The Jencks Foundation and the Royal Institute of British Architects has awarded Indian architect Anupama Kundoo the 2021 RIBA Charles Jencks Award.
Kundoo is the 16th winner of the RIBA Charles Jencks Award, which is given to architects who have "made a major contribution simultaneously to the theory and practice of architecture". It is awarded by RIBA and The Jencks Foundation, which was established to build on the legacy of architecture historian Charles Jencks' work.
Above: Anupama Kundoo was awarded the 2021 RIBA Charles Jencks Award (photograph by Andreas Deffner). Top: dome-shaped housing units built by Kundoo in India
A jury comprising RIBA president Simon Allford, architect and critic Edwin Heathcote, architect and Royal College of Art dean Adrian Lahoud, Jencks Foundation founder Lily Jencks, and 2013 winner Benedetta Tagliabue awarded Kundoo the prize. Kundoo's work has "built bridges"
"At its best, her architecture is elegant, ecological and always intriguing," Heathcote said of Kundoo's work. "She has built bridges between academia in Europe and South Asia."
Kundoo will be presented with the award on 2 November, when she will also give a lecture at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). This will be followed by an interview with a critic in collaboration with the New Architecture Writers, a free programme for emerging black and minority ethnic design writers.
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