Chapter 5RIBA-USA: A Different Take on Competitions
Question (Q): In 2016, RIBA-USA celebrated its 20th anniversary. Can you tell us how, and why, it started?
Jonathan Wimpenny, president emeritus RIBA-USA (JW): RIBA-USA was initiated by Tim Clark in Los Angeles and myself in New York in 1996. This was an independent initiative that was later on adopted by RIBA and is now included in RIBA’s international chapters. The initial idea was to support British architects working in the United States. At the time, over 600 RIBA architects were present in different US cities, and they formed a very diverse crowd. Their motives for relocating to work in the United States were ...
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