The Royal West of England Academy (RWA) has reintroduced an architecture category for its 171st annual open exhibition.

The venerable, Bristol-based institution also awarded a new prize for emerging architecture. The prize was open to architectural submissions selected for the exhibition, provided the artist was either a student or had graduated within the last four years. Entries spanned a wide range of media, including hand drawings, digital line drawings, model making, collage, AI, and rendering.

Most architectural entries were displayed in the Methuen Gallery, alongside works by photographers, sculptors, painters, and printmakers. The gallery does not function as a standalone ‘architecture room’ but integrates into the wider exhibition, showcasing the diverse methods of conveying materials, emotions, ideas, and spatial concepts.

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