Winner of RIBA Manser Medal, England

Meredith Bowles' 'Black House' in Cambridgeshire, England received the RIBA 2004 Manser Medal, for
the best house in the UK.

Here are Meredith's comments on his experience at the Glenn Murcutt International Architecture Master Class - "I took part in the GM Masterclass 2003; it started as an idea that I might broaden my thinking and allow me to study at the hands of a 'master'. It turned out to be an invigorating, concentrated two weeks on how to focus on things that matter. We got to see and experience some great buildings; I learned from Glenn how to be rigourous to the n'th degree, and tease the best out of a project; from Rick how a building is an envelope for life; from Stutch how bold an architectural move can be. These are architects with conviction, rigour, and with an eye for beauty through construction. To pit oneself against such formidable tutors is to raise one's game. To do so in such a hospitable communal atmosphere was pleasure indeed- a rare two weeks."