2018 RIBA President’s Awards for Research News, Hildrey Studio, Design, England
RIBA President’s Awards for Research 2018
Chris Hildrey: Royal Institute of British Architects Prize – UK architecture and the built environment
4 Dec 2018
Chris Hildrey of Hildrey Studio wins RIBA President’s Awards for Research 2018
Research project which reconnects homeless people with local support services wins RIBA Research Medal
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has this evening (4 December 2018) awarded the 2018 RIBA President?s Medal for Research to Chris Hildrey of Hildrey Studio for ProxyAddress: Using Location Data to Reconnect Those Facing Homelessness with Support Services.
One of many interviews carried out in homeless shelters across the UK:
photo © Hildrey Studio
Chris Hildrey?s project addresses one of the main causes of homelessness in the UK: the end of an ?assured shorthold tenancy?, where a landlord is legally entitled to issue a possession order.

ProxyAddress tackles this issue through collaborative research and real-world application. It creates a database of long-term empty properties, which serve as ?proxy? addresses to be used throughout periods of instability. By giving homeless people a consistent address, they are able to retain access to vital support services, which may otherwise be lost.
ProxyAddress, was selected as the Medal winner from other recipients of the 2018 RIBA President?s Awards for Research, which were als...