“The problem with the Royal Institute of British Architects Awards is that they’re decided at a regional level. Which means that if you’re building in London, where a lot of big and interesting stuff is built (just look at T5), you’re significantly less likely to get an award than in Northern Ireland, where less stuff is built. And obviously, it looks bad if there’s a region with no awards at all. Then again, how many big buildings do you think get built in the UK each year?”