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1892 | When was the mention of London removed from the Royal Institute's name? |
Portland Place | Where is the Royal Institute of British Architects located? |
King George V and Queen Mary | Who opened the structure in which the Royal Institute is currently housed? |
1837 | When did the Royal Institute receive its charter? |
King William IV | Who was responsible for giving the charter to the Royal Institute? |
1887, 1909 and 1925 | In what years was the Royal Institute issued supplemental charters? |
1971 | When were the various supplemental charters consolidated? |
minor amendments | What term characterizes the nature of changes to the charter after 1971? |
the general advancement of Civil Architecture | What was the central aim of the Royal Institute? |
The original Charter of 1837 | What document set forth the goals of the Royal Institute? |
promoting and facilitating | What was the Royal Institute responsible for doing with regards to the development of knowledge related to architecture? |
the Byelaws | What sets forth the standards by which the Royal Institute functions? |
the Byelaws | What guidelines for the Royal Institute are updated most often? |
the Privy Council's approval | What is necessary to make any changes to either document which governs the operations of the Royal Institute? |
Usui civium decori urbium | What was the first Latin phrase used by the Royal Institute? |
Thomas Leverton Donaldson | Who is responsible for the use of 'usui civium decori urbium'? |
honorary secretary | What was Donaldson's role within the Royal Institute? |
Eric Gill | Who reworked the Royal Institute's medal desgin in 1931? |
1960 | When did Joan Hassall redesign the Royal Institute's medal? |
the Architects' Registration Council of the United Kingdom | What organization was the Royal Institute instrumental in establishing? |
the Board of Architectural Education under the Architects (Registration) Acts, 1931 to 1938 | Which items of legislation did the Royal Institute play a large role in promoting? |
the Liverpool University School of Architecture | Where did Lional Bailey Budden teach? |
Encyclopædia Britannica | What major compendium did Budden help write an article for? |
twenty | How many schools formed the Board of Architectural Education? |
1934 | When did the Royal Institute celebrate its 100th anniversary? |
Harry Barnes | Who was the head of the Registration Committee in 1934? |
80 per cent | In 1934, what percentage of architects were members of professional organizations? |
architectural associations | Who did Barnes believe was best able to advance the interests of architects? |
ARCUK | What specific institution did Barnes indicate could not be a rival of the Royal Institute? |
1904 | When does the Royal Institute's Guide indicate the first RIBA Board was established? |
syllabus | What school document had to meet the standards of the Board for admittance? |
an approved external examiner | What was necessary for testing in schools applying to the RIBA Board? |
Visiting Board | What body carried out on-site inspection of member schools of the RIBA Board? |
European Union | What organization's policies regarding acceptance of professional qualifications prompted thoughts of revamping ARCUK? |
1996 | When did the name of ARCUK change? |
the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act | What was the name of the legistlation leading to the change in ARCUK's name? |
the ARCUK Board of Architectural Education | What was shut down as a result of legislation changing the name of ARCUK? |
Architects Registration Board | What was the new name given to ARCUK in the '90s? |
to assess courses for exemption from the RIBA's examinations in architecture | What is the function of the Royal Institute's Visiting Boards? |
2011 | When did the Royal Institute and ARB reach accord on a shared body of criteria? |
Architects Registration Board | What does ARB stand for? |
RIBA also validates courses outside the UK | What is a key difference between the ARB and Royal Institute? |
44,000 | How many people have membership in the Royal Institute? |
RIBA | What can chartered members of RIBA add to their name to indicate their status? |
Student Members | What type of Royal Institute members are not able to use the organization's acronym after their names? |
fellowships | What is not provided by the Royal Institute anymore? |
FRIBA | Fellows of the Royal Institute can use what abbreviation with their names? |
66 Portland Place | What is the Royal Institute of British Architects' street address? |
George Grey Wornum | Who designed RIBA's headquarters? |
the Library | What is one room in RIBA's headquarters that can be visited by the public? |
events | For what purpose can rooms be rented at the Royal Institute's building? |
a dozen | How many satellite offices does the Royal Institute run in the UK? |
1966 | When was RIBA's first satellite office opened? |
Cambridge | In what city was the first RIBA branch office opened? |
the East of England | What territory did RIBA's Cambridge branch office cover? |
RIBA Enterprises | What is the name of the Royal Institute's business operation? |
15 Bonhill Street in London | Where does RIBA's business group have its headquarters office? |
over 250 | How many people work for RIBA Enterprises? |
180 | How many of RIBA Enterprises' staff are located at the Newcastle office? |
RIBA Insight, RIBA Appointments, and RIBA Publishing | What are three divisions of RIBA Enterprises? |
RIBA Product Selector and RIBA Journal | What are two publications produced by RIBA Publishing? |
National Building Specification | What does NBS stand for? |
130 | How many people work for the NBS? |
Newcastle | Where is the NBS located? |
The British Architectural Library | What is another name for the Royal Institute Library? |
1834 | When was the RIBA library founded? |
over four million | How many materials are housed in the RIBA library? |
Europe | The British Architectural Library is the biggest library of its kind in which continent? |
Victoria and Albert Museum | In what institution are some materials from the RIBA collection located? |
9 Conduit Street | What was the RIBA Library's first address? |
66 Portland Place | Where did RIBA move its library? |
1934 | In what year did RIBA move its library? |
Adolf Loos | Which architect's work was preserved throughout World War II by the Royal Institute's Library? |
66 Portland Place | Where is the Royal Institute Library's Reading Room located? |
the Henry Cole Wing of the V&A | Where are RIBA's Study Rooms located? |
Art Deco | What art style was used inthe design of the Reading Room? |
2004 | In what year did the Royal Institute's Reading Rooms open? |
students, education groups and families | Who is meant to benefit from teaching provided by the RIBA library? |
2004 | When did the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Royal Institute of British Architects start a formal relationship? |
the V&A + RIBA Architecture Partnership | What is the name of the joint venture involving the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Royal Institute of British Architects? |
to promote the understanding and enjoyment of architecture | What is the main goal of the V&A + RIBA partnership? |
Room 128 | In what space at the V&A is the Architecture Gallery located? |
Architecture Exhibition Space | What is found at Room 128a of the Victoria & Albert Museum? |
Gareth Hoskins Architects | Who designed rooms 128 and 128a at the V&A Museum? |
21 Portman Place | Where was the Royal Institute's Drawing and Archives Collections located originally? |
the Henry Cole Wing | What part of the V&A was the Royal Institute's Drawing and Archives collection moved to? |
the best new building of the year | What does the Royal Institute of British Architects award the Stirling Prize for? |
1848 | What was the first year in which RIBA's Royal Gold Medal was given? |
a distinguished body of work | What is the Royal Gold Medal awarded for? |
£500,000 | What is the limit of how much can be spent on projects receiving the Stephen Lawrence Prize? |
the President's Medals | What is the name of the RIBA awards given to students of architecture? |
Architectural design competitions | What are events that a company can sponsor when it is planning a new construction project or redesigning an existing one? |
Brief | What is provided to guide entrants in an architectural competition? |
design professionals and client representatives | What kinds of people generally make up the panels which judge architecture competitions? |
independence of the jury | What is necessary for the integrity of a design competition? |
public realm artworks | What kind of artistic production can be supported by design competitions? |
RIBA | Aside from the ARB, what other organization offers accreditation services for schools serving architects? |
course validation | What process does RIBA use in its accreditation system? |
international courses | What kinds of courses does RIBA conduct accreditation services for apart from the Architects Registration Board? |
three-year first degree | What is the first step in the Royal Institute's guidelines for education? |
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