Student success at Yorkshire RIBA Student Awards 2023

Congratulations to our students for their success at the RIBA Yorkshire Student Awards 2023

Tutor Russell Light, student Milena Chyla, student Barnaby Andreae and Year 3 leader Leo Care
Tutor Russell Light, student Milena Chyla, student Barnaby Andreae and Year 3 leader Leo Care

Congratulations to Milena Chyla, Barnaby Andreae and Mae Ghali for their hard work in winning three prizes at the RIBA Yorkshire Student Awards 2023.

BA Architecture student Milena Chyla won the Part 1 prize for her project, Citron Sanctuary.The brief for the project was to design a building for the Citric Association, a community of researchers working with different species of citrus fruits. 

Part of Milena’s work ‘citron sanctuary’
Part of Milena’s work ‘citron sanctuary’

We are also delighted that BA Architecture student Barnaby Andreae won the part 1 commendation for his third year work.

Barnaby Andreae's project "Craft council north"
Barnaby Andreae's project "Craft council north"

From our MArch cohort, Mae Ghali won the part 2 commendation for her project as part of studio ‘Re-activist’ with tutor Simon Baker. 

Mae's work - An Opera of the People
Mae's work - An Opera of the People

The project demonstrates huge ambition and architectural creativity; developing a narrative interplay between the reality of authoritarian control and an empowered resident community

Simon Baker 

Studio tutor


Congratulations to everyone for their hard work and creativity!