraduate level for at least the last 3 years in the UK or Commonwealth (i.e. since January 2010).
Selection for this Scholarship at a first stage will be by a panel including members of the BSR’s Faculty of the Fine Arts and private donors who have made possible the renewal of the Prize (including Robert Adam, Bob Allies, Tim Bell, Jeremy Blake, Eric Parry, Hugh Petter and Robert Tavernor); at a second (interview) stage by members of the BSR’s Faculty of the Fine Arts.
In making an appointment to an award the Faculty of the Fine Arts will assess all applications using the following set of criteria:
- the quality of the applicant’s creative output and the appropriateness of their qualifications
- the extent to which the applicant’s proposal reflects the purpose of the award
- the viability of the proposal as a project to be carried out with support from the BSR.
In addition to these three basic selection criteria, the selectors for the Rome Prize in Architecture will take into consideration the potential for the award to impact on the applicant’s creative development and will attempt to ensure that the needs and interests of the successful applicant are compatible with the facilities available at the BSR and the interests of its community. Credit will be given to those who are no longer in full- or part-time education at the time of application. Candidates are expected to have some knowledge of Italian or be willing to learn. Those who acknowledge the importance of communicating with Italians will derive the most benefit from being at the School.
Giles Worsley Travel Fellowship
Giles Worsley, the distinguished architectural historian and critic, died of cancer in 2006 at the age of 44. He was an enthusiastic visitor to Italy and a great believer in the importance of Italian architecture of all periods in understanding the development of Western architecture. He was concerned that architecture schools do not give adequate emphasis to the teaching of architectural history and that architectural historians should be encouraged to experience the reality of influential Italian buildings.
The Travel Fellowship offers architects and architectural historians the opportunity to be immersed in Rome and Italy’s rich architectural heritage for three months.
Research area: architecture and architectural history
Open to: architects and architectural historians. Normally applicants should have recently completed a post-graduate qualification.
Duration: three months (October to December)
Travel grant: £180
Stipend: £700 per month
Closing date: 15 February 2013
Specific criteria:
- Applicants must have British nationality or have been living and studying in Britain for at least the last three years.
- The Fellow will be required to deliver a public presentation on their research on their return.
- The project proposed for the Fellowship should be an end in itself, rather than a means to an end.
- Selection for this Fellowship is by a panel formed of representatives of the RIBA, the British School at Rome and the Worsley family.
- Applicants must provide a curriculum vitae, a statement of 500–700 words indicating the subject of their proposal and their suitability for the Fellowship, and the names and addresses of two referees. They should ask the two referees to send a reference in support of their application.
- Further details (including selection criteria) are available by clicking here
Application: Applications and references should be sent to: The British School at Rome, at The British Academy, 10 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AH.
