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The Royal Institute of British Architects (°ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ) has today (Thursday 29 September) announced the 2017 °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ Honorary Fellowships, which will be awarded to seventeen individuals from a diverse spectrum of backgrounds, including journalism, local government, art, architectural history and design.

°ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ Honorary Fellowships are awarded annually to people who have made a particular contribution to architecture in its broadest sense. This includes its promotion, administration and outreach; and its role in building more sustainable communities and in the education of future generations.

The 2017 °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ Honorary Fellowships will be awarded to:

• Iwan Baan – Photographer
• Neil Baxter – Secretary and Treasurer, Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS)
• Patricia Brown – Director of Central and outgoing Chair of LFA
• Martyn Evans – Deputy Chair, London Festival of Architecture
• Marcus Fairs – Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Dezeen
• Stephen Howlett – Chief Executive, Peabody
• Razia Iqbal – Journalist, BBC News
• Jeremy Paul Melvin – Architectural historian and curator
• Frédéric Migayrou – Chair, Bartlett Professor of Architecture, The Bartlett School of Architecture
• Lars Müller – Publisher
• Christine Murray – Editor-in-Chief, The Architects’ Journal and The Architectural Review
• Jo Negrini – Chief Executive, London Borough of Croydon
• Ian Pritchard – Secretary General, Architects’ Council of Europe
• Julian S. Robinson – Director of Estates, London School of Economics
• Dame Theresa Sackler – Dr Mortimer and Theresa Sackler Foundation
• Sonia Watson – CEO, Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust
• Nathalie Weadick – Director, Irish Architecture Foundation

The lifetime honour allows recipients to use the initials Hon F°ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ after their name.

The 2017 °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ Honorary Fellowships will be presented at a special event at the °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ, 66 Portland Place, London, W1 in early 2017.

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Notes to editors:

1. For further press information contact Callum Reilly in the °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ press office: callum.reilly@riba.org 020 7307 3757
2. Honorary Fellowships are awarded by the °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ each year to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the quality of architecture, the achievements of the profession and the aims and objectives of the °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ. Any person who is not an architect may be nominated by °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ members and elected as an Honorary Fellow.
3. The 2016 °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ Honours Committee who selected the 2017 Fellows was chaired by °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ President Jane Duncan with Sir Peter Cook, Neil Gillespie OBE, Victoria Thornton OBE and the 2015 Royal Gold Medallist Sheila O’Donnell.
4. The Royal Institute of British Architects (°ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ) is a global professional membership body that serves its members and society in order to deliver better buildings and places, stronger communities and a sustainable environment. www.architecture.com Follow us on Twitter for regular °ÄÃÅÍõÖÐÍõ updates