The RSA conducted a competition for the design of a painted wall panel to be executed for the main Entrance Hall of the Office Block in the National Cash Register Company's new building in Kingsway West, Dundee, Scotland. The subject of the panel being a Scottish Scene.\n\nAmong the administrative correspondence are details of the competition, plans of the building, the assessors report and names of the winners.
In November 1944 the Council of the RSA was invited by the Bishop of Columbo, as chairman of the Columbo New Cathedral Committee to act as the agent in London for his committee in organising a competition open to qualified members of the Royal Institute of British Architects or allied bodies, for a design for the projected new Anglican Cathedral in Columbo. The Council agreed to sponsor the competition and arranged that it should be administered by the Committee of the Dominions and Colonies Section, under the Chairmanship of Sir Harry Lindsay. The choice of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott as Assessor had been arranged with the Royal Institute of British Architects.\n\nAmong the correspondence is the conditions of the competition, names and addresses of competitors, administrative correspondence, the Assessors final report and site plans of the cathedral.
Julian Brown, Product Design; Chris Wise, Structural Engineering; Jenny Frean, Textile Design; Wim Crouwel (Hon RDI), Graphic Design
Various images from the 1987 RDI Address & Presentation of the Bicentenial Medal to Fiona MacCarthy
Ian Hunter, Chairman of RSA, Derek Prime RDI, Bernard Lodge RDI, Dr Alex Moulton
Ian Hunter, Chairman of RSA, Derek Prime RDI, Bernard Lodge RDI, Dr Alex Moulton, Master of Faculty
New RDIs: Ted Happold, RDI, Derek Birdsall,Takashi Kono, Jack Lenor Larsen, Sergio Pininfarina
New RDIs: Ted Happold, RDI, Derek Birdsall,Takashi Kono, Jack Lenor Larsen, Sergio Pininfarina
Bicentenary Medal presented to John Butcher
Won a Travel Award worth £1500 under the the 'Corporate Identity for New London Arts Board' brief in the 'Communications and Information Technology' sector. Travelled to Japan. Includes original photographs.
On a team with Martin Miller, Susan Wilson and Brook Tait. Won a BT Award worth £1000 each in the 'Electronic Wallet' section.Travelled to America.
Won The British Airways Attachment Award worth £3540 under the 'Train Interior' brief in the 'Transportation Design' section. Travelled to America.
On a team with Tom Djajadiningrat. Won a Travel Award worth £800 under the the 'City Transport 2050' brief in the 'Transport' section. Travelled to Greece and Turkey. Photocopy of original report.
On a team with Marcus Rooney, Rob Langford, David Norman. Won the Andrew Sharman Engineering Travel Award of £2000 in the 'Engineernig' section. Travelled to Hong Kong and Thailand. Includes a letter to the RSA.
Won an Attachment Award in the 'New Design for Old' section. Travelled to Finland from 1 August - 1 September 1988. Photocopy of original report.
Won The Shiseido Attachment Award worth £700 under the 'Packaging for Hand Tools' brief in the 'Packaging' section. Spent six months working with Shiseido in Japan. Includes a summary.
Won the Electric Home Bureau/ Heatrae- Sadia Attachment Award worth £1500 and Domotechnica Trip under the 'Electric Shower Unit' brief in 'Industrial Design' section. Worked with Heatrae Sadia Heating Ltd for twelve weeks.