
AA students Anastasiia Kalinina, Alejandro Del Castillo, Tiffani Sole-Scarpellini and Sacha Trouiller have been awarded prizes at the RIBA President’s Medals ceremony, which was held on Wednesday 3 December. Anastasiia was awarded a Commendation in the Silver Medal category and RIBA Award for Sustainable Design at Part 2; Alejandro received a Commedation in the Silver Medal category; Tiffani received a high Commendation in the Bronze Medal category; and Sacha was awarded a Dissertation Medal Commendation.
According to the RIBA, ‘the President’s Medals recognise the world’s best work by architecture students. In 2025, the awards received a record number of 378 entries, with up to five commendations being awarded in each category, mirroring last year’s number and diversity of prizes’.
Read more here and for a video of the ceremony, click here.
Image: Anastasiia Kalinina, Dancing on Falling Land: Cryo-Cultural Infrastructures on Thawing (Perma)frost, Diploma 19, 2024-25