UK Award

In 1996, the SOM Foundation established the UK Award, to be awarded annually to students studying Architecture at a UK-accredited school. Having had an office in London since 1986, SOM believes that the SOM Foundation UK award program is an investment in the British educational community for architecture.

SOM Foundation collaborates with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) on the occasion of the much-anticipated annual event, “The RIBA President’s Medals,” which rewards student excellence in architectural education. The SOM Foundation provides two awards for travel fellowships, in the amount of £5,000. One award is given to a student who has completed Part 1 of their UK architectural education, and the other to a student who has completed Part 2.

2019

SEED of Havana: Dissolving Condensers

The thesis takes a theoretical approach to invigorate the revolution aspirations and proposes integrated adaptive reuse as a sustainable alternative for urban regeneration.

Sun Yen Yee
University of Westminster, London

Somf uk award annabelle tan plant nursery 2019

Somf uk award annabelle tan social space 2019

Wetland Frontier

“Wetland Frontier” aims to facilitate the regeneration of New Orleans's Lower Ninth Ward community and the adjacent Bayou Bienvenue Wetland Triangle–both currently ghosts of their former selves after historical neglect and segregation.

Annabelle Tan
University College London Bartlett School of Architecture