Date:
26th July 2010Contact:
Malcolm HankeyOrganisation:
Civic Trust Awards
Angela Brady, vice-chair of the Civic Trust Awards National Panel has been elected as the next President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
Angela will become President Elect on September 1, 2010 and will take over the two-year elected presidency from Ruth Reed on September 1, 2011.
Angela will be the 74th RIBA President, a position previously held by Sir G. Gilbert Scott and Sir Basil Spence among others; she will be the second woman President.
Angela Brady is director of Brady Mallalieu Architects, and is currently serving as a CABE enabler, Vice-Chair of Civic Trust Awards, advisor to the British Council, visiting critic for London Metropolitan University, external examiner for the Mackintosh School of Architecture, Ambassador for the Government Equality Office and a STEMnet Ambassador.
She is also Chair of the Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland (RIAI) London Forum and a member of RIAI Council and the RIBA’ Women in Architecture committee.
Anglea said “I am absolutely delighted and honoured to have been elected as the next President of the RIBA and look forward to working with Ruth Reed. There is a lot of hard work ahead in these difficult times for the profession and the construction industry as a whole, but I have complete confidence in our ability to meet the challenge.
As RIBA President, my priorities will be to ensure the RIBA remains as relevant to its members as possible and to encourage all members to act as advocates for the benefits good design can bring to buildings, communities and the environment.”
Civic Trust Awards Managing Director Malcolm Hankey said “I am delighted that Angela has been elected as the next RIBA President and would like to extend my personal congratulations. She is a wonderful advocate for the profession and clearly possesses the necessary drive, enthusiasm and commitment to be an excellent successor to Ruth Reed.”
