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Design

Chinese architect Liu Jiakun honoured with Pritzker Prize

Jiakun's notable works include the West Village in Chengdu, a five-story urban hub blending culture and commerce, and the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in Chongqing.

04/03/2025

Culture news

Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2025: Longlist announced

11 of the 16 longlisted authors are British, with a selection of reads that draw on a range of disciplines and "expertly steer us through the most pressing issues of our time".

12/02/2025

Culture news

India offers $1million to whoever deciphers this 5,300-year-old script

Archeologists and linguists, assemble! An eye-wateringly huge prize awaits whoever can decipher a 5,300-year-old Indus language.

23/01/2025

Culture news

Conan O'Brien to receive top US award for comedy

Mark Twain Prize for American Humor honours individuals who have "had an impact on American society in ways similar to" Twain.

16/01/2025

Living

Best climate fiction reads 2024: Meet the finalists of a new UK prize

The first-ever Climate Fiction prize has announced its longlist of books - and they’re all written by women.

16/12/2024

Living

This Portuguese city will be the European Green Capital in 2026

The jury said that Guimarães demonstrated a vision that brings together citizens, academia and the private sector.

01/12/2024

Culture news

Baillie Gifford prize winner rejects award over fossil fuel ties

Richard Flanagan has been awarded the Baillie Gifford Prize for nonfiction for his book "Question 7" but refused the award over the firm’s ties to the fossil fuel industry.

20/11/2024

Art

Ashfika Rahman wins Kyiv’s Future Generation Art Prize

The prize, now in its 7th year, is open to all artists aged 35 or younger from anywhere in the world and working in any medium. This year’s shortlisted cohort – whose works are on display until 19 January – featured 21 artists from as far afield as Lithuania, Iraq and Taiwan.

05/11/2024

Culture news

Book on endangered languages wins coveted British culture award

Ross Perlin won the annual award for his book ‘Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues’.

23/10/2024

Design

'A triumph': London's Elizabeth Line wins Stirling Prize

Praised for its sleek design and seamless integration of architectural components, the London rail network has won the UK's top architecture prize.

17/10/2024

Culture news

Martina Hefter wins German Book Prize, kicking off Frankfurt Book Fair

This year's edition of the Frankfurt Book Fair, the world's oldest and biggest book fair, begins with the announcement of 2024's German Book Prize winner.

16/10/2024

Culture news

Baillie Gifford Prize announces book shortlist amid controversy

Britain's leading nonfiction prize has announced its annual shortlist. Is it enough to overcome the bad press Baillie Gifford has faced this year due to its investments?

11/10/2024

Culture news

World’s oldest treasure hunt for €150,000 Golden Owl finally solved

The treasure reportedly worth €150,000 has been found, more than 30 years since it was hidden somewhere in France. This marks the end of an enigma-based quest and one of the world’s longest-running treasure hunts.

03/10/2024

Culture news

What awards and festivals have prizes for children's films?

Films that have a certificate rating of U, PG or 12A will be eligible for the new award.

05/08/2024

Culture news

FIPRESCI Award: Film critics circle targets young talent at Cannes

The FIPRESCI Prize aims to promote young filmmakers and original cinema. We spoke with jury member Sadia Khalid Reeti about the award.

24/05/2024

Culture news

Cannes 2024: Which film will win this year's coveted Palme d'Or?

The Palme d'Or, the most prestigious prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival, will be announced on Saturday 25 May. Here are our main contenders for the title...

24/05/2024

Green News

Scientists behind giant 'Doomsday' seed vault win World Food Prize

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault opened in 2008 and now holds 1.25 million seed samples from nearly every country in the world.

09/05/2024

Nature

Activist who led campaign to save Spain’s Mar Menor wins ‘Green Nobel’

Teresa Vicente’s campaign saw nearly 640,000 people back a law granting legal protection to the Mar Menor.

29/04/2024

Culture news

Author who compared Gaza to Nazi ghettos awarded German literary prize

Masha Gessen made controversial comments in an article published in the New Yorker, writing that Gaza is "like a Jewish ghetto in an Eastern European country occupied by Nazi Germany."

18/12/2023

Art

Turner Prize 2023: Who's competing for Britain's top arts award?

The winner of this year's Turner Prize will be revealed at an award ceremony in Eastbourne's Winter Garden on Tuesday 5 December.

05/12/2023